The A24 thriller about 'To Catch A Predator' marks Bridgers’ feature acting debut. The singer-songwriter wrote and performed the track specifically for the film, and it plays over the end titles of the film, which is released in the US today (September 25), before reaching UK cinemas on October 30.
‘On Video’ draws on elements of the original score for the film, composed by Ari Balouzian, and builds from a softer opening into heavier, distorted guitar textures before settling back down.
Primetime, directed by Lance Oppenheim and co-written by Oppenheim and Ajon Singh, is inspired by the rise of the controversial NBC series To Catch A Predator. Set in 2006, it stars Pattinson as journalist Chris Hansen, whose team posed as underage children online before confronting suspected sexual predators on camera.
In NME’s four-star review of Primetime, Lou Thomas described Bridgers as “convincing despite only brief screen time”, while praising Pattinson’s portrayal of Hansen as “a queasy mix of oily and chilling”.
The review added that Oppenheim and Singh had turned the story into “a smartly acted and queasily effective drama”, concluding: “A tricky uncomfortable story, Primetime is unsettling but worth the effort.”
Phoebe Bridgers talked about making her acting debut in Primetime when the Robert Pattinson-starring film premiered at the Venice International Film Festival.
Robert Pattinson on working with Phoebe Bridgers in #Primetime:
“When they were like, ‘Why don’t we get Phoebe Bridgers?’ I was like, ‘Why don’t we get the queen?!’” https://t.co/13Oj7bpmBl pic.twitter.com/Dub3eAKdSK
— Variety (@Variety) September 5, 2026
