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Topics: Netflix, Film and TV, Streaming
Callum Jones
Netflix subscribers are demanding a second season of a recently released '10/10' drama that you can binge in one day.
Much-loved books receiving Netflix adaptations is not exactly uncommon, but just because they are a good read, doesn't necessarily mean the same story hits the right spots on TV.
However, it appears The Hunting Wives, based on the bestselling novel by May Cobb of the same name, has hit all the right notes.
The eight-episode series follows a woman named Sophie who moves from the city life of Boston to rural Texas for a fresh start.
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But the story soon takes a dark turn as Sophie grows close to a socialite, to the point where she becomes consumed by obsession, seduction, and even murder.
Brittany Snow, Malin Åkerman, Dermot Mulroney, Chrissy Metz, Jaime Ray Newman, Evan Jonigkeit and Katie Lowes appear in the Netflix series, and the show is produced by Rebecca Perry Cutter and Erwin Stoff, as well as author of the book, Cobb.
The Hunting Wives has become the hot topic of conversation on the 'Netflix Bangers' Facebook group, and it's fair to say the majority of fans are loving the dark story.
"The Hunting Wives 10/10," one person commented, while a second wants another season as they penned: "I finished bingeing last night. Hoping there’s a season 2."
A third remarked: "I've just started this, only on first episode lol. It's good so far, weird but good lol," a fourth said: "Crazy good series!!!"
Meanwhile, a fifth simply put: "Omg I love it!"
The Hunting Wives sits at an impressive 75 percent Rotten Tomatoes score, with the vast majority of industry critics impressed by the series.
Vulture's Roxana Hadadi wrote: "Whichever way The Hunting Wives goes in a second season, though, it’ll be building on a rock-solid foundation of soap-opera plotting and a strong grasp of tone."
Joel Keller, from the Decider, said in his review: "The Hunting Wives is a show you know is going to be ridiculous going in, and it doesn’t try to hide its sexy, at times campy personality under the sheen of a prestige drama."
While Robert Lloyd penned in the Los Angeles Times: "The characters are types, but the actors fill them out well, and the dynamic between Margo and Sophie really is … dynamic."
Well, you can make your minds up for yourselves, as The Hunting Wives is available to stream on Netflix in the US now.