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Netflix's latest drama hit 'The Hunting Wives' has stirred up enough scandal, secrets, and suspense to keep fans talking and wanting for more, as per a report. Since the show's debut on July 21, the thriller quickly climbed the OTT's streaming charts, which has led many wondering, "Will there be a Season 2?," according to an Entertainment Weekly report.The Hunting Wives, is based on May Cobb 's 2021 best-selling novel of the same name, follows the story about Sophie (played by Brittany Snow ) as she and her family move from Boston to Texas, according to the report. But what starts as a simple move quickly turns dark when she falls under the spell of Margo ( Malin Akerman ), who is the leader of an exclusive socialite group, as per the Entertainment Weekly report. That begins her descent into a world of obsession, secrets, and deadly consequences, according to the report.ALSO READ: Paid too much for 'The Outer Worlds 2'? Microsoft says sorry and starts sending refunds Season 1 ends with a bombshell. It's revealed that Margo, desperate to hide an affair with a teenage boy, who also happens to be the son of one of her friends Jill (Katie Lowes), murdered Abby (Madison Wolfe) to keep the secret from exploding and ruining her husband Jed's (Dermot Mulroney) political career, as reported by Entertainment Weekly.To cover her tracks, Margo frames Jill, manipulates her estranged brother Kyle (Michael Aaron Milligan), and even fakes an alibi with help from her father, as per the report. Meanwhile, Sophie, newly freed from jail after being wrongly accused of Abby's murder, begins piecing together the horrifying truth, according to the Entertainment Weekly report.The final moments of the 8-episode series are particularly intense. After confronting Margo at a campaign event, Sophie is run off the road by Kyle, who threatens her life, as per the report. In a split-second decision, she hits the gas and kills him, then hauls his body into the woods, as per the Entertainment Weekly report. When Margo calls Kyle's phone, Sophie answers by accident but quickly hangs up, as per the report.ALSO READ: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman reveals which job roles will disappear soon — Is yours on the AI hit list? While the Season 1 ends with murder and no investigation, fans can hope for Season 2, however, Netflix hasn't officially renewed The Hunting Wives Season 2 yet, but the creators and cast are hopeful, according to the Entertainment Weekly report. The season ended with multiple loose ends and more than enough drama to carry a second season and possibly beyond.Star Malin Akerman has already expressed her desire to return, telling Decider in an interview, "I am super excited and nervous. I think the nerves come from — for me, it's really wanting this to go for a second season because I love everybody that I got to work with and it would be a dream come true to go again," adding, "So my nerves are around the fact that I just want and wish for everyone to love it so much that we get another season," as quoted by Entertainment Weekly.Though the show has already moved beyond the book's original plot, Brittany Snow says that author May Cobb has been supportive of the creative direction, according to the report. Snow said, "I think that the book was really the blueprint for us taking it and making it our own," adding, "And May Cobb, the author, was there a lot on set and with us every step of the way and she was so supportive and so excited by it all. We really got her blessing to take these characters that she wrote in the book and then make them sort of an amalgamation of all these different things that we kind have found along the way shooting," as quoted by Entertainment Weekly.All eight episodes of The Hunting Wives Season 1 are now available to stream on Netflix, as per the report.Not yet, Netflix hasn't officially announced a renewal, but the cast and crew are hopeful.
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