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Robert Pattinson leads Primetime trailer as Chris Hansen
The first trailer for Primetime, starring Robert Pattinson as American journalist Chris Hansen, has been released. The A24 film follows Hansen and the rise and fall of To Catch a Predator, the…
The Story in Brief
The first trailer for Primetime, starring Robert Pattinson as American journalist Chris Hansen, has been released. The A24 film follows Hansen and the rise and fall of To Catch a Predator, the NBC Dateline series that ran from 2004 to 2007. Its stings targeted adults who contacted people they believed were minors online.
The film also stars Merritt Wever, Skyler Gisondo and Phoebe Bridgers. Hindustan Times reports that Primetime will premiere in competition at the Venice International Film Festival before its theatrical release on September 25, 2026. The trailer shows the programme’s hidden-camera operations and its disputes over journalism, entertainment and morality.
The Indian Opinion
The easy story is that To Catch a Predator was either pure public service or mere television spectacle. Neither account is complete. The programme drew more than seven million viewers a night, but its methods faced scrutiny after a 2006 sting involving assistant district attorney Bill Conradt, whose family later sued NBC. The network settled, and it never officially explained the programme’s cancellation. Primetime should be judged by how plainly it handles both the predators’ crimes and the show’s ethical costs.
Sources (2): timesofindia.indiatimes.com, hindustantimes.com
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