Anthony Boyle’s John Wilkes Booth is in the firing line in an exclusive clip from Manhunt episode 3.
Historical drama Manhunt kicked off on Apple TV+ last week, with the series dramatising the hunt for John Wilkes Booth after he assassinated Abraham Lincoln.
Now, in an exclusive clip from Manhunt for RadioTimes.com, we’ve got our first look at where Booth goes next as he continues his journey, attempting to escape the clutches of Tobias Menzies’s Edwin Stanton.
In the clip, Anthony Boyle’s Booth and Will Harrison’s David Herold make it to their destination, but their guide demands payment.
A stand-off ensues as Booth refuses to pay, but the guide reveals that he knows who the now-infamous actor is.
You can watch the exclusive clip right here now.
As well as Menzies, Boyle and Harrison, the series features a cast including Lovie Simone, Patton Oswalt and Hamish Linklater, with the latter playing Lincoln.
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Speaking with RadioTimes.com exclusively, Menzies previously revealed what it was about the true story behind the drama that ‘haunted’ him.
He said: “I think the thing that’s really stayed with me in a slightly haunting way is that the death of Lincoln was so close to the end of the Civil War, and that it threw the result of that war into question.
“And I had never really understood that, the sort of proximity of those things, and that through that manhunt, through those 12 days that it took them to find Booth and his Confederates, that Stanton was having to try to hold together this country that might well have fallen back into civil war.
“The kind of fragility and precariousness of that… I guess it’s easy to draw some parallels to now, it feels like a rich story to be telling, to be looking at, that democracy is a fragile thing and needs looking after.
“And so, in that regard, it feels like a relevant and resonant story to be shown and to be sharing.”
Manhunt continues on Apple TV+ on Friday 22nd March 2024 with episodes being released weekly. Sign up to Apple TV+ now.
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