The Hunting Wives: Book vs. Series
Rebecca Cutter’s 2025 series The Hunting Wives is adapted from May Cobb’s 2021 novel. Both follow newcomer Sophie as fascination with an elite Texas circle draws her toward secrecy and murder.
About the book and the series

- Author
- May Cobb
- Year
- 2021
- Pages
- 336Buy book
- Audiobook length
- 10 hr 22 minGet audiobook
- Narrator
- Erin Bennett
After moving with her family to a wealthy Texas town, Sophie O’Neill becomes fascinated by Margo Banks and the women in her glamorous, reckless circle. Their nights of drinking, shooting, and secrecy pull Sophie away from her old life, and the discovery of a teenage girl’s body places her at the center of a murder investigation.

- Creator
- Rebecca Cutter
- Writer
- Kayla Westergard-Dobson, Will Hettinger
- Year
- 2025
- Episode
- 51 min
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 8
- Network
- Netflix
- Cast
- Brittany Snow, Malin Akerman, Dermot Mulroney, Evan Jonigkeit, Jaime Ray Newman, Katie Lowes, Chrissy Metz
- Genre
- Drama, Thriller
- IMDb
- View on IMDb
Newcomer Sophie O’Neil becomes captivated by Margo Banks and her wealthy circle in an East Texas town. Their friendship draws Sophie into secret affairs, guns, and escalating risks, then a teenage girl’s murder places members of the group under suspicion and leaves Sophie caught between loyalty and self-preservation.
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