''The Hunting Party'' is an American procedural crime drama television series created by JJ Bailey. The series premiered on

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on January 19, 2025. In May 2025, the series was renewed for a second season.

Cast and characters

Main

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as Rebecca "Bex" Henderson, an FBI Special Agent and criminal profiler. * Nick Wechsler as Oliver Odell, Bex's former partner and lover * Patrick Sabongui as Ryan Hassani, a

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agent * Josh McKenzie as Shane Florence, a prison officer at an underground silo known as ''The Pit'' in Cheyenne, Wyoming * Sara Garcia as Jennifer Morales, an Army Intelligence officer

Recurring

* Zabryna Guevara as Elizabeth Mallory, the United States Attorney General *

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as Colonel Eve Lazarus, Odell's boss who is a high ranking military officer, it was later revealed that she was a former inmate of The Pit *

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as Dr. Henry Dulles, a scientist and doctor who used to work in The Pit, studying the inmates *

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as Sarah Dulles, Dr. Dulles' daughter

Episodes

Production

Development

In August 2022, it was announced J.J. Bailey had entered into an overall deal with

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with the first project to be developed being

procedural drama A procedural or procedural drama is a cross-genre type of literature, film, or television program which places emphasis on technical detail. A documentary film may also be written in a procedural style to heighten narrative. A popular subgenre is t ...

, ''The Hunting Party'', created by Bailey and Jake Coburn. In February 2023, it was announced

had set up a writers room for the series with a formal straight-to-series order taking place one year after.

Casting

In May 2024, it was announced

was cast as the show's lead. Later that same month, it was announced Patrick Sabongui, Josh McKenzie and Sara Garcia had joined the cast as series regulars. In June 2024, Nick Wechsler joined the cast as a series regular while Kyra Leroux was cast in a recurring role. On May 12, 2025, NBC renewed the series for a second season.

Filming

Filming for the series began on June 20, 2024, and concluded on November 19, 2024.

Broadcast

The series premiered on January 19, 2025, on

Reception

Critical response

The review aggregator website

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reported a 18% approval rating with an average rating of 4.7/10, based on 11 critic reviews.

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, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 34 out of 100 based on 7 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable" reviews.

Ratings

References

External links

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