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.

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About the book and the series
Book
The Hunting Wives cover
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.

Series
The Hunting Wives poster
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
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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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