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Watch: Robert Pattinson plays 'To Catch a Predator' host in 'Primetime'

By Annie Martin Entertainment News - UPI.com
Robert Pattinson plays former "To Catch a Predator" host Chris Hansen in the new film "Primetime." File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Robert Pattinson plays former "To Catch a Predator" host Chris Hansen in the new film "Primetime." File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI

May 27 (UPI) -- A24 is introducing the new film Primetime.

The studio shared a teaser trailer for the movie Wednesday featuring Robert Pattinson as real-life former To Catch a Predator host Chris Hansen.

Primetime is inspired by the To Catch a Predator series that aired as part of the news program Dateline NBC in the early 2000s. The show saw Hansen help conduct hidden camera sting operations to catch alleged sexual predators.

Phoebe Bridgers, Merritt Wever, Sean Bridgers, Skyler Gisondo and Anna Faris also star.

Primetime marks the narrative feature film debut for Lance Oppenheim, the writer and director behind the documentaries Some Kind of Heaven and Ren Faire.

The movie opens in theaters in September.

Pattinson also recently starred in the A24 film The Drama, a dark romantic comedy featuring Zendaya.

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This story was originally published May 27, 2026 at 11:04 AM.