Edwin Stanton’s chase for John Wilkes Booth continues while President Johnson keeps veering away from what President Lincoln wanted in the Manhunt Episode 4, debuting on March 29. How does George Sanders and President Johnson’s relationship go hand in hand? Let’s explore what we can expect from the next episode of Season 1.
Detective Baker and Edwin Stanton investigate the ties between the Confederacy, the elite Wall Street traders, and John Wilkes Booth.
What comes out between George Sanders and President Johnson?
At the end of Episode 3, George Sanders announces to his fellow Confederates that President Johnson will pardon all of the group members. He suggests they relocate to England for the time being, as they would welcome them with open arms. As that happened, we saw that Edwin Stanton and Detective Baker were putting together the pieces that Sanders might have funded John Wilkes Booth’s assassination of President Lincoln.
If things play out as they did in real life, President Johnson and George Sanders’s relationship sours because Johnson put a reward out of $25,000 for his arrest in connection to the murder of President Lincoln. Of course, it will be interesting to see how things play out with the series playing up conspiracy theories and people thinking President Johnson had a hand in the assassination.
Who is playing George Sanders?
Anthony Marble is playing George Sanders. Marble broke into the acting world in the 2000 film Lush. He has since appeared in the movies Elvis & Nixon, Big George Foreman, and the TV series Preacher.
Outside of Manhunt, he has roles in the upcoming TV series The Corps, which stars Vera Farmiga, and the movie The Nickey Boys, which stars Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor and fellow Manhunt cast member Hamish Linklater.
What’s next for John Wilkes Booth?
With the episode’s central focus leaning heavily on Edwin Stanton, President Johnson, and the introduction of George Sanders, we only saw bits and pieces of John Wilkes Booth being on the run with David Herold. That said, we did see a little riff between Booth and Herold when Herold refused to shoot the horse as Booth did.
With only four episodes left, I expect we see more of Booth in the next episode. I’ll be interested to see how deep the series goes into his capture. If history repeats itself, things come to a head when Booth is found at the Garrett farm. Of course, this is when Herold surrenders, but Booth comes out wanting to fight and ends up getting shot and killed.
Who directs “The Secret Lint”?
After directing Episode 3, John Dahl is back in the director’s chair for Episode 4. This is the last of the seven-episode series in which Dahl is behind the camera. Dahl’s work in TV is legendary, having directed episodes on Showtime’s Billions, American Rust, and Paramount’s Yellowstone.
Manhunt Season 1 Episode 4 Release Date, Time, and Where to Watch
Episode 4 of Manhunt is scheduled to be released on Apple TV+ on Friday, March 29th, 2024. The release time is 3 AM EST. Episode 4 is titled “The Secret Line” and will have a run time of 56 minutes.
Viewers worldwide can catch Manhunt exclusively on Apple TV+.
