A little over a year ago, Starz announced the film adaptation of a Bestseller from May Cobb, The Hunting Wives (2025). The series has already been recorded and has lead roles for Malin Åkerman and Brittany Snow and is soon expected on Netflix.
Back and forth with rights
Starz recently undergone an important restructuring in which it has separated from Lionsgate. Since May 2024, Starz has been an independent entity with a new focus on ‘Owner Economics’, which means that they mainly want to invest in series that they own themselves. This has meant that Starz is no longer so interested in limited series such as The Hunting Wives. Lionsgate bought back the rights to the series from Starz to create opportunities for a longer continuation of the series on Netflix.
In the middle of a murder case
The Hunting Wives Is about Sophie O’Neill, a former editor from Chicago who recently moved to East-Texas. Getting used to the pace of her new environment, she gets, looking for distraction, more and more fascinated by Margot Banks and her intriguing circle, who call herself The Hunting Wives. Once in a while the women come together for nocturnal clay pigeon shooting, drinks and beauty. Although Sophie is a bit reluctant at first, she is soon dragged into this new world. However, everything changes when the body of a teenage girl is found in the forests where The Hunting Wives regularly meet.
The Hunting Wives is from July 21 Can be seen on Netflix.
