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'Primetime' Review: Robert Pattinson channels Chris Hansen in riveting dramatization of 'To Catch a Predator'

Merritt Wever, Skyler Gisondo also star in the Lance Oppenheim film

By Joseph A. Wulfsohn Fox News

Published September 26, 2026 10:00am EDT

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'Primetime' trailer

The trailer for A24's "Primetime" starring Robert Pattison, Merritt Wever and Skyler Gisondo. Directed by Lance Oppenheim.

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"Have a seat."

Those words were memorably said by Chris Hansen, the "Dateline NBC" correspondent who hosted the provocative reality series "To Catch a Predator" during the 2000s. 

Hansen, notably, had zero involvement in the making of A24's new film, "Primetime," which was adapted from a 2007 Esquire article titled "Tonight on Dateline This Man Will Die." In fact, according to Hansen, the studio wanted him to sign a restrictive agreement before showing him the movie, which he refused to do.

After watching "Primetime," you can see why A24 was hoping for a legal cover. Because unless you're Hansen or any other key people involved, it's difficult to know where the reality ends and where the fiction begins.

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