Manhunt | Official Trailer - Tobias Menzies | Apple TV+

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A conspiracy thriller about one of the best known but least understood crimes in history: the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. This is the astonishing story of the high-stakes hunt for John Wilkes Booth. Manhunt, a limited series, comes to Apple TV+ March 15 https://apple.co/_Manhunt

Based on The New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award-winning nonfiction 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. The seven-part limited series stars Emmy Award-winning actor Tobias Menzies (“The Crown,” “Game of Thrones,” “Outlander”), and is 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,” “One False Move,” “Devil in a Blue Dress”) directed the first two episodes and is also an executive producer on the series.

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. Monica Beletsky, Carl 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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Transcript
00:00 I was born with a chance to be somebody.
00:06 I'm gonna be the most famous man in the whole world.
00:13 Mr. President, the Confederacy is dead. The Union is saved.
00:20 The war is over.
00:22 Freedom for the South!
00:38 What happened?
00:40 The President's been shot.
00:42 Witnesses are saying it was John Wilkes Booth.
00:44 Wait, the actor?
00:46 Do you know who I am?
00:48 I'm a symbol.
00:50 How does a well-known actor commit murder in front of an audience of 1,500 people and escape?
00:58 Find the man that killed my husband.
01:03 Gentlemen, I am tasking you with the capture of John Wilkes Booth.
01:13 This is a conspiracy to dismember our government.
01:16 I know who you are, Mr. Booth.
01:18 You gonna help us or not?
01:20 There's a bounty on the head of Booth. I intend to collect.
01:25 Booth is being protected by the Confederacy.
01:30 Now with Lincoln out of the way, this country belongs to us.
01:35 I will not surrender! May God be my judge!
01:45 God bless America.
01:49 The End.
01:53 Thank you for watching.

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