Apple TV+ Orders Historical Crime Series Manhunt

Manhunt, a limited series from writer/producer Monica Beletsky (Fargo, Leftovers, Friday Night Lights), has been given a series order by Apple TV+.

The series, based on the best-selling book by James Swanson and the real aftermath of the Lincoln assassination, centers on Edwin Stanton, Lincoln’s war secretary and friend, who was nearly driven to madness by the need to catch John Wilkes Booth and carry out Lincoln’s legacy. It is the first series order as part of Beletsky’s overall deal with Apple TV+.

Emmy Award winner Tobias Menzies (The Crown, Game of Thrones, Outlander) will star in the lead role, with Carl Franklin (Devil in a Blue Dress, Mindhunter) set to direct.

Manhunt will be produced by Apple Studios and co-produced by Lionsgate in association with POV Entertainment, Walden Media and 3 Arts Entertainment. Executive producers are Beletsky, Franklin, Layne Eskridge, Swanson, 3 Arts’ Michael Rotenberg and Richard Abate and Walden Media’s Frank Smith and Naia Cucukov.