The “Pitch Perfect” actress said she had mixed feelings of excitement, gratitude and nausea when she learned the series sold to Netflix

Netflix’s latest addition, The Hunting Wives, which was released on July 21, 2025, is the newest fan-favorite show with a gripping and twisty story that follows the unusual lives of a group of elite w

The soapy series stars Brittany Snow, Malin Akerman, Chrissy Metz, Katie Lowes, Dermot Mulroney and Evan Jonigkeit.

Brittany and I get along so well. She's such a lovely human. We would be sitting there kind of giggling like school girls, like, ‘Oh my God, this is so crazy. What a job we have!’”

Feeling at odds with traditional Southern sensibilities, Sophie becomes enamoured with Margo Banks (Malin Akerman), a glamorous socialite and the leader of an elite clique called the Hunting Wives. This girl group bonds over hog hunting, late-night target practice, lying to their husbands and non-stop partying.

An adaptation of May Cobb’s novel, The Hunting Wives, has been in development at Starz for some time but will now be exclusively released on Netflix, starting in July 2025. We’ve got your first look... Your comprehensive look ahead at all the new movies and series planned for release in July.

The Hunting Wives was a scandalous murder mystery that just dropped on Netflix in the US today with Brittany Snow and Malin Akerman in the lead roles

I have to admit, The Hunting Wives wasn’t really on my radar; as a Texas transplant myself, I don’t need to fire up my Netflix subscription to experience red state social politics. I may have underestimated just how juicy the series gets,