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The Hunting Wives’ Launches as Netflix’s New Eight-Part Mystery Thriller

The female-driven adaptation of May Cobb’s bestseller will stream exclusively in the U.S. under a Lionsgate deal ahead of a planned U.K. release.

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Overview

  • All eight episodes of The Hunting Wives are now available exclusively on Netflix in the U.S. following Lionsgate Television’s licensing acquisition.
  • Developed by Rebecca Cutter, the series adapts May Cobb’s bestselling novel into a female-led Southern Gothic thriller set in small-town East Texas.
  • Brittany Snow stars as newcomer Sophie O’Neill, drawn into Malin Åkerman’s magnetic Margo Banks in a web of passion, power and a murder investigation.
  • The production team used an intimacy coordinator to responsibly stage explicit sex scenes while weaving in a red state–blue state culture clash among its characters.
  • Netflix has yet to announce a U.K. premiere date but has confirmed the series will roll out across other territories after its U.S. launch.