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Summary
A conspiracy thriller about one of the best known but least understood crimes in history. This is the astonishing story of the hunt for John Wilkes Booth in the aftermath of Abraham Lincoln's assassination-as the fate of the country hangs in the balance.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Binge-friendly
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+9)
Critics 76Audiences 67GoodWatch 72
Tomatometer87%
Metascore65
Audience score74%
IMDb7.2
User score5.6
Reach
Streams in 26 countries, rent or buy in 59 more
+16First aired
2024
March 14, 2024
Ended 2024
Genres
DramaCrimeLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- TV-MAUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBinge-FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 105 · most episodes first
Tobias MenziesEdwin Stanton · 7 episodes
Anthony BoyleJohn Wilkes Booth · 7 episodes
Lovie SimoneMary Simms · 7 episodes
Will HarrisonDavid Herold · 7 episodes
Brandon FlynnEddie Stanton Jr. · 7 episodes
Damian O'HareThomas Eckert · 7 episodes
Glenn MorshowerAndrew Johnson · 7 episodes
Matt WalshDr. Samuel Mudd · 7 episodes
Hamish LinklaterAbraham Lincoln · 7 episodes
Josh StewartSanford Conover / James Wallace, Sanford Conover, Sanford Conover / James Wallace / Charles A. Dunham · 5 episodes
Patton OswaltDet. Lafayette Baker · 4 episodes
Lili TaylorMary Todd Lincoln · 4 episodes
Spencer Treat ClarkLewis Powell · 4 episodes
Antonio J BellMilo Simms · 4 episodes
Daniel CroixJoseph 'Peanuts' Burroughs · 3 episodes
C.J. HoffLouis Weichmann · 3 episodes
Larry PineSecretary William Henry Seward · 3 episodes
Anne DudekEllen Stanton · 3 episodes
Carrie LazarMrs. Mary Surratt · 3 episodes- TTTommie TurveyGeorge Atzerodt · 3 episodes
Walker BabingtonSpangler · 3 episodes- MKMaxwell KornRobert Lincoln · 3 episodes
Betty GabrielElizabeth 'Lizzie' Keckley · 3 episodes
Joshua MikelJohn Surratt Jr. · 3 episodes
Directing · 7
- Eva Sørhaug Director, Executive Producer
- John Dahl Director, Executive Producer
- Julianna Dudley Meagher Script Coordinator
- Diane Durant Script Supervisor
- Melanie Grefé First Assistant Director
- Kenny Hanson Second Assistant Director
Writing · 3
- Tim Brittain Staff Writer, Writer
- Mat Johnson Executive Story Editor, Story
- Kyra Brown Writers' Assistant
Production · 26
- Monica Beletsky Executive Producer, Writer, Teleplay, Story, Creator
- Carl Franklin Executive Producer, Director
- Jan Oxenberg Co-Executive Producer, Writer
- Ben H. Winters Supervising Producer, Writer
- Matt Fennell Co-Producer, Executive Story Editor, Writer
- Frank H. Smith Executive Producer
Camera · 2
- Robert Humphreys Director of Photography
- Trevor Forrest Director of Photography
Editing · 3
- Damien Smith Editor
- Karoliina Tuovinen Editor
- David Berman Editor
Sound · 9
- Bryce Dessner Original Music Composer
- Joe Barnett Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Kevin Crehan Music Editor
- Brienne Rose Music Supervisor
- Adam Jenkins Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Lauren Stephens Sound Supervisor
Art · 14
- Chloe Arbiture Production Design
- Chelsea Morgan Assistant Art Director
- Cameron Lowande Property Master
- Jonathan Bell Supervising Art Director
- Jeffrey Beck Set Designer
- Gina Alessi Graphic Designer
Costume & Make-Up · 7
- Katie Irish Costume Design
- Robin Beauchesne Prosthetic Designer
- Nikki I Brown Makeup Artist
- Midian Crosby Makeup Artist
- Kimberly Cutter-Williams Hairstylist
- Jessica Paige Goodin Makeup Artist
Other crew · 6
- William Scharpf Stunt Coordinator
- Danielle Ponder Theme Song Performance, Main Title Theme Composer
- Cynthia Blaise Dialect Coach
- Barbara Harris Loop Group Coordinator
- Suzanne C. Robertson Health and Safety
- I.T. Silk Travel Coordinator
Tropes
Manhunt episodes
1 season · 7 episodes
Episodes
- S1 E1 Pilot, 7.5
- S1 E2 Post-mortem, 7.6
- S1 E3 Let the Sheep Flee, 7.5
- S1 E4 The Secret Line, 7.4
- S1 E5 A Man of Destiny, 7.7
- S1 E6 Useless, 7.8
- S1 E7 The Final Act, 8.0
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