The Hunting Party
Seen it?2025 | 2 seasons | 43 min | Drama, Crime
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 18% on Rotten Tomatoes, a lukewarm 7.1 out of 10 from audiences and a short run with a modest audience, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans. If you loved Black Bird or MINDHUNTER, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- 2 seasons: a few weeks of evenings, episodes of about 43 minutes, about 16 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-14. Probably too much for younger kids.
- It was cancelled, so the story may not get a proper ending.
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
A small team of investigators are assembled to track down and capture the most dangerous killers our country has ever seen, all of whom have just escaped from a top-secret prison that's not supposed to exist.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
18% on Rotten Tomatoes, 34 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
7.1 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Ran for 2 seasons and reached a small audience so far; spent 1 week in Netflix's global Top 10; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 994K people sought it out in the past year
Season by season
The show overall is a Monday Morning Maybe. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 2 is the high point.
Season 12025 · 10 episodes · 7.5 out of 10Sunday
Season 22026 · 13 episodes · 8.0 out of 10Saturday
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Cast & crew
Created by JJ Bailey
- Melissa RoxburghRebecca 'Bex' Henderson
- Patrick SabonguiJacob Hassani
- Josh McKenzieShane Florence
- Sara Alicia GarciaJennifer Morales