The Hunting Wives Season 2 premieres Thursday, November 26, 2026, on Netflix, with all eight episodes dropping at once. You need a Netflix subscription to watch, which in the US ranges from $8.99 a month for the ad-supported Standard tier to $26.99 a month for Premium.
Netflix is releasing the new season on Thanksgiving Day, and expect the full batch to go live at 12:00 a.m. PT / 3:00 a.m. ET, following the platform’s standard release time. Here is the complete rundown on when to watch, where to stream it, how much it costs, and what is coming in Season 2.
When does The Hunting Wives Season 2 come out?
Season 2 arrives Thursday, November 26, 2026 — Thanksgiving Day in the US. As with the first season, all eight episodes release at the same time, so there is no weekly wait. Netflix typically makes new originals available at 12:00 a.m. PT / 3:00 a.m. ET, which means West Coast viewers can start just after midnight while East Coast fans can wake up to the full season on Thanksgiving morning.
Where to watch and how much it costs
The Hunting Wives streams exclusively on Netflix, in the US and in nearly every country where the service operates. A subscription is required, and current US pricing runs $8.99 a month for Standard with ads, $19.99 a month for the ad-free Standard tier, and $26.99 a month for Premium, which adds 4K Ultra HD and up to four simultaneous streams.
Season 1 is already on Netflix, and it is worth a rewatch or a first-time catch-up before the new episodes land. The show was one of the platform’s biggest 2025 breakouts, racking up roughly 245 million hours viewed and turning a slow-burn Texas thriller into a genuine word-of-mouth hit.
What to expect in Season 2
Season 2 picks up with Sophie O’Neil (Brittany Snow) and Margo Banks (Malin Akerman) on the outs after the fallout from the first season’s murder investigation. It does not stay that way for long: old secrets and new threats force the two women back into each other’s orbit, and the betrayals escalate from there.
The headline addition is John Stamos, who joins the cast as country music star Chase Brylan. WNBA standout Angel Reese also appears, and the new season folds in a group of newcomers, reportedly including Dale Dickey, Kim Matula, Cam Gigandet, and Alex FitzAlan, alongside the returning ensemble. Showrunner-level plot specifics are being kept under wraps, but the first-look material makes clear the show is leaning further into the pulpy, high-gloss soap territory that made it a hit.
Who is in the cast?
Returning cast members include Brittany Snow as Sophie O’Neil, Malin Akerman as Margo Banks, Dermot Mulroney as Jed Banks, Evan Jonigkeit as Graham O’Neil, and Jaime Ray Newman as Callie. Joining them for Season 2 are John Stamos as Chase Brylan and Angel Reese, along with the newly announced additions listed above.
Why The Hunting Wives became a Netflix phenomenon
The first season was a slow burn that turned into one of 2025’s streaming surprises. After a modest start, it climbed Netflix’s weekly charts on the strength of word of mouth, carried along by its glossy Texas setting, its soapy cliffhangers, and the central push-pull between Snow’s wary outsider and Akerman’s magnetic ringleader. By the end of its run it had gathered roughly 245 million hours viewed, the kind of number that all but guaranteed a second season.
Releasing Season 2 on Thanksgiving is a deliberate play for holiday-weekend attention, when millions of subscribers are home and hunting for exactly this kind of bingeable, twist-driven drama. Based on May Cobb’s 2021 novel, the show has always worn its pulpy influences proudly, and the new season looks set to push the melodrama further while keeping the murder-mystery engine running.
Do you need to watch Season 1 first?
Yes, ideally. The Hunting Wives is a serialized mystery, and Season 2 builds directly on the relationships and the central crime established in Season 1. Based on May Cobb’s 2021 novel of the same name, the series follows Sophie, an East Coast transplant who moves to a wealthy Texas enclave and becomes fixated on Margo, the magnetic queen bee of a gun-toting social clique known as the Hunting Wives. The first season’s murder mystery sets up the alliances and grudges that the second season pays off, so newcomers should start from the beginning.
Frequently asked
When is The Hunting Wives Season 2 released?
Thursday, November 26, 2026, on Netflix.
How many episodes are in Season 2?
Eight, all released at once.
Where can I watch The Hunting Wives?
Exclusively on Netflix. It is not available on any other US streaming service.
What time will Season 2 be available?
Expect it at 12:00 a.m. PT / 3:00 a.m. ET, which is Netflix’s standard release time for new originals.
Do I need to watch Season 1 first?
Yes. The story is serialized, and Season 2 continues directly from the events of the first season.
