Tobias Menzies and his onscreen nemesis Anthony Boyle talk about Apple TV+’s limited series Manhunt, based on James L. Swanson’s bestselling non-fiction book Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln’s Killer. The two-minute behind-the-scenes featurette, released on Abraham Lincoln’s 215th birthday, features cast interviews and shows off new clips from the historical drama set to premiere on March 15, 2024 with the release of the first two episodes.
New episodes stream on Fridays.
Tobias Menzies (Outlander) stars as Secretary of War Edwin Stanton, Hamish Linklater (Midnight Mass) plays President Abraham Lincoln, and Anthony Boyle (The Plot Against America) is Lincoln’s killer, John Wilkes Booth. The cast also includes 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), and Matt Walsh (Veep).
Emmy, Golden Globe, PGA, and WGA-nominated writer/producer Monica Beletsky (Fargo, Leftovers, Friday Night Lights) created the series and serves as showrunner and executive producer. Additional executive producers include author Swanson, Layne Eskridge, Kate Barry, Michael Rotenberg, Richard Abate, Frank Smith, and Naia Cucukov.
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