US EditionReview: 'The Hunting Wives' Is a Texas-Set Murder Mystery Replete with Guns
MAPLE BROOK, TEXAS, JUL 20 – The series follows Sophie O'Neil’s integration into a conservative Texas socialite circle, revealing political tensions, secret relationships, and a murder mystery in a wealthy community.
- The Hunting Wives, an eight-part mystery thriller based on May Cobb's 2021 novel, premiered on Netflix US on July 21, 2025, set in Maple Brook, Texas.
- The series developed by Rebecca Perry Cutter follows Sophie O'Neil, a former political PR operative who moves from Boston to Texas with her husband Graham for his job with oilman Jed Banks.
- Sophie becomes involved with Margo Banks, Jed's wife and leader of a social group, amid a murder investigation of a teenage girl whose body was found in the woods nearby.
- Jed Banks supports the National Rifle Association, stating the need for guns to protect against 'all sorts of evil sumbitches,' while political and cultural tensions surface between Sophie's Democratic views and the local Republican socialites.
- The show blends steamy interpersonal drama and a murder mystery, highlighting red-state/blue-state culture clashes and suggesting future revelations and social secrets as Sophie navigates her traumatic past and new alliances.
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Sun NewspapersReview: 'The Hunting Wives' is a Texas-set murder mystery replete with guns
Netflix's Texas-set soap opera cum murder mystery stars Brittany Snow as a transplant from Boston who becomes close to with a woman named Margo, played by Malin Akerman.
Can you watch The Hunting Wives in the UK?
There's a new drama on the scene and from the looks of it, The Hunting Wives is set to be the scandal-filled series that soon gets everyone talking.Featuring an all-star cast led by Brittany Snow and Malin Åkerman, the series is based on the bestselling novel of the same name by May Cobb. With a trailer for the series having just been released, it teases plenty of drama as Snow's Sophie O’Neill moves from the East Coast to a small Texan town wh…
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