How many episodes are in The Hunting Wives?

The Hunting Wives has 8 episodes in this listed season.

When does The Hunting Wives premiere?

The Hunting Wives premieres on 2025-07-21.

Is The Hunting Wives a new series?

The Hunting Wives is a new series (Season 1).

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The Hunting Wives(2025)

Archived · Netflix

16+8 eps

S01

DramaMysteryThriller

ON AIR: JUL 21Season 1Archived listing

What to Expect

PremiereLens read

Sophie O'Neil arrives in deep East Texas as an outsider and quickly finds herself pulled into a social world built on charm, status, and unspoken rules. The story moves from seduction to obsession to murder, and the pacing is psychological rather than procedural; what builds is dread, not a case file.

The rural setting does real work here. East Texas closes in around Sophie as Margo's influence grows, and the domestic landscape, marriages, family ties, friendships, becomes a web of pressure rather than comfort. Charm in this world is a weapon, and the noir undertow means nothing stays as polished as it first appears.

Best for

small-town noir, dangerous social circle and Drama

Story lane

Drama and Mystery

Commitment

Season 1 · 8 episodes

Where

Netflix

Official Premise

Sophie O'Neil moves to deep East Texas and succumbs to socialite Margo's charms. Her life is soon consumed by obsession, seduction, and murder.

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