Manhunt

Manhunt is an upcoming American television limited series created by showrunner Monica Beletsky. The series is a historical fiction conspiracy thriller that follows Edwin Stanton's search for John Wilkes Booth after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, basing the story on James L. Swanson's book Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer. Carl Franklin will direct, and Tobias Menzies will star as Stanton. The series is being produced for Apple TV+, and is set to release in 2023. Premise After the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, his secretary of war and friend, Edwin Stanton begins the manhunt to track down John Wilkes Booth as it drives him mad. Cast Tobias Menzies as Edwin Stanton Anthony Boyle as John Wilkes Booth Lovie Simone as Mary Simms Matt Walsh as Samuel Mudd Brandon Flynn as Edwin Stanton Jr. Betty Gabriel as Elizabeth Keckley Will Harrison as David Herold Hamish Linklater as Abraham Lincoln Maxwell Korn as Robert Todd Lincoln Damian O'Hare as Thomas Eckert Patton Oswalt as Lafayette Baker Lili Taylor as Mary Todd Lincoln Timothy D. Sigmund as Jebidiah Diggler Anne Dudek as Ellen Stanton Mark Rand as Salmon P. Chase Tom McCafferty as Edward Gorsuch Episodes