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Forbes
20 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Forbes
5 Netflix Shows That Are Perfect For Fans Of ‘The Hunting Wives'
The internet has been buzzing with chatter about the perfectly twisted, sex-fueled Netflix binge, The Hunting Wives. The steamy sex scenes made headlines, but it was also the gripping plot and fabulous cast, including Malin Akerman, Brittany Snow, Katie Lowes, Jaime Ray Newman, Chrissy Metz, and Dermot Mulroney, that kept viewers hooked and hoping for a season two. The story centers on a group of gun-toting socialites in the small town of Maple Brook, East Texas, known as The Hunting Wives. These women don't work; they 'wife.' They're out preying on anyone who gets in their way, even if it's someone in their frenemy group. These ladies who lunch have a lot of sex, are very good at getting into trouble, and even become involved in murder. The eight-episode series, based on May Cobb's bestselling novel of the same name, was adapted for TV by showrunner, writer, and executive producer Rebecca Cutter, who loved Cobb's book and knew it would make a great show. If you're a fan, her series Hightown is also available for streaming on Netflix. Although there has been no word on a second season yet, given the outcry, it's likely to be announced soon. So, what can fans watch in the meantime? Fear not, Netflix has you covered! The Waterfront Series creator and showrunner Kevin Williamson was inspired by real-life events when he penned this sexy crime drama about a wealthy and powerful family pushed to the edge when their empire faces collapse. For decades, the Buckley clan has ruled Havenport, North Carolina, dominating everything from the local fishing industry to the town's restaurant scene. Their fishing empire starts to crumble as patriarch Harlan Buckley (Holt McCallany) recovers from two heart attacks, and his wife Belle (Maria Bello) and son Cane (Jake Weary) venture into the deep end to keep the family businesses afloat. His father, Williamson explained in a sit-down interview, made the mistake of getting involved in illegal activities when he ended up in dire financial straits. 'He was a very good man who was trying to support his family,' he said in part, adding that this was not a one-time incident and led to a multi-year prison sentence, of which he served 11 months in a minimum security prison. 'I think when it comes to feeding and supporting your family, you would do anything.' The Buckley family at the heart of the eight-episode story is in a similar situation. Though the characters are fictional and some of the plot points are exaggerated, Williamson clarified that the impetus of the story was based on his father's struggles and choices. Though a huge hit, there is no official word on a second season. Williamson has stated he has plenty of ideas for future storylines, so there's hope! Sirens Molly Smith Metzler's limited series about a woman hellbent on saving her sister from a life she doesn't want saving from became an immediate hit, garnering five Emmy Award nominations. The five-episode series also spent eight weeks on the Global Top 10 charts and reached No.1 in over 70 countries. Centered on the Greek mythology of sirens, the story follows Devon (Meghann Fahy), who thinks her sister Simone (Milly Alcock) has a really creepy relationship with her new boss, the enigmatic socialite Michaela Kell (Julianne Moore). Devon believes Michaela's cult-ish life of luxury has become a drug to her younger sister, and she shows up to save her. What happens next takes place over one explosive weekend at Peter (Kevin Bacon) and Michaela Kell's lavish beach estate. Sirens, said Metzler in an interview, was inspired by an eye-opening summer trip to Martha's Vineyard when she was a graduate student at The Juilliard School. That summer spent working at a yacht club was the impetus for the play-turned-television series, which marks the first project from her creative partnership with Netflix. 'I didn't know that kind of wealth existed. I'd never seen it before…the pastels and the necklaces and the kind of tribal quality that these incredibly wealthy people had. It felt like a cult,' Metzler said in part. 'I remember being taken with it and thinking their life was better than ours. I waited tables all summer, and I found it intoxicating.' Like Metzler's previous Netflix hit Maid, this series takes a fascinating deep-dive into money, power, social class, and the clash between the haves and the have-nots. Ginny & Georgia Fans cannot get enough of this series, and season three was no exception. The story picked up after Georgia's (Brianne Howey) arrest for murder as she fights to save her life and family. Ginny (Antonia Gentry) is left to protect her brother Austin (Diesel La Torraca), and deal with the dramas of high school and her friends, including her love Marcus (Felix Mallard), and his twin sister, Maxine (Sara Waisglass). This series does an excellent job of spotlighting the multitude of issues teenagers face, which has drawn in millions of fans who see themselves in these characters. The show works very closely with Mental Health America in an effort to portray these struggles with respect and accuracy. In a paired sit-down interview, Howey and Gentry discussed the mother-daughter bond their characters share, and Howey even talked about Georgia's mental health, saying, 'I do think Georgia has narcissistic qualities. That being said, I think she's the type of narcissist who is capable of change, and that's what has been really compelling this season to see. Every character goes on a mental health journey.' In a separate interview, Mallard and Waisglass discussed the series' spotlight on depression, especially in season three, with both of their characters. Mallard's character is also dealing with addiction issues, as well, to which he said in part, 'With something like substance abuse, depression, and mental health, I think it requires a level of care and a level of understanding, and it's a delicate topic, so to be able to approach that is important.' Counter to her brother, Maxine is the outspoken, happy-go-lucky, popular girl who masks her loneliness and sorrow. 'I don't think depression is one size fits all. I think one of the most shocking things is when you see someone who you think is brilliant and funny and amazing and has the best energy, and you understand that they struggle with mental health. It's always a shock," Waisglass added. Untamed The Eric Bana-helmed mystery blew up the Netflix charts, debuting at No. 1 on the Global Top 10 charts with an impressive 24.6 million views in its first week. The limited six-episode thriller set in Yosemite also claimed the No. 1 spot in over 80 countries, prompting a quick season two pickup. The story follows Kyle Turner (Bana), a special agent for the National Park Service Investigative Services Branch (ISB), who works to enforce human law in nature's vast wilderness. The investigation of a brutal death sends Turner on a collision course with the dark secrets within the park and in his past with his former wife, Jill (Rosemarie DeWitt). Both spoke in separate interviews about the complicated, codependent relationship between their characters after a devastating loss. 'I thought it was beautiful and unique. When I read the interplay between them, I realized I hadn't seen that kind of relationship on screen before. It's quite often a cliché, a combative thing. In this case, people who have experienced a shared loss will be able to empathize with the dynamic of their relationship. I thought it was touching," Bana explained. 'I think these two are bonded. They were just dealt a really bad hand, but they are each other's person. There's still great love there. I think they wish the world were different and that they could be together, and they can't tolerate it, because what they share is just too painful. They're the only person that each needs and the only person that they can't have. That's torture. They're both in the middle of hell, and there's no with you, and there's no without you,' added DeWitt. The Perfect Couple There's nothing like a murder to put a damper on the perfect destination wedding! It's the Fourth of July weekend, and Celeste Otis is about to say 'I do' to the love of her life, who happens to be from the wealthiest family on Nantucket. But when a body is discovered floating in the harbor on the morning of what was to be the wedding of the year, suddenly every guest is a suspect. This six-episode mini-series is based on Elin Hilderbrand's New York Times bestseller, and stars Nicole Kidman as famous mystery novelist Greer Garrison Winbury. Though Greer is used to covering up secrets, especially those of her philandering husband Tag (Liev Schreiber), she may be over her head this time around. Directed by Susanne Bier, this fun mystery also stars Meghann Fahy (Sirens), Eve Hewson, Billy Howle, Sam Nivola, and Dakota Fanning. The show's popularity spiked book sales by more than 400%, with print sales jumping 250%, putting Hilderbrand's book back onto the New York Times best-seller list six years after its initial publication. As always, happy binge-watching on Netflix!
Vogue
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Vogue
My Favorite Part of ‘The Hunting Wives'? The Women's Deceptive Southern-Sweetheart Style
This story contains spoilers for Season 1 of Netflix's The Hunting Wives. I will obviously watch any show with even a hint of girl-meets-girl intrigue (not for nothing did I struggle through the entirety of The L Word: Generation Q), but I've been pleasantly surprised by the murderous-Republican-bisexual antics in The Hunting Wives, Netflix's new drama based on the novel by May Cobb. Not only do Brittany Snow's shy, troubled, East Coast lib Sophie and Malin Akerman's small-town Texas bad girl and aspiring politician's wife Margo have genuine sexual chemistry (who would have expected Sophie to be the top?), but the story—about the murder of a football star's cheerleader girlfriend in a wealthy East Texas community—has me obsessed in a way that I haven't been since I turned the final page of my last Gillian Flynn novel. Photo: Kent Smith Obviously, the whodunit aspect of the show—which is sort of like a cross between Duck Dynasty and Sharp Objects—is its main hook. But ever since I started watching The Hunting Wives, I've been equally compelled by something else: the way its women dress (or, more crucially, don't). When we first meet Margo in the bathroom of an NRA fundraiser, she's shimmying her way out of a shimmering green mermaid gown, peacocking in Sophie's direction with the old, 'Hon, do you mind zippin' me up?' trick. (From there, it's a hop, skip, and a jump to Sophie and Margo sharing a Xanax, and then a whole lot more.) She's the ringleader of a clique of gun-toting, loudly God-fearing, privately party-hopping, good ol' Texas girls who are as skinny, straight-coded, and (with one exception) white as you might imagine, and while one of them—Scandal star Katie Lowes as perfect-as-pie preacher's wife Jill—dresses more or less exactly like Helen Lovejoy from The Simpsons, in buttoned-up florals and floor-swishing skirts, the rest bedeck themselves in Vegas-ready animal prints and cleavage-baring cuts that make them seem ready to celebrate Trump's second presidential win at the drop of a hat. (I did actually live in Texas for about a year and a half, but I was in bluer-than-blue Austin, so for all I know, maybe it's normal to go hyperfemme while hunting boar.)
South China Morning Post
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Meet Malin Akerman, aka The Hunting Wives' Margo Banks, who fans say resembles Melania Trump
If you think The Hunting Wives principal character Margo Banks looks familiar, that's because the actress who plays her, Malin Akerman, 47, starred in several fan-favourite films from the 2000s, including 27 Dresses (2008), The Proposal (2009) and Couples Retreat (2009). She also made an appearance in a 2010 episode of the beloved sitcom How I Met Your Mother Malin Akerman stars as Margo Banks in Netflix's The Hunting Wives. Photo: @malinakerman/Instagram Akerman's latest role in The Hunting Wives shows her as the queen bee of the housewives in a small town in Texas. The hit show, adapted from the eponymous novel by May Cobb, premiered on Netflix on July 21 and has already invited speculation around a possible second season Advertisement With a career spanning almost three decades, here's a look back at Malin Akerman over the years. Malin Akerman is a native Swede Malin Akerman with her father: her family moved from Stockholm to Canada when she was two. Photo: @malinakerman/Instagram The Swedish-American actress was born in Stockholm and moved to Canada with her family when she was two. She began working as a child actor in TV adverts from as young as five. She started out as a model When she was 17, in 1995, Akerman represented Canada at the Ford Supermodel of the World competition. While she didn't win, the increased visibility led to several years of a modelling career.
Yahoo
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Malin Akerman Loves Playing Dermot Mulroney's TV Wife: He's 'the Heartthrob from 'My Best Friend's Wedding'!' (Exclusive)
The two stars play a power couple with dark secrets in the new Netflix hit 'The Hunting Wives'NEED TO KNOW Malin Akerman tells PEOPLE she was excited to play Dermot Mulroney's wife in Netflix's The Hunting Wives because he's "the heartthrob from My Best Friend's Wedding" Akerman discusses how she and Mulroney approached portraying their characters' complicated dynamic onscreen Akerman also talks about her friendship with costar Brittany SnowMalin Akerman is opening up about her bond with her Hunting Wives costar Dermot Mulroney. In the binge-worthy Netflix drama, the actress, 47, plays socialite Margo Banks, the wife of Mulroney's wealthy oil tycoon Jed Banks. "I love Dermot so much," Akerman tells PEOPLE. "He's one of the loveliest humans. I mean, it's one of those things you go into it, and it's Dermot Mulroney, the heartthrob from My Best Friend's Wedding. He is just an incredible human being." While preparing to film, Akerman says she and Mulroney had "a lot of talks about what" Margo and Jed's complicated dynamic should look like onscreen. Throughout the series, viewers learn that Margo and Jed have an agreement where they can both sleep with other women, but Margo can't sleep with other men. "Margo and Jed are really interesting because at first you just think she's this trophy wife, and she's living the life," Akerman says. "But then, there are some scenes that get pretty complex where we see who is boss. She needs to make sure that she doesn't step on his toes because if she's out, then she's got nothing. It's life or death for her, this relationship with Jed." Akerman says a turning point for Margo in the series is when she tries to give Jed advice as he prepares to run for Texas governor, and he tells her he "doesn't want to listen to her feminist ideals." "You see her kind of shift and go, 'All right, I've overstepped my boundaries,'" Akerman says. "So, she does have boundaries, which is interesting. As long as she's playful and sexy, though, she can stay. So, she's become a master manipulator, and that was really fun to play with Dermot. He's just such a great acting partner. We had a really good time." Along with Mulroney, Akerman also built a deep friendship with her costar Brittany Snow, who plays the new girl in town, Sophie. "We ended up just loving each other so much," she says. "I was so thankful to have her as my partner in crime. We just felt really comfortable with each other." That sense of comfort helped put Akerman and Snow, 39, at ease whenever they had to film their characters' intimate scenes with each other. "They'd call cut, and we'd giggle and we'd be silly together after because you're just like, 'Oh my God, this is crazy,'" Akerman says. "It was just two girlfriends just doing the craziest things and having a blast together." Akerman says she "fell in love" with Margo "at first glance." When she first found out about the project, Akerman — who is married to actor Jack Donnelly and has a 12-year-old son, Sebastian, from a previous relationship — says she got to read "all eight episodes at once." "I got to see her whole arc and see where she begins and where she came from and where she ends up, and it's just such a meaty role," she says. "She's a master manipulator, she's vibrant, she's all these things that are fun to play. There was just so much to work with there. There was no way I could say no to it." The Hunting Wives is streaming now on Netflix. Read the original article on People
New York Post
30-07-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
'Hunting Wives' showrunner defends raunchy hit as viewers go bonkers: 'Unapologetic'
Happy wife, happy life. 'The Hunting Wives' is now streaming on Netflix, and the steamy murder mystery is causing viewers on TikTok to proclaim, 'This show is INSANE!' 'I just started watching Hunting Wives, and all I can tell you is, do not have any children in the room,' another TikTok video declared. Advertisement 'It's so fun, and juicy and sexy. Everyone is behaving so badly,' showrunner Rebecca Cutter exclusively told The Post. 'I wanted to do an exploration of women behaving badly, unapologetic sexual conquest running rampant, and just something fun.' 8 Rebecca Cutter at the 'Hightown' panel on February 9, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. Getty Images for SCAD 8 Malin Akerman and Brittany Snow in 'The Hunting Wives.' Netflix Advertisement Based on a 2021 novel of the same name, 'The Hunting Wives' follows Sophie (Brittany Snow), a Massachusetts woman who relocates to Texas thanks to her husband's job. Soon, she becomes entangled in the web of her new friend Margo Banks (Malin Akerman), the Queen Bee leader of the local community. Margo presides over a clique of moms and socialites who like shooting guns and dancing with men half their age. She also has affairs with men and women alike. The show is filled with steamy scenes, including some sparks flying between Margo and Sophie. 8 Sophie (Brittany Snow) and Margo (Malin Akerman) share a kiss on 'The Hunting Wives.' Netflix Advertisement 8 Joyce Glenn, Brittany Snow, Katie Lowes, and Alexandria DeBerry on 'The Hunting Wives.' Netflix Notably, Margo, who drops trou the most on the show, isn't a twenty-something – Akerman is 47. 'It was important to find an actress, not necessarily that was willing to do nudity per se, but that really felt comfortable with the sexuality and owning that power that she has,' Cutter explained. 'The first actress that we looked for was the Margo Banks character, because it felt like if we didn't nail that, then the whole thing falls apart.' Advertisement Cutter said that the '27 Dresses' actress was a fit, because, 'Obviously Sophie gets sucked into that. So that was really important to find an actress that really believed in herself that she was that sexually powerful….Malin brought that.' 8 Malin Akerman and Dermot Mulroney on 'The Hunting Wives.' Netflix 8 Brittany Snow and Malin Akerman on 'The Hunting Wives.' Netflix 'The Hunting Wives' falls into the subgenre of shows where moms and wives behave badly – other shows in that category include 'Good Girls,' 'Big Little Lies' and 'Desperate Housewives.' 'I think there's a fantasy of freedom or power that maybe we don't feel so much as middle-aged women,' Cutter told The Post. 'I just think TV has evolved. The first anti-heroes were all men,' she explained. 'Now, there can be more female anti-heroes and I certainly think Margot Banks falls into that category.' Many of Margo's sex scenes are with Brad (George Farrier), the inappropriately young son of one of her friends. Regarding showing steamy scenes between older women and younger men, Cutter said, 'It's rare. I also think it's real. I have single friends [who are] women of a certain age…young men always are interested in them….that is a very real thing. And so, I think that that's cool to show.' Advertisement 8 Jamie Ray Newman, Malin Akerman, Brittany Snow, and Katie Lowes in 'The Hunting Wives.' Netflix 8 Katie Lowes, Brittany Snow, and Malin Akerman in 'The Hunting Wives.' Netflix The show also dives into some Red State / Blue State culture clash territory, as Sophie is an East Coast liberal and Margo's husband, Jed (Dermot Mulroney), throws fundraisers for the NRA. 'I thought, let's just dive into the fish, out of water or why not?' Cutter said. Advertisement 'I wanted to be honest about the culture…you start to see like, 'oh, okay, both sides behave badly.' No one side has a lock on like morality or immorality.' Cutter explained that she doesn't see politics as 'mattering to the story that much,' but, 'really it was just to serve the fish out of water element of it. Sophie feels an outsider, and Margo's her way in.'
