Directed by Ali Abbasi and written by Gabe Sherman, The Apprentice stars Emmy nominee Sebastian Stan ( Pam & Tommy) as Trump, Emmy winner Jeremy Strong ( Succession) as the firebrand Roy Cohn, Martin Donovan ( Tenet) as Fred Trump Sr, and Maria Bakalova ( Borat Subsequent Moviefilm) as Ivana Trump.

The Apprentice' director Ali Abbasi insisted his new film about Donald Trump is "not a hatchet job" and he's been "quite shocked" by the backlash before the film has even been released.

Sebastian Stan did a lot of homework to prepare for his role as former President Donald Trump in the upcoming biopic The Apprentice, even beyond the physical transformation he undertook. Stan, who is

Sebastian Stan as Donald Trump, Jeremy Strong as Roy Cohn and Maria Bakalova as Ivana Trump can all be seen ahead of The Apprentice's Oct. 11 premiere.

The Apprentice’ follows a young Donald Trump as he tries to make a name for himself in New York City. See the cast side-by-side with their real-life counterparts and what they've said about their portrayals in the film.

The actor is headed into the most exciting stretch of his career, between ‘A Different Man’ and ‘The Apprentice.’

Sebastian Stan stops by TODAY to talk about starring in the dark comedy film called “A Different Man” where he plays Edward, an aspiring actor with a rare genetic disorder that causes tumors to grow on his face.