Robert Pattinson is centered in A24’s film once again—but it’s not like the drama we see him tackle in The Drama. This role is psychological and obsessive.
“I don’t think you’re a bad dude” are the words predators are responding to in JiDion’s predator-catching videos—both hilarious and terrifying. JiDion Cousins, who goes by the name of JiDion on YouTube, is known for catching adults with minors, or should I say, predators. Watching predators fall into a trap—believing they’re meeting a minor—with higher stakes, a range actor at its center, and from the hands that created films like Everything, Everywhere, All at Once, will certainly please someone who entertains predator hunting on YouTube.
Everything you need to know based on the trailer
Director Lance Oppenheim features an A24 crime drama with Robert Pattinson attired in the suit of the television journalist, Chris Hansen. This investigative journalist uncovers many men’s secrets: the formation of sexual or casual relationships with underage individuals. Primetime takes a look behind the infamous early NBC 2000s TV show To Catch a Predator, where Hansen additionally exposed corporate corruption and child labor.
Focusing on Hansen’s interrogations and television history, the film will take viewers into deeper waters, with Pattinson running hidden-camera operations, tracking down predators, and dealing with heavy controversy. We’re digging into the character’s mind as Pattinson is seen mentally breaking down throughout the trailer—so it is perhaps a psychological drama, too? Pattinson best fits this role through his channeling, mannerisms, and, oh god, his ominous voice impression of Chris Hansen.
The premise follows a plan in which decoys pose online, luring adult men to sting houses, where Chris Hansen (Robert Pattinson) confronts them and subsequently arrests them. Its psychological subplot serves as a barrier to simply entertaining its “predator-catching” premise. The film will explore the dark side of fame and true-crime journalism—like any other television network, it is overwhelming and mentally exhausting to feed entertainment to its viewers. If this were a straightforward thriller, it would do what it needs to do with a decent actor—but it’s not.
The film also invites an ensemble cast of supporting actors, including Skyler Gisondo, Meritt Wever, Anna Faris, and the singer-songwriter Phoebe Bridgers. I should also share that this dramatized retelling may feel close to a documentary, as its director is known for documentary work.
Starring Robert Pattinson as investigative journalist Chris Hansen, “Primetime” is slated to be released in fall 2026.
