Watch “Manhunt” on the big screen! The Center for the Study for American Democracy will screen the full series in Oden Auditorium starting at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 29.
Screening Schedule
Episode summaries from Apple TV’s website.
- 1 p.m. “Pilot” (54 min.): President Lincoln is assassinated five days after the Civil War ends. Edwin Stanton, his right-hand man, finds himself at the aftermath’s forefront.
- 2 p.m. “Post-mortem” (56 min.): Facing a nation without a president, Stanton grapples with funeral arrangements, suspects and piecing together a larger conspiracy.
- 3 p.m. “Let the Sheep Flee” (51 min.): The hunt expands to Québec, where a nest of Confederate spies and expatriates reorganize; John Wilkes Booth is taken underground in Maryland.
- 4 p.m. “The Secret Line” (50 min.): Stanton and Detective Baker investigate ties between Manhattan’s most elite Wall Street traders, the Confederacy, and Booth.
- 5 p.m. “A Man of Destiny” (41 min.): President Johnson interferes with Lincoln’s vital plans. Stanton’s health deteriorates as he closes in on Booth.
Dinner break
- 7 p.m. “Useless” (52 min.): Stanton 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.
- 8 p.m. “The Final Act” (54 min.): Risking his personal and professional standing, Edwin Stanton produces the trial of the century to seek justice against everyone responsible.