Screenwriter Ajon Singh talks ‘Primetime,’ Chris Hansen's pushback and why America couldn't stop watching ‘To Catch a ...

New film Primetime, with Robert Pattinson, centres on the divisive series which performed sting operations on would-be abusers. A ratings hit, it caused much debate about TV ethics.

The 2000s sting show is finding millions of new viewers online, and its brand of public humiliation looks awfully modern.

“Primetime” is now playing in theaters.

In the A24 movie "Primetime," Robert Pattinson plays a fictional version of "To Catch a Predator" host Chris Hansen. The real Hansen isn't happy.

To Catch a Predator, hosted by Chris Hansen, made for captivating, skin-crawling TV. The 2006 suicide of a Texas prosecutor targeted in one of the show's stings inspired Robert Pattinson's Primetime.

After weeks of sparring with A24 from the sidelines, Hansen graded Pattinson's performance a "D" and called the film a "fever dream." ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover Hollywood and entertainment. Robert Pattinson's film "Primetime," inspired by Chris Hansen's true crime "To Catch a ...

To Catch a Predator became one of the most controversial television programs of the 2000s, turning journalist Chris Hansen into a household name with its televised sting operations. The Dateline NBC ...

“It was almost like watching a man become a meme,” Lance Oppenheim says of Chris Hansen’s videos on Cameo ...

Chris Hansen made his name as the force and face behind “To Catch a Predator,” the controversial television show that specialized in having a video crew following law enforcement as they sprung on ...

Primetime dramatizes the story behind the series To Catch a Predator. It's full of big swings from the director and the actors — but doesn't engage with the most complicated questions the series ...