Manhunt (2024–2024)
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Based on The New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award-winning nonfiction book from author James L. Swanson, Manhunt is a conspiracy thriller about one of the best known but least understood crimes in history, the astonishing story of the hunt for John Wilkes Booth in the aftermath of Abraham Lincoln's assassination.
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- 01
UselessStanton gets a win, but not the way he wanted. He plans for the conspirators' trial, which he must conquer to keep Lincoln's legacy alive. - 02
A Man of DestinyPresident Johnson interferes with Lincoln's vital plans. Stanton's health deteriorates as he closes in on Booth. - 03
The Final ActRisking his personal and professional standing, Stanton produces the trial of the century to seek justice against everyone responsible.
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Season01
- S01E01
PilotMarch 14, 2024President Lincoln is assassinated five days after the Civil War ends. Edwin Stanton, his right-hand man, finds himself at the aftermath's fo - S01E02
Post-mortemMarch 14, 2024Facing a nation without a president, Stanton grapples with funeral arrangements, suspects, and piecing together a larger conspiracy. - S01E03
Let the Sheep FleeMarch 21, 2024The hunt expands to Québec, where a nest of Confederate spies and expats reorganize. Booth is taken underground in Maryland. - S01E04
The Secret LineMarch 28, 2024Stanton and Detective Baker investigate ties between Manhattan's most elite Wall Street traders, the Confederacy, and Booth. - S01E05A Man of DestinyApril 4, 2024President Johnson interferes with Lincoln's vital plans. Stanton's health deteriorates as he closes in on Booth.
- S01E06Season's bestUselessApril 11, 2024Stanton gets a win, but not the way he wanted. He plans for the conspirators' trial, which he must conquer to keep Lincoln's legacy alive.
- S01E07The Final ActApril 18, 2024Risking his personal and professional standing, Stanton produces the trial of the century to seek justice against everyone responsible.
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