Primetime (upcoming film)

Primetime is an upcoming American crime drama film, directed by Lance Oppenheim, inspired by early 2000s television news magazine program Dateline NBC featuring Chris Hansen as host, confronting adult men with hidden cameras at a sting house, arrive to have sex with minors and getting arrested in result.^[1][2] Robert Pattinson is set to produce and star as the crime investigating television journalist.^[3]

Primetime
Directed by	Lance Oppenheim
Screenplay by	Ajon Singh
Based on	To Catch a Predator by Chris Hansen
Produced by	Robert Pattinson Ari Aster Fred Berger Tyler Campellone Brian Kavanaugh-Jones Lars Knudsen Brighton McCloskey
Starring	Robert Pattinson Phoebe Bridgers Merritt Wever Sean Bridgers
Cinematography	David Bolen
Production companies	A24 Icki Eneo Arlo Range Media Partners Square Peg
Distributed by	A24
Country	United States
Language	English

It is Oppenheim's narrative feature film debut. A24 is financing and producing the film along with Pattinson from his production company Icki Eneo Arlo.

Premise

A crime investigating television journalist changed the face of television with his take on the underworld of crime.

Cast

• Robert Pattinson
• Phoebe Bridgers
• Merritt Wever
• Sean Bridgers

Production

In October 2024, it was announced that Lance Oppenheim would make his fiction feature film debut in A24 production with Pattinson on board as producer; at the time, his involvement was limited to producer only. With Ari Aster also on board to produce the film.^[4]

Principal photography began in New Orleans, under the production title of Bluefin Tuna in early February 2025 and wrapped by March 28.^[5][6][7][8] On March 11, 2025, Pattinson was spotted on set filming along with co-stars Phoebe Bridgers, Merritt Wever and Sean Bridgers.^[9][10][11]