Primetime (2026)
Are you ready to make television history?
In 2006, To Catch a Predator host Chris Hansen sets out to make television history. When a high stakes operation goes fatally wrong, his veneered dream of fame curdles into a nightmare of performative justice.
| Type | Movie |
|---|---|
| Released | 23 September 2026 |
| Genre | Drama, Thriller |
| Director | Lance Oppenheim |
| Starring | Robert Pattinson, Merritt Wever and Skyler Gisondo |
| Runtime | 110 min |
| Rated | R |
| Scores | TMDB users 6.9/10 |
| Budget | $15 million |
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What kind of watch this is
Primetime is a 2026 drama thriller directed by Lance Oppenheim. It runs 110 minutes. The film centers on Chris Hansen and a high-stakes operation that goes fatally wrong. What starts as a veneered dream of fame curdles into a nightmare of performative justice. Robert Pattinson, Merritt Wever, and Skyler Gisondo carry the weight. The tagline asks if you are ready to make television history.
What the critics said
Critics largely embraced the film, though opinions on its message varied. Rotten Tomatoes reports 86% positive reviews from 239 critics, averaging 7.3 out of 10. Metacritic assigns a weighted score of 67 out of 100, landing in the "generally favorable" zone. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave it a "B", and 56% of PostTrak respondents said they would recommend it.
Nicholas Barber of the BBC called Robert Pattinson’s performance "extraordinary," noting the film feels like a "heightened, hallucinatory black comedy." Manohla Dargis of The New York Times found the visual texture fine but questioned the purpose, writing, "it’s hard to know to what end, or to care.
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Sources
- Primetime on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
- Wikidata Q133273688 — review scores, box office and awards (CC0)
- “Primetime (film)” on Wikipedia, by its contributors (history) — reception, audience figures and legacy, summarised and adapted here under CC BY-SA 4.0
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