All About “The Hunting Wives” Season 2, Starring Brittany Snow and Malin Akerman
All About “The Hunting Wives” Season 2, Starring Brittany Snow and Malin Akerman
Christopher Rudolph, Nicole PomaricoSat, August 22, 2026 at 11:15 AM UTC
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Malin Akerman and Brittany Snow in ‘The Hunting Wives’Credit: Courtesy of Netflix -
The Hunting Wives, based on the novel by May Cobb, debuted in July 2025 on Netflix
The drama was watched by 5.2 million viewers during its first week on the streamer
The second season of the show will premiere on Nov. 26, 2026
The Hunting Wives is coming back for season 2 this fall.
The sultry, soapy Netflix series — based on the 2021 novel by May Cobb — follows Sophie (Brittany Snow), a Boston transplant who moves to Texas and falls in with an elite group of women led by Margo (Malin Akerman).
Despite the united front shown to the world, the relationships between the fun-loving gal pals aren’t as simple and innocent as they seem. The eight-episode first season, which premiered in July 2025, showed Sophie and Margo’s connection forming when the latter was already dealing with complicated dynamics in her life.
In a twist, Margo entangles Sophie in her drama. “What I loved about the book was how naughty the characters were,” series creator and showrunner Rebecca Cutter told Texas Monthly.
In September 2025, Netflix announced that the show was renewed with new episodes based on an original script, rather than Cobb’s novel, and in August 2026, Netflix revealed that season 2 will premiere on Nov. 26, 2026.
Here’s everything to know about The Hunting Wives season 2.
When was The Hunting Wives renewed for season 2?
‘The Hunting Wives.’Credit: Lionsgate
Even before The Hunting Wives was officially renewed for season 2, there was reason to hope that there would be more tension between Sophie and Margo in the future thanks to the first season’s strong viewership.
The Hunting Wives premiered in July 2025 on Netflix, and in its first week, it quickly claimed a spot in the Top English TV titles on the streamer. According to Deadline, The Hunting Wives was No. 3 for the week of July 21, behind Untamed and Amy Bradley Is Missing, garnering 5.2 million views during its first seven days.
The announcement that the new season was officially a go came via an Instagram post from Netflix in September 2025 that showed Snow and Akerman talking on a staged FaceTime call about how they were headed back to Maple Brook.
What has The Hunting Wives cast said about season 2?
‘The Hunting Wives.’Credit: Lionsgate
Ahead of the show’s renewal, the cast was also crossing their fingers that more episodes would be on the way.
In July 2025, Akerman told PEOPLE that she “definitely“ wanted season 2 to happen.
“Not only to see it all play out, but when you get to go back to a show over and over again, it’s like going to summer camp and seeing the people that you love the most,” she explained. “That’s what this show feels like. I loved everyone on the cast and crew.”
“If we get a second season, I’ll be so, so happy,” she added.
While talking to Collider, Snow shared her thoughts on where the season ended, saying, “There are a lot of questions that didn’t get answered because Rebecca [Cutter] wants to answer them in the next season if we get one.”
What is The Hunting Wives season 2 about?
Brittany Snow in ‘The Hunting Wives’Credit: Netflix
According to Netflix’s Tudum, when the show returns for season 2, “Sophie and Margo are on the outs. But soon enough, old secrets and new foes force them back together. As they play their dangerous games, the question arises: Are they the hunters, or the hunted?”
In June 2026, Akerman told PEOPLE that fans can expect an even “wilder” season this time around.
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“They really went for it,” she said. “We were way up there for season 1. There is [even more room to go] and that was the thing that we couldn’t believe.”
Who is joining the cast of The Hunting Wives season 2?
George Ferrier and John Stamos in ‘The Hunting Wives’Credit: Dana Hawley/Netflix
A few new additions to the cast have been announced so far, including John Stamos, who plays a character named Chase Brylan.
So far, not much is known about the character, but in March 2026, Stamos told PEOPLE that the role is “darker than I normally do.”
Dale Dickey, Cam Gigandet, Kim Matula and Alex Fitzalan are also set to join season 2.
What has The Hunting Wives creator said about season 2?
Brittany Snow in ‘The Hunting Wives’ season 2Credit: Courtesy of Netflix
In a July 2025 Variety interview, Cutter teased that if there was a season 2, she thought there would be “a little bit of a time jump — not a year, but a time.”
As for Margo and Sophie’s complicated relationship, Cutter explained, “The first thing I’m thinking about is, where are these two women at the start? Where are they at the end? What are the peaks and valleys of their individual power, of their relationship? So it’s tracking a course for that, and then figuring out what the crime engine is.”
She also noted how she thinks “it would be smart” to have a new murder mystery in the next season, adding, “I don’t know whodunit yet or who got done!”
Speaking to CBS 19, Cobb elaborated on continuing the project, saying, “I feel like there is so much more story to be told.”
“It ends on a cliffhanger, and also, the cast and crew were so wonderful,” she continued. “We all just want to get back together and work together again.”
When the show was renewed in September 2025, Cutter said in a statement that she “can’t wait to take the audience on another sexy, twisted, bats--t crazy ride through Maple Brook.”
Is The Hunting Wives a true story?
Malin Akerman in ‘The Hunting Wives’ season 2Credit: Courtesy of Netflix
The Hunting Wives is not a true story, but it is based on the 2021 novel by Cobb, whose upbringing in East Texas inspired the book.
Before the show came to fruition, the author showed Cutter around Texas, including her hometown of Longview. Notably, Cutter visited Cobb’s sister’s log cabin on the lake, which has a nod in The Hunting Wives.
“My brother-in-law took Rebecca on a tour so she could see East Texas, where it’s not just fishing cabins,” Cobb told Variety. “These are very opulent, oversized — and then the next day, we all went skeet shooting. Very much like Sophie, Rebecca hit a clay pigeon on the third try.”
“I was like, ‘You’re now officially a hunting wife.’ We bonded instantly,” she added.
When will The Hunting Wives season 2 be released?
Evan Jonigkeit and Brittany Snow in ‘The Hunting Wives’ season 2Credit: Netflix
On Aug. 18, Netflix revealed that The Hunting Wives season 2 will be released on Nov. 26, 2026.
Where can I watch The Hunting Wives?
‘The Hunting Wives.’Credit: Lionsgate
The Hunting Wives is available to stream on Netflix.
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