We love a good adaptation around here, but sometimes we get knocked off our boots from an absolutely can’t-stop-watching book-to-stream binge. And The Hunting Wives on Netflix is that for summer 2025. This steamy, chaotic, sapphic, small town drama will have your jaw on the floor and occasionally your hand over your eyes.

Based on the 2021 novel by May Cobb, this story takes place in a small town in Texas where an elite group of conservative wealthy wives have as much power as they do secrets. Sophie has just moved into town with her family and gets swept up in the world of socialite, Margo Banks. What starts as partying and late-night target practice soon turns into obsession as Sophie falls further into Margo’s web of chaos. When a teenage girl is murdered, everyone gets caught up in the investigation.

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Now, if you haven’t watched it yet, go run and do so. Brittany Snow (Sophie) and Malin Akerman (Margo) are impossible to look away from and every twist and turn will have you clicking “Next Episode”.

But if you have watched and are feeling totally hungover from the roller coaster that was this show, here are some ways to fill in the gaps.

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From the very first episode, there are record scratch moments where every last one of us froze. This was no ordinary small town mystery.

It doesn’t take very long to discover that the only thing you can count on in this show is chaos.

But whatever is happening there, we want a season two.

It’s also trending pretty hard on TikTok, so don’t miss getting swept up in the social media scene surrounding this show!

What do we know about season two of The Hunting Wives?

Other than that everyone is clamoring for it? Not much. So far, it’s only week one of the show’s release and there are cries all over social media for a season two to be announced. Season one wrapped in away that leaves the storyline open to possibility, but as of right now, no announcement has been made.

Akerman and Snow have both expressed interest in separate interviews about their hopes that the show will go on. Though the novel is a stand alone thriller, Cobb (an executive producer as well as the author) made tweaks to the series along with showrunner Rebecca Cutter to layer in surprises for readers. So, odds are there are already threads of ideas prepped and ready to go should Netflix give it the green light.

What should I read after bingeing The Hunting Wives?

Whether you love a female-centered story, small town drama, sapphic stories or books about wealth and power, here’s few novels to look into after you’re done watching The Hunting Wives.

El Dorado Drive by Megan Abbott

Crime, wealth and desperation collide in this Detroit-set story about women of declining means who are given the opportunity to turn things around with a betrayal-fueled pyramid scheme.’

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Bad Girls Never Say Die by Jennifer Mathieu

In this Texas-set, gender-flipped retelling of The Outsiders, bad girls is given a brand new look. Riddled with murder and secrets, as well as a queer twist, this story will scratch a lot of those Hunting Wives itches.

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The Quiet Tenant by Clémence Michallon

A beloved member of the community is hiding a dark secret, he’s a kidnapper and a serial killer. After the death of his wife, he has to move his daughter and a captive, but attracts the attention of a third woman who is suddenly sucked into the orbit of the sinister trio. Told from the perspective of the three women involved, this mystery is a dangerous exploration of power imbalance.

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The House in the Pines by Ana Reyes

Seven years ago as a teen, Maya watched her best friend right in front of her and a man named Frank they’d spent their summer with. Now, a YouTube video has gone viral of a girl dying in front of the very same man and Maya’s life begins to spiral with old secrets and small town tragedy surfacing.

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What’s next for May Cobb?

Truly if you’re looking for your next read to satisfy your Hunting Wives craving, then it’s May Cobb’s next book you’re looking for. Though you’ll have to wait until next year to get it, it is just a few short months away from hitting the shelves.

All the Little Houses by May Cobb

If you’re into all the mean girl, ruthless drama in The Hunting Wives, wait until you meet the Andersons. Set in 1980’s Texas, Nellie is a perfect beautiful daughter who gets everything she wants, and what she can’t get, her mama handles. When a new family moves into town that threatens to shake up the social circle the Anderson women have crafted so cunningly, chaos and drama breaks out.

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