Exclusive: Walden Media has promoted Julia Friley to Vice President of Scripted Development.
In her new role, Friley will create and develop commercial film and television projects with a focus on authentic characters rooted in stories of courage. Currently, she’s overseeing the development of several projects, including feature adaptations of the bestselling novels The Last Animal, Coyote Sunrise and The Sky Blues.
Most recently serving as Director of Development, Friley joined Walden Media as a creative executive in 2020. Since then, she’s also been involved in the creative development and production of projects like Apple TV+’s limited series Manhunt, Netflix’s Emmy winner The Baby-Sitters Club, and Apple TV+’s sci-fi pic Finch, starring Tom Hanks, which in 2021 brought the fledgling streamer its largest opening weekend ever.
Prior to her time at Walden, the Boston University alum worked in development at Paramount Animation, Fox Family, Columbia Pictures and Sony’s International Film Group.
In her new role, Friley will create and develop commercial film and television projects with a focus on authentic characters rooted in stories of courage. Currently, she’s overseeing the development of several projects, including feature adaptations of the bestselling novels The Last Animal, Coyote Sunrise and The Sky Blues.
Most recently serving as Director of Development, Friley joined Walden Media as a creative executive in 2020. Since then, she’s also been involved in the creative development and production of projects like Apple TV+’s limited series Manhunt, Netflix’s Emmy winner The Baby-Sitters Club, and Apple TV+’s sci-fi pic Finch, starring Tom Hanks, which in 2021 brought the fledgling streamer its largest opening weekend ever.
Prior to her time at Walden, the Boston University alum worked in development at Paramount Animation, Fox Family, Columbia Pictures and Sony’s International Film Group.
- 4/25/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Tobias Menzies has become one of our most reliably excellent actors of late. Classically trained, he had an extensive theatre career in his native England during the noughties and early 2010s before he rose to prominence with roles in “Game of Thrones” and “Outlander.”
Menzies’ profile then increased further thanks to his lauded portrayal of Prince Phillip in “The Crown” and his stock has again risen thanks to his role as another major historical figure in Apple TV’s “Manhunt.” The acclaimed limited series follows the death of President Abraham Lincoln (played by Hamish Linklater) and the subsequent 12-day manhunt for assassin John Wilkes Booth (Anthony Boyle).
Menzies stars as Edwin Stanton, the Secretary of State and personal friend of Lincoln who headed up the hunt for Booth. Menzies proves himself capable of carrying this compelling show entirely on his own. His complex, gruff portrayal of Stanton is what makes the series soar,...
Menzies’ profile then increased further thanks to his lauded portrayal of Prince Phillip in “The Crown” and his stock has again risen thanks to his role as another major historical figure in Apple TV’s “Manhunt.” The acclaimed limited series follows the death of President Abraham Lincoln (played by Hamish Linklater) and the subsequent 12-day manhunt for assassin John Wilkes Booth (Anthony Boyle).
Menzies stars as Edwin Stanton, the Secretary of State and personal friend of Lincoln who headed up the hunt for Booth. Menzies proves himself capable of carrying this compelling show entirely on his own. His complex, gruff portrayal of Stanton is what makes the series soar,...
- 4/23/2024
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
Though most of its season played out like a crime thriller, “Manhunt” on Apple TV+ ended with a one-episode courtroom drama that brought the story of the Lincoln assassination to a close. As with any adaptation of real history, “Manhunt” couldn’t include everything about the hunt for John Wilkes Booth, especially since reality is often stranger than any scripted story. There’s a lot that the “Manhunt” finale got right, some that was made up, and an entire universe of material that didn’t make it to the screen, so let’s take a look at how the Lincoln conspiracy really ended.
We’ll begin with a few final questions about John Wilkes Booth, whose surprise death in the penultimate episode of “Manhunt” had its antagonist exiting stage left before the final scene:
What were John Wilkes Booth’s last days really like?
They were as most of the...
We’ll begin with a few final questions about John Wilkes Booth, whose surprise death in the penultimate episode of “Manhunt” had its antagonist exiting stage left before the final scene:
What were John Wilkes Booth’s last days really like?
They were as most of the...
- 4/19/2024
- by Alexis Nedd
- Indiewire
Spoiler Alert: This article contains major spoilers for the finale of “Manhunt,” now streaming on Apple TV+.
The seven-episode historical miniseries “Manhunt” has come to a dramatic close. Secretary of War Edwin Stanton (Tobias Menzies) brought several of John Wilkes Booth’s conspirators to trial over Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, resulting in numerous hangings. Legally, he wasn’t able to thread the needle to prove a grand conspiracy, leaving him somewhat unsatisfied in his efforts to find justice for Lincoln. Yet Stanton has his next fight almost immediately after the verdict, as incoming President Andrew Johnson aims to have him removed from his position — leading the secretary of war to barricade himself in his office in protest.
Reflecting on the series — and especially the trial that takes up the majority of the final episode — Menzies speaks to how his animated facial expressions guide the audience through the highs and lows of prosecuting Lincoln’s assassins.
The seven-episode historical miniseries “Manhunt” has come to a dramatic close. Secretary of War Edwin Stanton (Tobias Menzies) brought several of John Wilkes Booth’s conspirators to trial over Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, resulting in numerous hangings. Legally, he wasn’t able to thread the needle to prove a grand conspiracy, leaving him somewhat unsatisfied in his efforts to find justice for Lincoln. Yet Stanton has his next fight almost immediately after the verdict, as incoming President Andrew Johnson aims to have him removed from his position — leading the secretary of war to barricade himself in his office in protest.
Reflecting on the series — and especially the trial that takes up the majority of the final episode — Menzies speaks to how his animated facial expressions guide the audience through the highs and lows of prosecuting Lincoln’s assassins.
- 4/19/2024
- by William Earl
- Variety Film + TV
John Wilkes Booth was the worst. Even if he hadn’t assassinated Abraham Lincoln and ruined some of Reconstruction’s more powerful measures for integrating freed Black people into American social and political life, Booth was still a vain, violent, callow, self-aggrandizing bigot.
Anthony Boyle, who plays Booth in the gripping, bracing Apple TV+ limited series Manhunt, invests his performance with all of these facets of Booth’s personality, while never making him a caricature, and crucially, never allowing him to appear as an all-too-seductive antihero. Instead, drawing on the “self-delusion and grandeur and pure, pure narcissism” he found in Booth’s letters, Boyle shows what made the man such a riveting actor and wily foe, turning on a dime repeatedly in nearly every scene to calibrate his real-time performance as himself to get his way in his attempts to evade capture by the Union, directed by War Secretary Edwin Stanton...
Anthony Boyle, who plays Booth in the gripping, bracing Apple TV+ limited series Manhunt, invests his performance with all of these facets of Booth’s personality, while never making him a caricature, and crucially, never allowing him to appear as an all-too-seductive antihero. Instead, drawing on the “self-delusion and grandeur and pure, pure narcissism” he found in Booth’s letters, Boyle shows what made the man such a riveting actor and wily foe, turning on a dime repeatedly in nearly every scene to calibrate his real-time performance as himself to get his way in his attempts to evade capture by the Union, directed by War Secretary Edwin Stanton...
- 4/19/2024
- by Sophie Brookover
- Primetimer
Mary Simms’ story is a testament to Black oppression. During the trying times when Black people were considered the property of White men, Mary Simms was one of the many forgotten names who stood up to the atrocities of White entitlement. Even though Apple TV+’s historical drama Manhunt follows the detailed narratives of Edwin Stanton and John Wilkes Booth, it also sheds light on other characters like Mary Simms. It was probably one of the most harrowing periods in American history that shaped the future of the country. It might even be one of the few wars that the country actually fought for righteous reasons (scoffs). If it weren’t for Lincoln, it would’ve taken another century for the US to abolish slavery and free the Black people. But again, in my very honest opinion, in the present day, the American Civil War might just have become a tool.
- 4/19/2024
- by Shrey Ashley Philip
- Film Fugitives
It’s the rare actor has an opportunity to portray a real-life World War II hero and a notorious villain of American history in the space of just a few months, but the Irish-born Anthony Boyle is that guy. He’s king of the prestigious limited series in 2024 in a pair of big-ticket Apple TV+ projects. He was starring as Lieut. Harry Crosby of the Air Force’s famed Bloody Hundredth bomber group in the nine-part, $250 million epic “Masters of the Air” from the team that made “Band of Brothers” and “The Pacific,” Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman. And a few months after completing filming on that in England, Boyle started work on the seven-part historical drama “Manhunt” portraying no less than John Wilkes Booth, the man who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln. “I wanted to do kind of the opposite of what I’d just done,” Boyle says.
- 4/12/2024
- by Ray Richmond
- Gold Derby
John Wilkes Booth was desperate to be famous. Instead, he became infamous as the man who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln. He had been born in 1838 as the ninth of ten children of the famed actor Junius Brutus Booth. Though he had shown talent, his career was often derailed by his emotional instability. His older brother Edwin Booth was considered one of the top actors of the day.
The handsome younger Booth had received strong reviews in a New York production of “Richard III” with the New York Herald declaring him a “veritable sensation.” Booth even told the paper “I’m determined to be the villain.” A staunch supporter of the Confederacy, by 1864 he had recruited several co-conspirators in his plan to kidnap Honest Abe. Their attempts failed, but on April 14, 1865, he learned Lincoln would attend the comedy “Our American Cousin” at Ford’s Theater that evening, During the third act...
The handsome younger Booth had received strong reviews in a New York production of “Richard III” with the New York Herald declaring him a “veritable sensation.” Booth even told the paper “I’m determined to be the villain.” A staunch supporter of the Confederacy, by 1864 he had recruited several co-conspirators in his plan to kidnap Honest Abe. Their attempts failed, but on April 14, 1865, he learned Lincoln would attend the comedy “Our American Cousin” at Ford’s Theater that evening, During the third act...
- 4/8/2024
- by Susan King
- Gold Derby
In the previous episode of Manhunt, Stanton had been researching the spy lines that the Confederacy Secret Services took. He believed that Booth and his accomplice, Herold, took this road for a safe passage to Richmond, Virginia. In search of answers, Stanton comes across Sanders, whom he had suspicions about being a Confederate sympathizer. It turns out Sanders was indeed one, as he had also been responsible for funding the Manhattan fire plot. Being a millionaire, he benefits the people in power, which is why it wasn’t easy to arrest him.
Meanwhile, the newly appointed President Johnson promises Stanton that he’ll bring the Confederate collaborators to justice but then pardons them to win their support for his own interests. Edwin Stanton’s son, Eddie, finds out that Sanders was supplying uniforms to the soldiers, a responsibility under Stanton’s office. These uniforms had traces of smallpox and had...
Meanwhile, the newly appointed President Johnson promises Stanton that he’ll bring the Confederate collaborators to justice but then pardons them to win their support for his own interests. Edwin Stanton’s son, Eddie, finds out that Sanders was supplying uniforms to the soldiers, a responsibility under Stanton’s office. These uniforms had traces of smallpox and had...
- 4/5/2024
- by Shrey Ashley Philip
- Film Fugitives
Apple TV+’s new clip from the upcoming fifth episode of Manhunt shows Lincoln’s Secretary of War Edwin Stanton ordering soldiers to hunt down Booth using a recently procured map of Booth’s potential hiding places. Episode five, “A Man of Destiny,” streams on April 5, 2024.
Apple TV+’s critically acclaimed series stars Anthony Boyle (Masters of the Air) as John Wilkes Booth, Hamish Linklater (Midnight Mass) as President Abraham Lincoln, Lovie Simone (Greenleaf) as Mary Simms, and Will Harrison (Daisy Jones & The Six) as David Herold. Brandon Flynn (13 Reasons Why) plays Edwin Stanton Jr, Damian O’Hare (Hatfields & McCoys) is Thomas Eckert, Glenn Morshower (The Resident) is Andrew Johnson, and Matt Walsh (Veep) is Dr. Samuel Mudd.
Created by Emmy nominee Monica Beletsky, the seven-episode limited series is based on James Swanson’s bestselling, Edgar Award-winning non-fiction book, Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln’s Killer. Beletsky, author Swanson,...
Apple TV+’s critically acclaimed series stars Anthony Boyle (Masters of the Air) as John Wilkes Booth, Hamish Linklater (Midnight Mass) as President Abraham Lincoln, Lovie Simone (Greenleaf) as Mary Simms, and Will Harrison (Daisy Jones & The Six) as David Herold. Brandon Flynn (13 Reasons Why) plays Edwin Stanton Jr, Damian O’Hare (Hatfields & McCoys) is Thomas Eckert, Glenn Morshower (The Resident) is Andrew Johnson, and Matt Walsh (Veep) is Dr. Samuel Mudd.
Created by Emmy nominee Monica Beletsky, the seven-episode limited series is based on James Swanson’s bestselling, Edgar Award-winning non-fiction book, Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln’s Killer. Beletsky, author Swanson,...
- 4/1/2024
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
The new clip from episode four of Apple TV+’s Manhunt shows President Lincoln’s right-hand man Edwin Stanton confronting a powerful man who’s protecting Lincoln’s assassin, John Wilkes Booth. Episode four premieres on Friday, March 29, 2024 and focuses on Stanton and Detective Lafayette Baker’s investigation into the “ties between Manhattan’s most elite Wall Street traders, the Confederacy, and Booth.”
The critically acclaimed true crime thriller also stars Anthony Boyle (Masters of the Air) as John Wilkes Booth, Hamish Linklater (Midnight Mass) as President Abraham Lincoln, Lovie Simone (Greenleaf) as Mary Simms, and Will Harrison (Daisy Jones & The Six) as David Herold. Brandon Flynn (13 Reasons Why) plays Edwin Stanton Jr, Damian O’Hare (Hatfields & McCoys) is Thomas Eckert, Glenn Morshower (The Resident) is Andrew Johnson, and Matt Walsh (Veep) is Dr. Samuel Mudd.
The seven-part series was created by Emmy nominee Monica Beletsky and is based on James Swanson’s bestselling,...
The critically acclaimed true crime thriller also stars Anthony Boyle (Masters of the Air) as John Wilkes Booth, Hamish Linklater (Midnight Mass) as President Abraham Lincoln, Lovie Simone (Greenleaf) as Mary Simms, and Will Harrison (Daisy Jones & The Six) as David Herold. Brandon Flynn (13 Reasons Why) plays Edwin Stanton Jr, Damian O’Hare (Hatfields & McCoys) is Thomas Eckert, Glenn Morshower (The Resident) is Andrew Johnson, and Matt Walsh (Veep) is Dr. Samuel Mudd.
The seven-part series was created by Emmy nominee Monica Beletsky and is based on James Swanson’s bestselling,...
- 3/25/2024
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Chicago – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Dan Baker on Wbgr-fm (Monroe, Wisconsin) on March 21st, 2024, reviewing the new streaming series “Manhunt” – based on the bestseller by James L. Swanson – currently streaming on Apple TV+.
The Civil War has just ended, and Abraham Lincoln (Hamish Linklater) is taking in a play with his wife Mary (Lily Taylor) at Ford’s Theater. On a big laugh line, John Wilkes Booth (Anthony Boyle) … a Southern sympathizer and actor by profession … shoots Lincoln dead and manages to escape Washington before Secretary of Defense Edwin M. Stanton (Tobias Menzies) can shut down the city’s borders. The “Manhunt” is on, even with Booth hobbling on a broken leg.
Manhunt
Photo credit: Apple TV+
Audio TV Series Review of “Manhunt” by Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com …
“Manhunt” is streaming on Apple TV+ since March 15th. Featuring Hamish Linklater, Lily Taylor,...
The Civil War has just ended, and Abraham Lincoln (Hamish Linklater) is taking in a play with his wife Mary (Lily Taylor) at Ford’s Theater. On a big laugh line, John Wilkes Booth (Anthony Boyle) … a Southern sympathizer and actor by profession … shoots Lincoln dead and manages to escape Washington before Secretary of Defense Edwin M. Stanton (Tobias Menzies) can shut down the city’s borders. The “Manhunt” is on, even with Booth hobbling on a broken leg.
Manhunt
Photo credit: Apple TV+
Audio TV Series Review of “Manhunt” by Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com …
“Manhunt” is streaming on Apple TV+ since March 15th. Featuring Hamish Linklater, Lily Taylor,...
- 3/25/2024
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
In the previous episode of Manhunt, Edward Stanton, Lincoln’s Secretary of War and friend was determined to uncover the conspiracy which had his friend killed. The investigation eventually leads him to John Surratt Jr, a confederate spy. Surratt, along with his mother, and John Wilkes Booth had conspired to kill Lincoln. However, Stanton and his men suspect that Surratt and Booth’s action’s had been sponsored by an external actor. As he digs deeper into Surratt’s connections, Stanton finds evidence hidden at Surratt’s Maryland boarding house. Behind a concealed compartment, Stanton and his men discover a cache of telegrams and encrypted messages exchanged between Surratt and Confederate President Jefferson Davis, proving Stanton’s suspicions.
As Stanton races against time to close in on Surratt and unravel the conspiracy, the story introduces the character of Mary Simms, a slave at Dr. Mudd’s lodge. Mary is discouraged...
As Stanton races against time to close in on Surratt and unravel the conspiracy, the story introduces the character of Mary Simms, a slave at Dr. Mudd’s lodge. Mary is discouraged...
- 3/23/2024
- by Shrey Ashley Philip
- Film Fugitives
When Steven Spielberg’s “Lincoln” was released in the fall of 2012, one of the nagging complaints — for an otherwise heralded film — related to its ending. Namely, it had too many.
Roger Ebert, in his four-star review, succinctly implied the picture should’ve wrapped before President Lincoln’s assassination. Samuel L. Jackson felt similarly, though he didn’t mince words about it. While it would be a stretch to say the contentious closing scenes chronicling Lincoln’s murder cost the film any of its Oscars — including losses in Best Editing, Best Screenplay, Best Director, and Best Picture — it’s exactly the type of first-thought quibble voters would use as an excuse for choosing their preferred nominee.
Though plenty of pundits backed the chosen ending and “Lincoln’s” sweeping acclaim and staggering box office spoke to its overall appreciation ($275 million for a 150-minute period drama? Martin Scorsese would kill a flower moon...
Roger Ebert, in his four-star review, succinctly implied the picture should’ve wrapped before President Lincoln’s assassination. Samuel L. Jackson felt similarly, though he didn’t mince words about it. While it would be a stretch to say the contentious closing scenes chronicling Lincoln’s murder cost the film any of its Oscars — including losses in Best Editing, Best Screenplay, Best Director, and Best Picture — it’s exactly the type of first-thought quibble voters would use as an excuse for choosing their preferred nominee.
Though plenty of pundits backed the chosen ending and “Lincoln’s” sweeping acclaim and staggering box office spoke to its overall appreciation ($275 million for a 150-minute period drama? Martin Scorsese would kill a flower moon...
- 3/22/2024
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
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- 3/21/2024
- by Mike Nelson
- The Streamable
“Sic semper tyrannis!” With these words John Wilkes Booth fled Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C. after shooting Abraham Lincoln in the head with a 44 caliber derringer on April 14, 1865, altering the course of history and prompting a 12-day manhunt that ended when Sgt. Boston Corbett shot Booth in a Virginia farmhouse (he died hours later). The assassination and the pursuit are now the subjects of Manhunt, a brisk new limited series on Apple TV+.
Based on James L. Swanson’s 2007 nonfiction book of the same name, the series, created...
Based on James L. Swanson’s 2007 nonfiction book of the same name, the series, created...
- 3/19/2024
- by Chris Vognar
- Rollingstone.com
Manhunt, Apple TV+’s engrossing tale of the hunt for Abraham Lincoln’s assassin, continues with episode three, “Let the Sheep Flee.” The sneak peek clip shows John Wilkes Booth, played by Anthony Boyle, anxious to get to Richmond.
“The hunt expands to Québec, where a nest of Confederate spies and expats reorganize. Booth is taken underground in Maryland,” reads Apple TV+’s episode three synopsis.
“Let the Sheep Flee” streams on March 22, 2024. New episodes arrive on Fridays through April 19th.
In addition to Boyle, the limited series’ cast includes Tobias Menzies (Outlander) as Lincoln’s right-hand man Edwin Stanton, Patton Oswalt (The Sandman) as Lafayette Baker, and Hamish Linklater (Midnight Mass) as President Abraham Lincoln. Lovie Simone (Greenleaf), Will Harrison (Daisy Jones & The Six), Brandon Flynn (13 Reasons Why), Damian O’Hare (Hatfields & McCoys), Glenn Morshower (The Resident), and Matt Walsh (Veep) also star.
Emmy, PGA, and WGA-nominated writer/producer...
“The hunt expands to Québec, where a nest of Confederate spies and expats reorganize. Booth is taken underground in Maryland,” reads Apple TV+’s episode three synopsis.
“Let the Sheep Flee” streams on March 22, 2024. New episodes arrive on Fridays through April 19th.
In addition to Boyle, the limited series’ cast includes Tobias Menzies (Outlander) as Lincoln’s right-hand man Edwin Stanton, Patton Oswalt (The Sandman) as Lafayette Baker, and Hamish Linklater (Midnight Mass) as President Abraham Lincoln. Lovie Simone (Greenleaf), Will Harrison (Daisy Jones & The Six), Brandon Flynn (13 Reasons Why), Damian O’Hare (Hatfields & McCoys), Glenn Morshower (The Resident), and Matt Walsh (Veep) also star.
Emmy, PGA, and WGA-nominated writer/producer...
- 3/18/2024
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Spoiler Alert: This article discusses plot twists from the premiere episode of “Manhunt.”
The assassination of Abraham Lincoln was one of the biggest turning points in American history, and the new Apple TV+ series “Manhunt” examines the behind-the-scenes drama of a wartime government thrown into further chaos. Edwin Stanton (Tobias Menzies) leads the series as Lincoln’s close confidant and secretary of war, who goes on a mission to track down John Wilkes Booth (Anthony Boyle) after he shoots President Lincoln (Hamish Linklater). The seven-episode series is based on executive producer James L. Swanson’s nonfiction book “Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln’s Killer,” and episodes will be released weekly after the first two debuted on March 15.
Variety spoke with “Manhunt” creator, executive producer and writer Monica Beletsky about striving for accuracy while still telling a thrilling story, the importance of showing Lincoln’s violent death and bringing period-appropriate hygiene to television.
The assassination of Abraham Lincoln was one of the biggest turning points in American history, and the new Apple TV+ series “Manhunt” examines the behind-the-scenes drama of a wartime government thrown into further chaos. Edwin Stanton (Tobias Menzies) leads the series as Lincoln’s close confidant and secretary of war, who goes on a mission to track down John Wilkes Booth (Anthony Boyle) after he shoots President Lincoln (Hamish Linklater). The seven-episode series is based on executive producer James L. Swanson’s nonfiction book “Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln’s Killer,” and episodes will be released weekly after the first two debuted on March 15.
Variety spoke with “Manhunt” creator, executive producer and writer Monica Beletsky about striving for accuracy while still telling a thrilling story, the importance of showing Lincoln’s violent death and bringing period-appropriate hygiene to television.
- 3/16/2024
- by William Earl
- Variety Film + TV
[This story contains spoilers from the two-part season premiere of Manhunt.]
In an era of TV police and crime series like CSI and The Killing, using the forensic investigation of a crime scene, including DNA and fingerprints, to help find a killer and solve a murder is commonplace.
So Monica Beletsky, the creator of Apple TV+’s Manhunt miniseries, had a challenge when adapting the pursuit of Abraham Lincoln’s killer as a true-crime detective thriller, because Lincoln’s assassination in 1865, and the 12-day hunt for John Wilkes Booth that followed, took place well before real-life forensic science and the gathering of evidence at crime scenes had been established.
“I love the idea of, how do you find this needle in a haystack, this man who could be anywhere in North America, when you don’t have a phone, you don’t have cars or video cameras? There’s no 24-hour news,” Beletsky explains to the The Hollywood Reporter.
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In an era of TV police and crime series like CSI and The Killing, using the forensic investigation of a crime scene, including DNA and fingerprints, to help find a killer and solve a murder is commonplace.
So Monica Beletsky, the creator of Apple TV+’s Manhunt miniseries, had a challenge when adapting the pursuit of Abraham Lincoln’s killer as a true-crime detective thriller, because Lincoln’s assassination in 1865, and the 12-day hunt for John Wilkes Booth that followed, took place well before real-life forensic science and the gathering of evidence at crime scenes had been established.
“I love the idea of, how do you find this needle in a haystack, this man who could be anywhere in North America, when you don’t have a phone, you don’t have cars or video cameras? There’s no 24-hour news,” Beletsky explains to the The Hollywood Reporter.
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- 3/16/2024
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
You think you know… but you have no idea. That might be the memorable tagline of MTV’s 2000s-era docuseries “Diary,” but it applies to Apple TV+’s newest program, too.
The seven-episode ”Manhunt” tells the incredible story of the search for John Wilkes Booth (portrayed by Irish actor Anthony Boyle) in the aftermath of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln (Hamish Linklater). The limited series, of which the first two episodes are now streaming, is adapted from James L. Swanson’s book “Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln’s Killer,” and while it’s a historical drama, it’s anything but dry. Described by Apple as a conspiracy thriller about one of America’s best known but least understood crimes, the show also has a perfectly deployed sense of humor, making it more than meets the eye.
Emmy Award winner Tobias Menzies anchors the series as Secretary of War Edwin Stanton,...
The seven-episode ”Manhunt” tells the incredible story of the search for John Wilkes Booth (portrayed by Irish actor Anthony Boyle) in the aftermath of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln (Hamish Linklater). The limited series, of which the first two episodes are now streaming, is adapted from James L. Swanson’s book “Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln’s Killer,” and while it’s a historical drama, it’s anything but dry. Described by Apple as a conspiracy thriller about one of America’s best known but least understood crimes, the show also has a perfectly deployed sense of humor, making it more than meets the eye.
Emmy Award winner Tobias Menzies anchors the series as Secretary of War Edwin Stanton,...
- 3/16/2024
- by Kaitlin Thomas
- Gold Derby
“The Tonight Show” host Jimmy Fallon joked that the murderer of former president Abraham Lincoln, John Wilkes Booth, would have a lot to say about Donald Trump’s recent claim that he’s been treated the worst compared to other past commanders-in-chief.
After joking about TikTok’s potential ban and former treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin putting together an investor group to buy the Chinese-owned social media app, Fallon threw a comedic jab about Trump into Thursday’s monologue.
“In a new interview, former president Donald Trump complained about how he’s been treated compared to other presidents,” Fallon explained. “Nobody’s been treated like Trump in terms of badly, and Trump should be treated in terms of goodly. He said no president’s been treated worse. Even John Wilkes Booth is like, ‘Hold on, come on. Come on.'”
Booth, an American stage actor assassinated Lincoln at Ford’s Theater in Washington,...
After joking about TikTok’s potential ban and former treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin putting together an investor group to buy the Chinese-owned social media app, Fallon threw a comedic jab about Trump into Thursday’s monologue.
“In a new interview, former president Donald Trump complained about how he’s been treated compared to other presidents,” Fallon explained. “Nobody’s been treated like Trump in terms of badly, and Trump should be treated in terms of goodly. He said no president’s been treated worse. Even John Wilkes Booth is like, ‘Hold on, come on. Come on.'”
Booth, an American stage actor assassinated Lincoln at Ford’s Theater in Washington,...
- 3/15/2024
- by Raquel 'Rocky' Harris
- The Wrap
We had one burning question for Tobias Menzies at the start of an interview to promote Apple TV+’s Manhunt: When did his character, Edwin Stanton, sleep?!
The reason behind our query becomes clear in the very first episode of the historical drama, which premieres today and which depicts Stanton’s exhaustive (and exhausted) search to track down Abraham Lincoln’s killer in the wake of the 16th president’s murder.
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The reason behind our query becomes clear in the very first episode of the historical drama, which premieres today and which depicts Stanton’s exhaustive (and exhausted) search to track down Abraham Lincoln’s killer in the wake of the 16th president’s murder.
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- 3/15/2024
- by Kimberly Roots
- TVLine.com
It’s possible to divide American history into two eras: before the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln and after. Before John Wilkes Booth fatally shot Lincoln at a performance of “Our American Cousin” at Ford’s Theater on April 15, 1865, assassination simply wasn’t a part of the national conscience. For all the political disputes of America’s 18th and early 19th centuries, straight up killing the other guy wasn’t seen as a possibility, let alone an option. Lincoln’s murder marked the transition to an America where, mathematically speaking, 9% of all sitting Presidents have been assassinated. And they say logging is a dangerous job.
The TV show “Manhunt” on Apple TV+, premiering March 15, tells the story of how Booth evaded capture for twelve days after killing Lincoln, but it’s also a dramatization of the first few weeks of the post-assassination era of American history — the era in which we live today.
The TV show “Manhunt” on Apple TV+, premiering March 15, tells the story of how Booth evaded capture for twelve days after killing Lincoln, but it’s also a dramatization of the first few weeks of the post-assassination era of American history — the era in which we live today.
- 3/15/2024
- by Alexis Nedd
- Indiewire
Perhaps no crime in the history of the United States has had as big of an impact on the country as the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. And while nearly everyone knows the name of his murderer, the story of how John Wilkes Booth took down the president is not nearly as well known. The new Apple TV+ limited series “Manhunt” dives into the untold parts of one of America’s most-told stories when it debuts on Friday, March 15. You can watch Manhunt with a 7-Day Free Trial of Apple TV+.
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Based on the New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award-winning nonfiction book from author James L. Swanson, “Manhunt” is a conspiracy thriller that stars Tobias Menzies as the country is on the hunt...
How to Watch ‘Manhunt’ Premiere When: Thursday, March 14, 2024 Stream: Watch with a 7-Day Free Trial of Apple TV+. 7-Day Free Trial$9.99+ / month apple.com About ‘Manhunt’ Premiere
Based on the New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award-winning nonfiction book from author James L. Swanson, “Manhunt” is a conspiracy thriller that stars Tobias Menzies as the country is on the hunt...
- 3/15/2024
- by Matt Tamanini
- The Streamable
The latest conspiracy thriller by Apple TV+ offers a gritty narrative following the death of the American President, Abraham Lincoln. Most of the story is depicted through the eyes of Edwin Stanton, a close friend of Lincoln and the Secretary of War. He takes it upon himself to unearth the conspiracy that got his friend killed and catch the people responsible.
In the previous episode, almost 30 minutes before the assassination of Lincoln, Lewis Powell and David Herold orchestrated the assassination of the US Secretary of State. Lewis invaded Henry Seward’s house and stabbed him. Meanwhile, John Wilkes Booth, a famous actor, had been planning Lincoln’s murder. A day before the tragic incident, he ran into Parker, Lincoln’s security personal, who ended up revealing to him that he doesn’t need to keep an eye on the President while he is in the booth at the theater. Seeing...
In the previous episode, almost 30 minutes before the assassination of Lincoln, Lewis Powell and David Herold orchestrated the assassination of the US Secretary of State. Lewis invaded Henry Seward’s house and stabbed him. Meanwhile, John Wilkes Booth, a famous actor, had been planning Lincoln’s murder. A day before the tragic incident, he ran into Parker, Lincoln’s security personal, who ended up revealing to him that he doesn’t need to keep an eye on the President while he is in the booth at the theater. Seeing...
- 3/15/2024
- by Shrey Ashley Philip
- Film Fugitives
It’s too early to say that the latest miniseries by Apple TV+ would be a certified hit, but more importantly, Manhunt would be one of the most thought-provoking series to come out this year. Especially with the US presidential election around the corner, Manhunt might even remind the American public of the horrifying ordeals that the Black communities of the United States went through before and even after the Civil War. Not like the racist stance of White Americans against people of color differs much from back then, but I suppose the idea of segregationally hate has been spreading everywhere. Even countries built on diversity are struggling with this social issue, and that is what Manhunt reminds us of. The assassination of Lincoln is therefore a reminder to all of us about how perpetrators of evil will always try to claw their way to the surface and propagate their ideas.
- 3/15/2024
- by Shrey Ashley Philip
- Film Fugitives
Everyone knows the name John Wilkes Booth. The actor shot U.S. president Abraham Lincoln at Ford’s Theatre in 1865, only five days after Union forces won the Civil War. But have you heard of Edwin M. Stanton, the driven secretary of war and close friend of Lincoln who led the ensuing manhunt to nab the assassin? His life-risking 12-day pursuit through a fractured nation is brought to life in Manhunt, a seven-episode limited drama based on James L. Swanson’s 2006 bestseller and starring Tobias Menzies. “Stanton’s not necessarily straightforwardly likable; he’s fierce, uncompromising,” says Menzies, who counts him among the “deeply complex and contradictory” types he’s drawn to play, such as Prince Philip in The Crown, for which he won an Emmy, and sadistic “Black Jack” Randall in Outlander. Booth (Anthony Boyle), who sees himself as a hero, eludes capture, despite a broken leg, with the...
- 3/14/2024
- TV Insider
Anthony Boyle first heard of John Wilkes Booth, the actor who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln, on “The Simpsons”. The 29-year-old Irish actor reminisces about the episode: “It’s an episode where Bart is playing John Wilkes Booth and Milhouse is playing Abraham Lincoln and he turns around and says ‘Oh no, John Wilkes Booth,’ and Bart pops a cap in his ass and says hasta la vista baby which left a real imprint on my brain.” It’s funny that years later Boyle, like Bart Simpson himself, is now playing John Wilkes Booth on Apple TV’s “Manhunt,” out on March 15. He jokes that he tried to improv “eat my shorts” a couple times but that didn’t fly.
The miniseries follows Secretary of War Edwin Stanton (Tobias Menzies) after Lincoln’s assassination and the 12 day hunt for Booth based on James L. Swanson’s book of the same name.
The miniseries follows Secretary of War Edwin Stanton (Tobias Menzies) after Lincoln’s assassination and the 12 day hunt for Booth based on James L. Swanson’s book of the same name.
- 3/14/2024
- by Kerensa Cadenas
- Indiewire
Exclusive: Following Walden Media’s acquisition of rights to The Sky Blues, the debut novel of New York Times bestseller Robbie Couch, the indie studio has enlisted Jono Mitchell & Madison Hatfield to script a feature adaptation, bringing Michael Medico (Good Trouble) aboard to direct, in his feature debut.
Named a 2022 Barnes & Noble Young-Adult Book of the Year finalist and Junior Library Guild selection following its publication by Simon & Schuster Books in 2021, The Sky Blues follows high school senior Sky Baker, the only openly gay student at his Michigan high school. His big promposal plans for his crush, Ali, get derailed after an anonymous hacker sends a deeply homophobic and Islamophobic e-blast that quickly goes viral. Bt just when Sky considers skipping town altogether, his classmates give him a reason to fight back in a coming-of-age story about bravery, being yourself and embracing a chosen family that supports you through everything.
Named a 2022 Barnes & Noble Young-Adult Book of the Year finalist and Junior Library Guild selection following its publication by Simon & Schuster Books in 2021, The Sky Blues follows high school senior Sky Baker, the only openly gay student at his Michigan high school. His big promposal plans for his crush, Ali, get derailed after an anonymous hacker sends a deeply homophobic and Islamophobic e-blast that quickly goes viral. Bt just when Sky considers skipping town altogether, his classmates give him a reason to fight back in a coming-of-age story about bravery, being yourself and embracing a chosen family that supports you through everything.
- 3/12/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Apple TV+ has dropped a new clip from the upcoming two-episode premiere of the limited series Manhunt. The series is based on James L. Swanson’s award-winning non-fiction book Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln’s Killer, and the clip shows Lincoln’s right-hand man Edwin Stanton (Tobias Menzies) and Lafayette Baker (Patton Oswalt) discussing the possibility John Wilkes Booth is being helped by powerful people.
Hamish Linklater (Midnight Mass) stars as President Abraham Lincoln and Anthony Boyle (The Plot Against America) plays Lincoln’s killer. The cast includes Lovie Simone (Greenleaf), Will Harrison (Daisy Jones & The Six), Brandon Flynn (13 Reasons Why), Damian O’Hare (Hatfields & McCoys), Glenn Morshower (The Resident), and Matt Walsh (Veep).
“Manhunt is a conspiracy thriller about one of the best known but least understood crimes in history, the astonishing story of the hunt for John Wilkes Booth in the aftermath of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination,...
Hamish Linklater (Midnight Mass) stars as President Abraham Lincoln and Anthony Boyle (The Plot Against America) plays Lincoln’s killer. The cast includes Lovie Simone (Greenleaf), Will Harrison (Daisy Jones & The Six), Brandon Flynn (13 Reasons Why), Damian O’Hare (Hatfields & McCoys), Glenn Morshower (The Resident), and Matt Walsh (Veep).
“Manhunt is a conspiracy thriller about one of the best known but least understood crimes in history, the astonishing story of the hunt for John Wilkes Booth in the aftermath of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination,...
- 3/12/2024
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
The story of the first American political assassination is told in this excellent new series soon to be premiering on Apple TV+. After his victory over the confederate states in 1865, president Abraham Lindon became the target of one of the most shocking events in the history of the United States. Manhunt tells the story of Lincoln assassination and the mobilisation to catch his killer.
We recently spoke to Masters of the Air star Anthony Boyd about portraying the president’s killer, the infamous John Wilkes Booth.
Meanwhile comedy legend Patton Oswalt chats to us about play real life detective Lafayette Baker, the man charged with pursuing Booth and his fellow conspirators.
Elsewhere, Hamish Linklater, of Midnight Mass fame, talks about portraying the slain president. For her part Orange is the New Black alum Love Simone speaks about the importance of representing the black experience through the retelling of the shocking...
We recently spoke to Masters of the Air star Anthony Boyd about portraying the president’s killer, the infamous John Wilkes Booth.
Meanwhile comedy legend Patton Oswalt chats to us about play real life detective Lafayette Baker, the man charged with pursuing Booth and his fellow conspirators.
Elsewhere, Hamish Linklater, of Midnight Mass fame, talks about portraying the slain president. For her part Orange is the New Black alum Love Simone speaks about the importance of representing the black experience through the retelling of the shocking...
- 3/11/2024
- by Linda Marric
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Few moments are more infamous in American history than the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. After years of fighting the Civil War, Lincoln had finally completed his task. With Lee’s surrender, he wanted to move forward with the act of reconstruction. Obviously, we know John Wilkes Booth cut that time short, but the story behind Booth’s capture proves thrilling throughout Manhunt. Excellent craftwork and a committed cast help Manhunt one of the sleeper achievements of 2024 on TV.
Manhunt – The Plot
The new Apple TV+ series centers on two stories – Booth (Anthony Boyle) as part of a larger conspiracy and Edwin Stanton’s (Tobias Menzies) hunt for the traitors. Over the course of the series, we watch as Booth and his compatriots move the final pieces into position to kill Lincoln. When the right opportunity presents itself, their three-pronged plan springs into action. Simultaneously, we watch Stanton move from a role as U.
Manhunt – The Plot
The new Apple TV+ series centers on two stories – Booth (Anthony Boyle) as part of a larger conspiracy and Edwin Stanton’s (Tobias Menzies) hunt for the traitors. Over the course of the series, we watch as Booth and his compatriots move the final pieces into position to kill Lincoln. When the right opportunity presents itself, their three-pronged plan springs into action. Simultaneously, we watch Stanton move from a role as U.
- 3/7/2024
- by Alan French
- FandomWire
Plot: Based on the Edgar Award-winning non-fiction book from author James L. Swanson, “Manhunt” is a conspiracy thriller about one of the best known but least understood crimes in history, the astonishing story of the hunt for John Wilkes Booth in the aftermath of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination.
Review: The life and untimely death of Abraham Lincoln have been fodder for film and television since the invention of the medium. Before that, books and stage plays told the story of the President who ended the Civil War, abolished slavery, and died unceremoniously. But, in all of the tales of Honest Abe and his killer, John Wilkes Booth, few have chronicled the tumultuous aftermath between Ford’s Theater and the capture of those who perpetrated the heinous murder. Aside from Robert Redford’s The Conspirator, which focused on the trial of Booth’s accomplices, we have never gotten a full retelling of the events.
Review: The life and untimely death of Abraham Lincoln have been fodder for film and television since the invention of the medium. Before that, books and stage plays told the story of the President who ended the Civil War, abolished slavery, and died unceremoniously. But, in all of the tales of Honest Abe and his killer, John Wilkes Booth, few have chronicled the tumultuous aftermath between Ford’s Theater and the capture of those who perpetrated the heinous murder. Aside from Robert Redford’s The Conspirator, which focused on the trial of Booth’s accomplices, we have never gotten a full retelling of the events.
- 3/7/2024
- by Alex Maidy
- JoBlo.com
Good news for Jamie and Claire Fraser, bad news for Outlander‘s fervent fan base.
Tobias Menzies is not slated to reprise his roles of Frank or Jonathan “Black Jack” Randall before the Starz series wraps its eighth and final season, the actor told TVLine exclusively.
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“What am I allowed to say?” Menzies mused,...
Tobias Menzies is not slated to reprise his roles of Frank or Jonathan “Black Jack” Randall before the Starz series wraps its eighth and final season, the actor told TVLine exclusively.
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“What am I allowed to say?” Menzies mused,...
- 3/5/2024
- by Kimberly Roots
- TVLine.com
“The Last Animal,” the award-winning bestselling novel from Ramona Ausubel, has been snatched up for film adaptation by production companies Walden Media and Big Beach.
Ry Russo-Young has been set to direct the feature based on the emotionally resonant story. Published in April 2023 by Riverhead Books at Penguin Random House, Ausubel’s work was named best book of the year by NPR, Kirkus Reviews and Oprah Daily, among others. A distributor has not yet been set.
“Last Animal” follows teenaged sisters Eve and Vera, unexpectedly spending summer vacation on their mother’s scientific expedition. Fooling around in the permafrost, the sisters accidentally uncover a perfectly preserved, four-thousand-year-old baby mammoth. The discovery sends mother and daughters from the slopes of Siberia to the shores of Iceland to an exotic animal farm in Italy, resulting in the birth of a creature that could change the world — or at least their family.
“I...
Ry Russo-Young has been set to direct the feature based on the emotionally resonant story. Published in April 2023 by Riverhead Books at Penguin Random House, Ausubel’s work was named best book of the year by NPR, Kirkus Reviews and Oprah Daily, among others. A distributor has not yet been set.
“Last Animal” follows teenaged sisters Eve and Vera, unexpectedly spending summer vacation on their mother’s scientific expedition. Fooling around in the permafrost, the sisters accidentally uncover a perfectly preserved, four-thousand-year-old baby mammoth. The discovery sends mother and daughters from the slopes of Siberia to the shores of Iceland to an exotic animal farm in Italy, resulting in the birth of a creature that could change the world — or at least their family.
“I...
- 3/1/2024
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
Who says March Madness applies only to college basketball? This year, the networks and streaming services once again pull out the big guns as the end of the Emmys eligibility window approaches. Beyond Kate Winslet's return to HBO in The Regime, March brings a variety of big-budget adaptations and heady thrillers. If you're looking for something factual, Apple TV+ depicts the search for John Wilkes Booth in Manhunt and Hulu brings Holocaust drama We Were the Lucky Ones to the screen — or for something steamier, Netflix serves up Supersex, an Italian series about famed porn star Rocco Siffredi.
- 2/28/2024
- by Claire Spellberg Lustig
- Primetimer
Mara Brock Akil’s Netflix series adaptation of the 1975 Judy Blume novel “Forever” has found its two series leads, Variety has learned.
Lovie Simone and Michael Cooper Jr. are set to star in the series, which was originally ordered at Netflix back in 2022. In addition, Regina King has boarded the series as an executive producer and will direct the first episode.
The official logline states the series is “an epic love story of two Black teens exploring romance and their identities through the awkward journey of being each other’s firsts, set in Los Angeles, 2018.”
Simone will star as as Keisha Clark, described as “a young confident, smart, and fiery track star with clear dreams for life after high school.” Cooper will play Justin Edwards, “a young man who is a nerd at heart disguised in an athlete’s body. Justin dreams of playing D1 basketball and achieving more than his successful parents.
Lovie Simone and Michael Cooper Jr. are set to star in the series, which was originally ordered at Netflix back in 2022. In addition, Regina King has boarded the series as an executive producer and will direct the first episode.
The official logline states the series is “an epic love story of two Black teens exploring romance and their identities through the awkward journey of being each other’s firsts, set in Los Angeles, 2018.”
Simone will star as as Keisha Clark, described as “a young confident, smart, and fiery track star with clear dreams for life after high school.” Cooper will play Justin Edwards, “a young man who is a nerd at heart disguised in an athlete’s body. Justin dreams of playing D1 basketball and achieving more than his successful parents.
- 2/15/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Tobias Menzies and his onscreen nemesis Anthony Boyle talk about Apple TV+’s limited series Manhunt, based on James L. Swanson’s bestselling non-fiction book Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln’s Killer. The two-minute behind-the-scenes featurette, released on Abraham Lincoln’s 215th birthday, features cast interviews and shows off new clips from the historical drama set to premiere on March 15, 2024 with the release of the first two episodes.
New episodes stream on Fridays.
Tobias Menzies (Outlander) stars as Secretary of War Edwin Stanton, Hamish Linklater (Midnight Mass) plays President Abraham Lincoln, and Anthony Boyle (The Plot Against America) is Lincoln’s killer, John Wilkes Booth. The cast also includes Lovie Simone (Greenleaf), Will Harrison (Daisy Jones & The Six), Brandon Flynn (13 Reasons Why), Damian O’Hare (Hatfields & McCoys), Glenn Morshower (The Resident), Patton Oswalt (A.P. Bio), and Matt Walsh (Veep).
Emmy, Golden Globe, PGA, and WGA-nominated writer/producer Monica Beletsky...
New episodes stream on Fridays.
Tobias Menzies (Outlander) stars as Secretary of War Edwin Stanton, Hamish Linklater (Midnight Mass) plays President Abraham Lincoln, and Anthony Boyle (The Plot Against America) is Lincoln’s killer, John Wilkes Booth. The cast also includes Lovie Simone (Greenleaf), Will Harrison (Daisy Jones & The Six), Brandon Flynn (13 Reasons Why), Damian O’Hare (Hatfields & McCoys), Glenn Morshower (The Resident), Patton Oswalt (A.P. Bio), and Matt Walsh (Veep).
Emmy, Golden Globe, PGA, and WGA-nominated writer/producer Monica Beletsky...
- 2/12/2024
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
"Manhunt, the upcoming live-action 7-episode true crime TV series, based on the non-fiction book by James L. Swanson and directed by Carl Franklin, follows the conspiracy surrounding the killing of 'Abraham Lincoln', starring Tobias Menzies, streaming March 15, 2024 on AppleTV+:
"..'Manhunt' is a 19th century conspiracy thriller about one of the best-known but least-understood crimes in history...
"...and the astonishing story of the hunt for 'John Wilkes Booth'...
"... in the aftermath of the 'Abraham Lincoln' assassination..."
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"..'Manhunt' is a 19th century conspiracy thriller about one of the best-known but least-understood crimes in history...
"...and the astonishing story of the hunt for 'John Wilkes Booth'...
"... in the aftermath of the 'Abraham Lincoln' assassination..."
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- 2/8/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Secretary of War Edwin Stanton (played by Emmy Award winner Tobias Menzies) promises First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln he will hunt down her husband’s killer in the official trailer for Apple TV+’s’ Manhunt. The true crime limited series is based on James L. Swanson’s bestseller Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln’s Killer and will premiere on March 15, 2024 with the release of episodes one and two.
The seven-episode series stars Hamish Linklater (Midnight Mass), Anthony Boyle (Masters of the Air), Lovie Simone (Greenleaf), and Will Harrison (Daisy Jones & The Six). Brandon Flynn (13 Reasons Why), Damian O’Hare (Hatfields & McCoys), Glenn Morshower (The Resident), Patton Oswalt (A.P. Bio), and Matt Walsh (Veep) also star.
Created by Emmy, Golden Globe, PGA, and WGA-nominated writer/producer Monica Beletsky, Manhunt “is a conspiracy thriller about one of the best known but least understood crimes in history, the astonishing story of...
The seven-episode series stars Hamish Linklater (Midnight Mass), Anthony Boyle (Masters of the Air), Lovie Simone (Greenleaf), and Will Harrison (Daisy Jones & The Six). Brandon Flynn (13 Reasons Why), Damian O’Hare (Hatfields & McCoys), Glenn Morshower (The Resident), Patton Oswalt (A.P. Bio), and Matt Walsh (Veep) also star.
Created by Emmy, Golden Globe, PGA, and WGA-nominated writer/producer Monica Beletsky, Manhunt “is a conspiracy thriller about one of the best known but least understood crimes in history, the astonishing story of...
- 2/7/2024
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
"Manhunt, the upcoming live-action 7-episode true crime TV series, based on the non-fiction book by James L. Swanson and directed by Carl Franklin, follows the conspiracy surrounding the killing of 'Abraham Lincoln', starring Tobias Menzies, streaming March 15, 2024 on AppleTV+:
"..'Manhunt' is a 19th century conspiracy thriller about one of the best-known but least-understood crimes in history...
"...and the astonishing story of the hunt for 'John Wilkes Booth'...
"... in the aftermath of the 'Abraham Lincoln' assassination..."
Click the images to enlarge...
"..'Manhunt' is a 19th century conspiracy thriller about one of the best-known but least-understood crimes in history...
"...and the astonishing story of the hunt for 'John Wilkes Booth'...
"... in the aftermath of the 'Abraham Lincoln' assassination..."
Click the images to enlarge...
- 2/6/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
"I was born with a chance to be somebody... I'm gonna be the most famous man in the whole world." Apple TV has revealed an intriguing trailer for a conspiracy thriller series titled Manhunt, arriving for streaming in March next month. This is the astonishing story of the high-stakes hunt for John Wilkes Booth. Manhunt, a limited series, will be streaming on Apple TV+. We all know the story of Abraham Lincoln's assassination in 1865 in Ford's Theatre, but we haven't ever really seen a good film or TV series about it before. Based on the bestselling & Edgar Award-winning nonfiction book also titled "Manhunt" by author James L. Swanson, Manhunt is a conspiracy thriller about one of the best known but least understood crimes in history, the astonishing story of the hunt for John Wilkes Booth in the aftermath of Lincoln's assassination. But what is "misunderstood" about it? The 7-part...
- 2/6/2024
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Apple TV+ has unveiled the trailer for ‘Manhunt,’ the upcoming seven-part, true crime limited series starring Emmy Award-winning actor Tobias Menzies.
Based on The New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award-winning non-fiction book from author James L. Swanson, The series is a conspiracy thriller about one of the best-known but least understood crimes in history, the astonishing story of the hunt for John Wilkes Booth in the aftermath of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination.
Starring alongside Menzies are Anthony Boyle, Lovie Simone (“Greenleaf”), Will Harrison (“Daisy Jones & The Six”), Brandon Flynn (“13 Reasons Why”), Damian O’Hare (“Hatfields & McCoys”), Glenn Morshower (“The Resident”), Patton Oswalt (“A.P. Bio”), Matt Walsh (“Veep”), and Hamish Linklater (“The Big Short”).
Created by Emmy nominee Monica Beletsky, who also serves as showrunner and executive producer. “The show makes its global debut on Apple TV+ with the first two episodes on Friday, March 15, 2024, and new episodes will debut Fridays,...
Based on The New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award-winning non-fiction book from author James L. Swanson, The series is a conspiracy thriller about one of the best-known but least understood crimes in history, the astonishing story of the hunt for John Wilkes Booth in the aftermath of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination.
Starring alongside Menzies are Anthony Boyle, Lovie Simone (“Greenleaf”), Will Harrison (“Daisy Jones & The Six”), Brandon Flynn (“13 Reasons Why”), Damian O’Hare (“Hatfields & McCoys”), Glenn Morshower (“The Resident”), Patton Oswalt (“A.P. Bio”), Matt Walsh (“Veep”), and Hamish Linklater (“The Big Short”).
Created by Emmy nominee Monica Beletsky, who also serves as showrunner and executive producer. “The show makes its global debut on Apple TV+ with the first two episodes on Friday, March 15, 2024, and new episodes will debut Fridays,...
- 2/6/2024
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Tobias Menzies Begins ‘Manhunt’ for John Wilkes Booth After Lincoln Assassination in Trailer (Video)
“I was born with the chance to be somebody. I’m going to be the most famous man in the whole world.” So opens the Manhunt trailer as John Wilkes Booth (Anthony Boyle) steps in front of a mirror. The Apple TV+ true crime limited series, based on James L. Swanson’s best-selling non-fiction book, Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln’s Killer, and starring Tobias Menzies, premieres on Friday, March 15, with the first two episodes. The rest of the seven-part conspiracy thriller will drop weekly on Fridays, with the finale set for April 19. Manhunt follows one of the best-known but least understood crimes in history, the astonishing story of the hunt for John Wilkes Booth in the aftermath of Abraham Lincoln’s (Hamish Linklater) assassination. Menzies plays Edwin Stanton, Lincoln’s war secretary and friend who was nearly driven to madness by his need to catch Booth. Starring alongside Menzies,...
- 2/5/2024
- TV Insider
On April 14, 1865, while watching a production of the play “Our American Friend,” President of the United States Abraham Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth. Lincoln would die from his wounds the following day. Breaking his leg during his escape from the theater, Booth fled. He hid out in a Rural Virginia farmhouse until it was surrounded by a New York Calvary and burned. While trying to sneak out of the farmhouse, Booth was shot by a member of the cavalry.
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- 2/5/2024
- by Megan Fisher
- The Playlist
“How does a well-known actor commit in front of an audience of 1,500 and escape?” That is what Edwin Stanton (Tobias Menzies) wants to know in Apple TV+ new limited series “Manhunt,” which dropped its first trailer on Monday at the Television Critics Association winter press tour.
Based on James L. Swanson’s New York Times bestseller “Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln’s Killer,” the seven-part series, which premieres Friday, March 15, follows Secretary of War Stanton’s pursuit of John Wilkes Booth (Anthony Boyle) after the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln (Hamish Linklater). Created by Monica Beletsky, the conspiracy thriller also stars Lovie Simone, Matt Walsh, Brandon Flynn, Will Harrison, Damian O’Hare and Patton Oswalt.
“I’m gonna be the most famous man in the world,” Booth utters in the opening moments of the trailer before shooting the president at Ford’s Theatre, with which the actor was very familiar,...
Based on James L. Swanson’s New York Times bestseller “Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln’s Killer,” the seven-part series, which premieres Friday, March 15, follows Secretary of War Stanton’s pursuit of John Wilkes Booth (Anthony Boyle) after the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln (Hamish Linklater). Created by Monica Beletsky, the conspiracy thriller also stars Lovie Simone, Matt Walsh, Brandon Flynn, Will Harrison, Damian O’Hare and Patton Oswalt.
“I’m gonna be the most famous man in the world,” Booth utters in the opening moments of the trailer before shooting the president at Ford’s Theatre, with which the actor was very familiar,...
- 2/5/2024
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
Following in the footsteps of Band of Brothers and The Pacific, Masters of the Air is the third entry into a collection of epic World War II limited series from producers Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg. Like its “Brothers” before it, Masters of the Air also features a massive cast. And we mean like … massive.
Masters of the Air‘s Wikipedia page reveals that more than 60 actors are credited in this nine-episode Apple TV+ series. Employing that many speaking roles makes sense, of course, as the Allies’ efforts to defeat Hitler and the Axis in WWII required quite a bit of manpower. It’s only nature that any miniseries telling that story would try to capture the scale of it all.
Series producer Gary Goetzman credits casting director Lucy Bevan with getting the impressive cadre of actors together.
“[Casting] had to be done on Zoom basically because it was during Covid.
Masters of the Air‘s Wikipedia page reveals that more than 60 actors are credited in this nine-episode Apple TV+ series. Employing that many speaking roles makes sense, of course, as the Allies’ efforts to defeat Hitler and the Axis in WWII required quite a bit of manpower. It’s only nature that any miniseries telling that story would try to capture the scale of it all.
Series producer Gary Goetzman credits casting director Lucy Bevan with getting the impressive cadre of actors together.
“[Casting] had to be done on Zoom basically because it was during Covid.
- 1/26/2024
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
World War II dramas and historical comedies headline The Streamable’s most-anticipated titles bowing on Apple TV+ this year!
The new year is here! Apple TV+ brought fantastic titles like “Shrinking,” the final season of the beloved “Ted Lasso,” new seasons of “Slow Horses” and “Foundation” and a wide array of high-quality shows and movies led by big-name stars.
But what’s coming to Apple TV+ in 2024 for users to get excited about? “Killers of the Flower Moon” and “Napoleon” are hitting the streamer sometime this year, but there are some other excellent-sounding series and movies headed to Apple TV+ at various points this year. Check out The Streamable’s most anticipated titles below!
7-Day Free Trial $9.99+ / month apple.com ‘Masters of the Air’ | Premieres Friday, Jan. 26
It’s been a while since Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg teamed up for a World War II project. But the pair, who...
The new year is here! Apple TV+ brought fantastic titles like “Shrinking,” the final season of the beloved “Ted Lasso,” new seasons of “Slow Horses” and “Foundation” and a wide array of high-quality shows and movies led by big-name stars.
But what’s coming to Apple TV+ in 2024 for users to get excited about? “Killers of the Flower Moon” and “Napoleon” are hitting the streamer sometime this year, but there are some other excellent-sounding series and movies headed to Apple TV+ at various points this year. Check out The Streamable’s most anticipated titles below!
7-Day Free Trial $9.99+ / month apple.com ‘Masters of the Air’ | Premieres Friday, Jan. 26
It’s been a while since Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg teamed up for a World War II project. But the pair, who...
- 1/2/2024
- by David Satin
- The Streamable
Manhunt has a premiere date. The Apple TV+ series, revolving around the hunt for John Wilkes Booth after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, will arrive in March. Seven episodes have been produced for the limited historical series.
Starring Tobias Menzies, Anthony Boyle, Lovie Simone, Will Harrison, Brandon Flynn, Damian O’Hare, Glenn Morshower, Patton Oswalt, Matt Walsh, and Hamish Linklater, the series, which is based on the book by James L. Swanson, will show the obsession the President’s War secretary (Menzies) has with finding Lincoln’s killer.
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Starring Tobias Menzies, Anthony Boyle, Lovie Simone, Will Harrison, Brandon Flynn, Damian O’Hare, Glenn Morshower, Patton Oswalt, Matt Walsh, and Hamish Linklater, the series, which is based on the book by James L. Swanson, will show the obsession the President’s War secretary (Menzies) has with finding Lincoln’s killer.
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- 12/31/2023
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Apple TV+ unveiled its first look at “Manhunt,” the upcoming, seven-part true crime limited series starring Emmy Award-winning actor Tobias Menzies, and created by Emmy nominee Monica Beletsky, who also serves as showrunner and executive producer. Emmy nominee Carl Franklin directed the first two episodes and is also an executive producer on the series. “Manhunt” is set to make its global debut on Apple TV+ with the first two episodes airing on Friday, March 15, 2024, and episodes will debut weekly on Fridays through April 19, 2024.
Based on The New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award-winning non-fiction book from author James L. Swanson, “Manhunt” is a conspiracy thriller about one of the best known but least understood crimes in history, the astonishing story of the hunt for John Wilkes Booth in the aftermath of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. Starring alongside Menzies are Anthony Boyle, Lovie Simone (“Greenleaf”), Will Harrison (“Daisy Jones & The Six...
Based on The New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award-winning non-fiction book from author James L. Swanson, “Manhunt” is a conspiracy thriller about one of the best known but least understood crimes in history, the astonishing story of the hunt for John Wilkes Booth in the aftermath of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. Starring alongside Menzies are Anthony Boyle, Lovie Simone (“Greenleaf”), Will Harrison (“Daisy Jones & The Six...
- 12/14/2023
- by Kristyn Clarke
- Age of the Nerd
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