Apple TV+ Unveils Release Date and First Look at Upcoming Series ‘Manhunt’

Written by John Edward Betancourt

All Photos from ‘Manhunt’ Courtesy of Apple.

In many ways, the concept of the manhunt is considered to be quite modern in nature. After all, we have seen law enforcement make use of technology and its powerful reach to bring criminals to justice, and we’ve even seen them play out live on a consistent basis through the news and through reality television. All of which makes it seem that this is something invented in the 20th Century and has only become more refined a century later. But the reality is, the manhunt is something that’s been around for ages, and Apple TV+ is ready to chronicle its earliest days, courtesy of a new series.
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For recently, Apple TV+ let it be known that this March, it will release, Manhunt. A series that chronicles the search for one America’s most infamous killers, John Wilkes Booth. Yes, that’s right, the man responsible for killing Lincoln, spent his days on the run. Something we don’t discuss often since the gravity of his decision to pull the trigger upon one of America’s finest presidents overshadows everything else. But this is an important story, one that does indeed chronicle one of the earliest and greatest manhunts in our nation’s history and to properly announce the show’s arrival, Apple was kind enough to release some first-look photos to accompany the details on this brand-new series. One that will offer up an incredible education on an important moment in American history.

‘Apple TV+ today unveiled its first look at “Manhunt,” the upcoming, seven-part true crime limited series starring Emmy Award-winning actor Tobias Menzies (“The Crown,” “Game of Thrones,” “Outlander”), and created by Emmy nominee Monica Beletsky (“Fargo,” “The Leftovers,” “Friday Night Lights”), who also serves as showrunner and executive producer. Emmy nominee Carl Franklin (“Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story,” “One False Move,” “Devil in a Blue Dress”) 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 (“Tetris,” “The Plot Against America”), 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”).
 
“Manhunt” is produced by Apple Studios and co-produced by Lionsgate Television, in association with POV Entertainment, Walden Media, 3 Arts Entertainment, Dovetale Productions and Monarch Pictures. Beletsky, Franklin, Layne Eskridge, and Kate Barry executive produce. Swanson, author of “Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer” also serves as executive producer alongside Michael Rotenberg, Richard Abate, Frank Smith and Naia Cucukov.    
 
Apple TV+ offers premium, compelling drama and comedy series, feature films, groundbreaking documentaries, and kids and family entertainment, and is available to watch across all your favorite screens. After its launch on November 1, 2019, Apple TV+ became the first all-original streaming service to launch around the world, and has premiered more original hits and received more award recognitions faster than any other streaming service in its debut. To date, Apple Original films, documentaries and series have been honored with 400 wins and 1,674 award nominations and counting, including multi-Emmy Award-winning comedy “Ted Lasso” and historic Oscar Best Picture winner “CODA.”
 
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