Robert Pattinson is delivering an uncanny impersonation of Chris Hansen in A24’s upcoming Primetime movie. Once the trailer dropped in May 2026, viewers who remember Hansen’s broadcasts couldn’t believe how similar Pattinson sounds in character.
Primetime‘s official logline reads, “In 2006, To Catch a Predator host Chris Hansen sets out to make television history.” The film’s poster echoes a familiar tone with the tagline, “Are you ready to make television history?”
Throughout the teaser trailer, Pattinson’s voice is heard saying, “What would have happened if I wasn’t here? You see how this looks, right? At the end of the day, a man must be held accountable for the decisions that he makes. Do you agree? Do you watch television? Well, there’s something you should know. I’m Chris Hansen, with Dateline NBC. And you’re about to be a part of television history.”
So, who exactly is Hansen? Here, News47.us breaks everything down you need to know about the real-life journalist and former To Catch a Predator host.
To Catch a Predator was a reality television program under Dateline NBC that ran from 2004 to 2007. It featured confrontations between Hansen, filmed with a hidden camera, and adult men, who went to a home under the assumption that they would have sex with a minor. The sting operations would typically end in arrests and involved adults impersonating underage people from online chatrooms.
Hansen is a TV presenter, journalist, correspondent and YouTube personality. After To Catch a Predator concluded, the Chicago, Illinois, native eventually moved on with Investigation Discovery’s Killer Instinct, which was a short-lived series that documented homicide cases.
Hansen started his own podcast, “Predators I’ve Caught,” in 2020. In it, the journalist discusses past true crime and predator investigations that he conducted in the past.
