Seven episodes were produced for the limited historical series.
Apple TV+ announced more about the series in a press release:
“Apple TV+ today unveiled a first look at Manhunt, the upcoming seven-part limited crime series starring Emmy Award-winning actor Tobias Menzies (The Crown, Game of Thrones, Outlander), 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, Mindhunter, The Leftovers) directed the first two episodes and is also executive producer of the series.
Manhunt will make its global debut on Apple TV+ with the first two episodes airing on Friday, March 15, 2024. The episodes will be released weekly on Fridays until April 19, 2024.
Manhunt is based on the New York Times bestseller and Edgar Award-winning nonfiction book by author James L. Swanson. It's a conspiracy thriller about one of history's best-known but least understood crimes, the astonishing story of the hunt for John Wilkes Booth in the aftermath of Abraham Lincoln's assassination.
Starring alongside Menzies are Anthony Boyle (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 (Legion).
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.”
You can check out more released photos for Manhunt below.
