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Netflix Renews The Hunting Wives, Rebranding It as a Near‑Global Original

Strong U.S. viewership prompted a rights overhaul to enable a near‑global Netflix original launch.

Overview

  • Season 2 has been officially ordered at Netflix with the principal cast, led by Brittany Snow and Malin Åkerman, set to return.
  • The new season is planned for eight episodes and will continue with an original storyline from creator and showrunner Rebecca Cutter, with author May Cobb remaining an executive producer.
  • Lionsgate reworked international deals so the continuation will carry Netflix branding in nearly all markets, with four territories excluded, including Canada and Australia.
  • Season 1, originally produced for Starz and licensed to Netflix in the U.S., logged five weeks in Netflix’s global English Top 10 and topped 20 million views during that period.
  • The breakout also fueled a sharp bump in book sales reported by publisher Berkley, while Netflix has not yet announced a Season 2 release date.