{"id":2113544,"date":"2026-08-26T21:58:49","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T18:58:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2113544"},"modified":"2026-08-26T21:58:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T18:58:49","slug":"chris-hansen-buys-advertisements-for-his-true-crime-streaming-platform-before-every-single-screening-of-a24s-primetime-movie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2113544","title":{"rendered":"Chris Hansen Buys Advertisements for His True Crime Streaming Platform Before Every Single Screening of A24’s Primetime Movie"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Chris Hansen, best known as the host of Dateline NBC\u2019s To Catch a Predator series, has purchased advertisements for his streaming platform that will play before every single screening of A24\u2019s upcoming film adaptation of his rise to fame, Primetime.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The Hollywood Reporter<\/u><\/a> received exclusive footage of the trailer, which reportedly shows the host walking into a kitchen before greeting viewers with a familiar line: \u201cI\u2019m going to need everyone in the theater to take a seat right over there.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNow, there are more platforms than ever before where this disturbing crime is being committed. Join us undercover every day on my streaming network, TruBlu,\u201d he says as a QR code pops up on the screen.<\/p>\n

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TruBlu is a true crime-focused streaming network co-founded and co-owned by Hansen, which features undercover stings, investigative reporting, crime documentaries, and other such fare. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Hansen\u2019s original plan for his TruBlu advertisement included a line calling A24\u2019s Primetime movie a \u201cHollywood fantasy version\u201d of real events \u2014 but due to fears of backlash from arthouse studio, it was cut from the final version. <\/p>\n

It\u2019s safe to say that Hansen isn\u2019t too keen on Primetime. The host notably turned down a preliminary screening<\/u><\/a> of the film, as told by the man himself during an interview with Fox News where he accused A24 of asking him to sign a \u201cvery restrictive agreement\u201d before he could sit down in the theater.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe lawyers at A24 wanted me to sign away my rights to my name, image, and brand, essentially, as well as any potential legal rights that would come out of the movie,\u201d he stated. \u201cI couldn\u2019t sign that, so they didn\u2019t show me the film. I went all the way over there. \u2026 But who\u2019s going to sign something like that?<\/p>\n

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\u201cIf you look at the trailer, obviously it\u2019s a very dramatized version. They had told me that it\u2019s fictionalized in many aspects. I know other people have seen it who didn\u2019t sign an NDA, and yet they wanted me to sign it.\u201d<\/p>\n

This claim was refuted by sources close to the situation, who told The Hollywood Reporter that Hansen was merely asked to sign a standard NDA to \u201cprevent spoilers and protect the studio\u2019s IP.\u201d<\/p>\n

Primetime<\/u><\/a>, starring Robert Pattinson as Chris Hansen, was partially inspired by a 2007 Esquire article<\/a> penned by Luke Dittrich that focused on Texas District Attorney Bill Conradt, who committed suicide after becoming the target of one of Hansen\u2019s predator stings. Primetime releases in theaters<\/a> on September 25, 2026.<\/p>\n

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Image Credits: Brad Barket\/Getty Images<\/em><\/p>\n

Virginia (she\/her) is IGN\u2019s News Editor. With ten years of experience reporting on games and entertainment, she\u2019s got a storied background in the fighting game community, influencer news, and viral online trends. Find her on Twitter at <\/em>@TheeMissGlaze<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n

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Chris Hansen, best known as the host of Dateline NBC\u2019s To Catch a Predator series, has purchased advertisements for his streaming platform that will play before every single screening of A24\u2019s upcoming film adaptation of his rise to fame, Primetime.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The Hollywood Reporter<\/u><\/a> received exclusive footage of the trailer, which reportedly shows the host walking into a kitchen before greeting viewers with a familiar line: \u201cI\u2019m going to need everyone in the theater to take a seat right over there.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNow, there are more platforms than ever before where this disturbing crime is being committed. Join us undercover every day on my streaming network, TruBlu,\u201d he says as a QR code pops up on the screen.<\/p>\n

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TruBlu is a true crime-focused streaming network co-founded and co-owned by Hansen, which features undercover stings, investigative reporting, crime documentaries, and other such fare. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Hansen\u2019s original plan for his TruBlu advertisement included a line calling A24\u2019s Primetime movie a \u201cHollywood fantasy version\u201d of real events \u2014 but due to fears of backlash from arthouse studio, it was cut from the final version. <\/p>\n

It\u2019s safe to say that Hansen isn\u2019t too keen on Primetime. The host notably turned down a preliminary screening<\/u><\/a> of the film, as told by the man himself during an interview with Fox News where he accused A24 of asking him to sign a \u201cvery restrictive agreement\u201d before he could sit down in the theater.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe lawyers at A24 wanted me to sign away my rights to my name, image, and brand, essentially, as well as any potential legal rights that would come out of the movie,\u201d he stated. \u201cI couldn\u2019t sign that, so they didn\u2019t show me the film. I went all the way over there. \u2026 But who\u2019s going to sign something like that?<\/p>\n

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\u201cIf you look at the trailer, obviously it\u2019s a very dramatized version. They had told me that it\u2019s fictionalized in many aspects. I know other people have seen it who didn\u2019t sign an NDA, and yet they wanted me to sign it.\u201d<\/p>\n

This claim was refuted by sources close to the situation, who told The Hollywood Reporter that Hansen was merely asked to sign a standard NDA to \u201cprevent spoilers and protect the studio\u2019s IP.\u201d<\/p>\n

Primetime<\/u><\/a>, starring Robert Pattinson as Chris Hansen, was partially inspired by a 2007 Esquire article<\/a> penned by Luke Dittrich that focused on Texas District Attorney Bill Conradt, who committed suicide after becoming the target of one of Hansen\u2019s predator stings. Primetime releases in theaters<\/a> on September 25, 2026.<\/p>\n

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Image Credits: Brad Barket\/Getty Images<\/em><\/p>\n

Virginia (she\/her) is IGN\u2019s News Editor. With ten years of experience reporting on games and entertainment, she\u2019s got a storied background in the fighting game community, influencer news, and viral online trends. Find her on Twitter at <\/em>@TheeMissGlaze<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Chris Hansen, best known as the host of Dateline NBC\u2019s To Catch a Predator series, has purchased advertisements for his streaming platform that will play before every single screening of A24\u2019s upcoming film adaptation of his rise to fame, Primetime. The Hollywood Reporter received exclusive footage of the trailer, which reportedly shows the host walking […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[226,243],"class_list":["post-2113544","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-crawlmanager","tag-ign-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2113544","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2113544"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2113544\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2113544"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2113544"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2113544"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}