# Manhunt (2017)

> A dramatized true crime series following FBI investigators as they hunt down domestic terrorists and the minds behind their attacks.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/63289

## Facts

- Seasons: 2
- Episodes: 18
- Episode runtime: 42 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: crime, drama
- Created by: Andrew Sodroski, Jim Clemente, Tony Gittelson
- Network: Discovery, Spectrum
- Cast: Gethin Anthony, Arliss Howard, Kelly Jenrette, Sam Worthington, Tyler Huth, Griff Furst, Will Murden, Banks Repeta
- TMDB rating: 8.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5618256/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Tone: tense, grim, methodical, clinical, unsettling

## What critics say

Audiences rate the series positively for its tense, procedural take on the hunt for a domestic terrorist, though some viewers question how closely it follows the real events.

## Synopsis

Manhunt (2017-2020) is an American true crime anthology series created by Andrew Sodroski, Jim Clemente and Tony Gittelson for Discovery. Loosely inspired by actual events, the show follows FBI criminal profiler Jim Fitzgerald (Sam Worthington) and FBI agent Jack Brennan (Gethin Anthony) as they pursue elusive domestic terrorists through painstaking analysis of bomb evidence, letters and behavioral patterns. Season one dramatizes the decades-long hunt for the Unabomber, with Ted Kaczynski's twisted mindset portrayed in unsettling detail, while the story expands in later episodes to other dangerous offenders. Each season is a self-contained case told across roughly eight to ten episodes, giving the series a steady, methodical rhythm rather than explosive action. Investigators labor over forensic clues, interviews and tense standoffs, and the drama lingers on the strain these hunts place on the people chasing them. Its tone is grim, tense and procedural, with a clinical, unflinching look at violence and the mind behind it. Fans of Mindhunter, Zodiac and The Hunt for the Unabomber will find resonance in its cerebral approach to real criminal pursuits and its interest in why offenders do what they do.

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