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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, a murder mystery series starring Brittany Snow, premiered on Netflix US on July 21, 2025, set in the fictional town of Maple Brook, Texas.
- The show adapts May Cobb's 2021 novel and follows Sophie O'Neil, a former Democratic PR operative who moves with her family to East Texas for her husband's job with oil businessman Jed Banks.
- Sophie forms a complex relationship with Jed's influential wife Margo Banks amid local political tensions, a murder investigation, and social clashes between red and blue state values.
- The eight-part series opens with a flash-forward murder and explores themes of lust, power, secrecy, and cultural divides through the lens of wealthy, flawed socialites in a drama described as a 'cartoon sex opera.'
- The show’s implications include Sophie’s growing suspicion in the murder, Jed's possible gubernatorial ambitions, and an emphasis on voyeuristic drama over political nuance, with more secrets promised to unfold.
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