Brittany Snow Joins the Wild Ride in Netflix’s The Hunting Wives Trailer With Malin Akerman Leading the Pack

If you're craving scandal, seduction, and secrets with a healthy dose of Texas flair, Netflix has something juicy sizzling just for you. The streaming giant has dropped the first trailer for The Hunting Wives, and it is dripping with drama, danger, and designer sunglasses. Malin Akerman and Brittany Snow are front and center in this steamy new thriller that’s about to blow your summer binge list wide open.

Inspired by May Cobb’s best-selling novel, The Hunting Wives offers a sizzling cocktail of high society mischief, suburban secrets, and a murder that threatens to unravel everything. Think Desperate Housewives meets Big Little Lies but with more shotguns and Southern sass.

Let’s break down everything you need to know about this juicy new Netflix obsession.

The Hunting Wives Trailer

In the opening of the The Hunting Wives trailer (below), we meet Sophie O’Neil, played by Pitch Perfect and New Girl alum Brittany Snow. She’s just uprooted her life from the East Coast to East Texas with her husband and young son, searching for simplicity, peace, and probably an HOA that doesn’t smell like Chardonnay and passive aggression. Spoiler alert: she does not find peace.

Instead, she’s swept into the high-octane, scandal-infused world of Margo Banks, portrayed by the endlessly magnetic Malin Akerman. Margo isn’t your average Southern belle. She’s glamorous, unapologetic, and has an agenda hidden under that designer hat. When Margo says, “We’re going to be besties,” you know trouble is on the way—like sexy, lethal, life-altering trouble.

The Hunting Wives are not your average book club. They spend their time skeet shooting, sipping cocktails, and seducing whoever dares to step into their scandalous world. They’re rich, reckless, and run this town like it’s a country club with no rules.

Sophie is lured in by the thrill of it all. The parties are extravagant, the nights are wild, and the boundaries between friendship and betrayal are as blurred as a camera filter on Instagram Stories. As Sophie becomes more involved with the group, it’s clear she’s in way over her Lululemon-covered head. And then someone winds up dead. Because of course they do.

Brittany Snow sheds her usual good-girl roles to dive into something darker and more complex, while Malin Akerman commands every scene with a smirk that could melt steel. The cast also includes heavy hitters like Dermot Mulroney, Chrissy Metz, Evan Jonigkeit, Jaime Ray Newman, and Katie Lowes. Every character has secrets, every look means something, and no one is safe.

The chemistry between Snow and Akerman is explosive, setting the stage for a season full of betrayal, lust, and possibly murder. Netflix is giving us eight episodes all at once, and honestly, we might need eight therapy sessions afterward.

The Hunting Wives is based on the 2021 novel by May Cobb, which quickly became a book club favorite thanks to its mix of juicy drama and page-turning suspense. Netflix’s adaptation looks like it’s doubling down on all the things readers loved: forbidden affairs, sharp-tongued women, and a mystery that keeps you guessing until the very last shot. Originally developed for Starz, the series eventually found its home with Netflix, who swooped in like a hawk in heels to secure exclusive US streaming rights. The move makes sense. Netflix knows a binge-worthy thriller when it sees one.

We all love a little chaos—as long as it’s not in our own group chat. The Hunting Wives promises a delicious escape into a world where danger is sexy, loyalty is optional, and brunch could end in betrayal. It’s visually stunning, narratively addictive, and filled with characters you’ll love to hate and hate to love.

Plus, we’ve been overdue for a Southern-set drama that isn’t afraid to get a little messy. Or in this case, a lot messy.

Malin Akerman and Brittany Snow are about to light up your screen in The Hunting Wives, premiering July 21 exclusively on Netflix. Whether you're a fan of twisted thrillers, suburban drama, or just want to see what happens when friendship meets fatal attraction, this series has your name written all over it.

Pour yourself a drink, settle into the drama, and remember—what happens in Texas doesn’t stay in Texas. Not when Netflix is involved.

Ready to dive into the drama? Let me know if you want character deep dives, spoiler-free episode guides, or reactions after the series drops. Let the obsession begin.