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Chris Hansen Reacts to Robert Pattinson’s ‘Primetime’ Trailer

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2 hours ago

August 17, 2026

Chris Hansen, you know how this looks, right?

Because that Primetime movie trailer starring Robert Pattinson makes the former “To Catch a Predator” host look rather obsessed with fame.

To his credit, however, Hansen says he refuses to judge Primetime until he actually sees it (which will be next week, he says).

But during an interview with podcaster Annie Elise, Hansen gave some preliminary thoughts about the project.

“A couple months ago they came and said, ‘Hey look, we’re doing this, we’d like you to have some sort of consideration in terms of helping us with this,’” Hansen said, but noted he wasn’t actually consulted on the film and the project was made before “they” reached out. “As a reporter, it’s sort of silly for me to talk about something that I haven’t seen yet. My suspicion is that they used my name because it helps in a commercial enterprise.”

Asked his thoughts on the film’s trailer, at least, Hansen replied, “It looks dramatic. It looks very dramatic. I know [Robert Pattinson] is a popular actor and I know the director [Lance Oppenheim] is a popular guy. I also have some questions: What’s Hollywood’s motive here?”

Hansen noted he “didn’t get to choose my own guy” to play him. When asked who he would have picked, he replied, “years ago I had crafted a script and thought Denis Leary would be a good guy to play me — depending on the age of it all.”

All that said, “I’m busy being the real Chris Hansen.”

Primetime also stars Merritt Wever, Skyler Gisondo, Phoebe Bridgers, Matthew Maher and Bokeem Woodbine.

“To Catch a Predator” was a recurring series of segments on Dateline NBC that ran from 2004 to 2007. The program worked with watchdog group Perverted Justice to lure men who believed they were arranging sexual encounters with minors to a sting house where they were confronted by Hansen, a camera team and police. The program was canceled amid legal and ethical fallout after one of the show’s suspects shot himself as police and NBC’s cameras entered his home.

Primetime is set to hit theaters Sept. 25.

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‘The Morning Show’ Season 5 News & Updates: Everything We Know So Far

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3 minutes ago

August 17, 2026

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Season 5 of Apple TV’s The Morning Show has begun adding new faces to its already stacked cast.

Season 4 left off with a major character and actress making their departures about midway through. Already, three names have been added to the mix of the news network world and beyond.

For everything we know about The Morning Show Season 5, read on.

When will The Morning Show Season 5 come out?

The release date for the next season is unclear, as production has not yet started.

Is The Morning Show Season 5 in production?

Yes, in an interview with Deadline, Lauren Neustadter confirmed from set of The Nightingale that Season 5 is currently filming.

Will there be more seasons of The Morning Show?

No, the fifth season is the final installment for the Apple drama show.

Who will be new in The Morning Show Season 5?

Jeff Daniels has joined the drama series to play the major recurring role of Lukas, a self-made billionaire and founder of a well-known investment firm. Daniels also recently joined the cast of Apple TV’s Shrinking Season 3 as Jimmy’s (Jason Segel) father.

Deadline also broke the news that Grey’s Anatomy alum Jesse Williams will portray Vernon, UBN’s newest Head of News. He’s known as “a brash pot-stirrer with a talent for grabbing and keeping an audience.”

The latest cast addition is Reneé Rapp, who will make her return to acting after a break following her role in HBO’s The Sex Lives of College Girls as Samantha, “a young rising star in the UBN news division determined to make it in media on her own terms.”

At the end of April, Apple revealed that Jeff Wilbusch (Something Very Bad Is Going To Happen) and Sydney Park (Scary Movie, Moxie) have been recruited to join the newsroom. Park will play Cory Ellison’s (Billy Crudup) new assistant, Leah. Wilbusch will recur as Roman, Head of Protective Services for the UBN News Division.

Who will return to The Morning Show Season 4?

Most of the ensemble in recent seasons will return from Aniston and Witherspoon to the Billy Crudup, Mark Duplass, Nestor Carbonell, Karen Pittman, Nicole Beharie and Jon Hamm.

Greta Lee as Stella Bak in 'The Morning Show' Season 4 — Greta Lee as Stella Bak in ‘The Morning Show’ Season 4

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More below on why Greta Lee won’t be returning for Season 5. Aaron Pierre is also likely out as hinted by showrunner Charlotte Stoudt.

What is The Morning Show Season 5 about?

Not many plot details despite character descriptions for new cast have been revealed. Stoudt teased that a time would be likely between Seasons 4 and 5 as have been in breaks between installments in the past.

It will be interesting to see Jesse Williams’ Vernon enter the fray as the new Head of News, a position that has been somewhat cursed and was taken by William Jackson Harper’s Ben last season while Mia (Karen Pittman) had been vying for it for a long time. Stoudt teased that things would “get interesting between” Mia and Ben in Season 5.

“Oddly enough, a door is open that wasn’t open before, and Mia’s now thinking, ‘Well, gosh, maybe I wanted the wrong job. Maybe I wanted the big job after all,’” Stoudt told Deadline. “So I think that may be Stella’s strongest legacy, to sort of remind Mia what she might be capable of, and that she might be a much better fit for that job than Stella ever was.”

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Season four of The Morning Show” took place in spring 2024, almost two years after the events of season three. All of the below plot summary took place before UBN headed to the 2024 Olympics in Paris, France.

What happened in The Morning Show Season 4?

Season 4 concluded with Celine Dumont’s (Marion Cotillard) downfall in the finale after she was exposed for a deepfake of Alex Levy (Jennifer Aniston) and other manipulative tactics to control the narrative at the now merged UBA and NBN — UBN.

The Head of News position went to Ben (William Jackson Harper), a Celine hire, which strained Mia and Stella’s (Greta Lee) friendship before Stella made a huge mistake with an AI program she was trying to develop. Thus, she left the CEO position open, and Celine took it over in addition to serving as president of the board at UBN.

L-R: Billy Crudup and Marion Cotillard in 'The Morning Show' Season 4 — L-R: Billy Crudup and Marion Cotillard in ‘The Morning Show’ Season 4

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Bradley (Reese Witherspoon) and Charlie “Chip” Black (Mark Duplass) investigated an environmental justice campaign with Bel Powley popping back in to make a brief appearance as Claire Conway. Yanko (Nestor Carbonnell) saw her, but he still proposed to his girlfriend.

Alex had a fling with manosphere podcaster Brodie “Bro” Hartman (Boyd Holbrook) while Bradley and Corey (Billy Crudup) finally got together, though that was short-lived. Alex got on a plane to rescue Bradley from a gulag in Belarus.

Who is behind The Morning Show Season 5?

The series, which hails from television studio Media Res, is showrun and executive produced by Charlotte Stoudt, and directed and executive produced by Mimi Leder.

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Abby Phillip Signs New Deal To Remain At CNN

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19 minutes ago

August 17, 2026

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Abby Phillip has signed a new deal at CNN, where she has hosted the nightly show CNN Newsnight.

A network spokesperson declined to comment on talent contracts.

According to a source, Phillip recently renewed her deal to remain at the network, which she joined in 2017. CNN NewsNight‘s roundtables frequently land clips on social media, as figures from across the political spectrum debate, and at times argue, over the top stories of the day. Variety first reported on Phillip’s new contract.

Last year, CNN signed another primetime host, Anderson Cooper, to a new contract. In addition to AC 360, Cooper hosts the Sunday newsmagazine The Whole Story.

Phillip also hosts Table for Five on Saturday mornings and the streaming series Confessions and Obsessions. She previously was the network’s senior political correspondents and the host of Inside Politics Sunday. She previously worked at The Washington Post, ABC News and Politico.

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‘Eugene the Marine’: Scott Glenn, Jim Gaffigan Movie Acquired by Cineverse

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40 minutes ago

August 17, 2026

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EXCLUSIVE: Terrifier 3 studio, Cineverse, has taken domestic rights to Eugene the Marine starring Scott Glenn (Emmy nominee The White Lotus), Jim Gaffigan (Linoleum) Annette O’Toole (Virgin River), and Shioli Kutsuna (Invasion, Gundam) with plans for a theatrical release in select cities later this year.

The Hank Bedford directed and co-written movie follows Glenn as a proud former Marine living a highly regimented life. He is on the verge of being kicked out of his home by his hostile son (Jeremy Bobb) when he begins opening up to unlikely new friends while a mysterious serial killer is murdering them one by one.

The pic was shot on Super 16mm and inspired by giallo movies of the ’60s and 70s. Angela Aki and Hajime Kawauchi composed the score.

Eugene the Marine was selected by the Oldenburg International Film Festival in September 2025 as its opening night gala film. It was recently featured on the Letterboxd Video Store’s curated showcase of yet to be released festival favorites, Unreleased Gems.

Bedford said “After an incredible run on Letterboxd Video Store we are thrilled to partner with Cineverse to deliver this horror film with a heart to American theaters.”

“We can’t wait to bring Hank Bedford’s cinematic fever dream and Scott Glenn’s riveting performance to audiences across North America this fall.” said Dan Fisher SVP, Acquisitions and Distribution, Cineverse

Bedford co-wrote the film with Cesare Gagliardoni. Bedford and Gagliardoni produced alongside Stephen Vincent, Henry Bedford, Barbara Bedford, Patrice Innocenti, Anita Modak-Truran, and Lisa Reneau. EPs are Scott Feinstein and Michael VanWingerden.

Cineverse has the 20th anniversary re-release of Guillermo del Toro’s Oscar winning Pan’s Labyrinth in theaters on Oct. 9.