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The Hunting Wives Dominates Netflix U.S. as Showrunner Teases Season 2

Under a one-year deal with Netflix, the series logged more than 5.2 million first-week views, prompting showrunner Rebecca Cutter to outline season 2 concepts.

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Malin Ackerman as Margo and Dermot Mulroney as Jed in The Hunting Wives.
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Brittany Snow as Sophie witnessing something she shouldn't have in The Hunting Wives

Overview

  • Netflix secured exclusive U.S. streaming rights for one year after Lionsgate reacquired the series from Starz and licensed it to Netflix in June 2025.
  • Upon its July 21 debut, the thriller drew over 5.2 million views in its first week and swiftly climbed to No. 1 on Netflix’s U.S. Daily Top 10 chart.
  • Showrunner Rebecca Cutter reworked elements of May Cobb’s novel—most notably shifting the abortion storyline—to engage with real-world political tensions following Texas’s SB 8 law.
  • The series holds a 78% critics’ score and a 72% audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with viewers praising its mix of murder mystery and critiques of moral hypocrisy.
  • Netflix retains the option to renew for additional seasons and cast members have extension clauses, but no official season 2 order has been confirmed.