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The Hunting Wives Tops Netflix Charts as Season 2 Hangs in the Balance

An exclusive one-year Netflix license has put its future up in the air despite showrunner hints at a time-jump renewal.

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Malin Ackerman as Margo and Dermot Mulroney as Jed in The Hunting Wives.
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Overview

  • The series debuted at No. 3 on Netflix’s U.S. Daily Top 10 with 5.2 million views and quickly climbed to No. 1.
  • Lionsgate reacquired the rights in May and granted Netflix an exclusive one-year U.S. streaming license.
  • Showrunner Rebecca Cutter has proposed a second season featuring a brief time jump and a fresh mystery.
  • Fans have driven viral social media buzz, from debating character motivations to spotting on-screen details.
  • The adaptation reimagined May Cobb’s novel to address contemporary Texas politics and themes of moral hypocrisy.