In celebration of Abraham Lincoln’s 215th birthday today, Apple TV+ is excited to share an inside look behind the making of “Manhunt,” the widely anticipated true crime limited series adapted from the best-selling book by James L. Swanson. Created by Emmy nominee Monica Beletsky and starring Emmy Award-winning actor Tobias Menzies, Anthony Boyle, Will Harrison, Lovie Simone, Patton Oswalt and Hamish Linklater, the seven-part series premieres globally on Friday, March 15 on Apple TV+.
In this featurette, showrunner and executive producer Monica Beletsky along with series stars Tobias Menzies, Anthony Boyle, Will Harrison, Lovie Simone, Patton Oswalt and Hamish Linklater discuss the inspiration for one of the best known but least understood crimes in history and how this television adaptation came to be.
About “Manhunt”
The upcoming, seven-part true crime limited series is set to make its global debut on Apple TV+ with the first two episodes airing on Friday, March 15, 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.
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