The Hunting Wives is an erotic mystery thriller drama series created by Rebecca Cutter. Based on the 2021 novel of the same name by May Cobb, the Netflix series follows Sophie O’Neil, a young married woman, as she moves with her family to Maple Brook, Texas, and soon meets and befriends the elite socialite Margo Banks and her group of housewives. Sophie soon finds herself embroiled in affairs, dark secrets, and even a murder investigation. The Hunting Wives stars Brittany Snow, Malin Akerman, Jaime Ray Newman, Evan Jonigkeit, George Ferrier, Katie Lowes, Chrissy Metz, and Dermot Mulroney. So, if you loved the thrilling murder mystery, entertaining drama, and compelling characters in The Hunting Wives, here are some similar shows you should check out next.
Grosse Pointe Garden Society (Rent on Prime Video)
Grosse Pointe Garden Society is a murder mystery thriller dark comedy-drama series co-created by Jenna Bans and Bill Krebs. The short-lived NBC series is set in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, and it revolves around four gardening club members who get embroiled in a murder and the investigation that follows. Grosse Pointe Garden Society stars Melissa Fumero, Aja Naomi King, Ben Rappaport, AnnaSophia Robb, Matthew Davis, Alexander Hodge, Nancy Travis, and Felix Wolfe.
How to Get Away With Murder (Hulu & Prime Video)
How to Get Away With Murder is a legal mystery thriller series created by Peter Nowalk. The ABC series is set in Philadelphia on the premises of Middleton University, and it revolves around a group of law students and their criminal defense attorney professor, Annalise Keating, as they get embroiled in a murder mystery. How to Get Away With Murder stars Viola Davis, Billy Brown, Alfred Enoch, Jack Falahee, Katie Findlay, Aja Naomi King, Matt McGorry, Karla Souza, Charlie Weber, Liza Weil, Conrad Ricamora, and Rome Flynn.
The Better Sister (Prime Video)
The Better Sister is a mystery crime thriller drama series created by Olivia Milch. Based on the 2019 novel of the same name by Alafair Burke, the Prime Video series follows estranged sisters Chloe Taylor and Nicky Macintosh as they are reunited after Chloe’s husband, who is also Nicky’s ex-husband, is murdered. The Better Sister stars Jessica Biel, Elizabeth Banks, Corey Stoll, Kim Dickens, Maxwell Acee Donovan, Bobby Naderi, Gabriel Sloyer, Matthew Modine, Lorraine Toussaint, and Gloria Reuben.
The Perfect Couple (Netflix)
The Perfect Couple is a mystery drama miniseries created by Jenna Lamia. Based on the 2018 novel of the same name by Elin Hilderbrand, the Netflix series follows Amelia, a young woman, as she prepares to marry into one of the wealthiest and most secretive families in Nantucket, but a brutal death just before the wedding reveals some dark hidden secrets. The Perfect Couple stars Nicole Kidman, Liev Schreiber, Eve Hewson, Billy Howle, Meghann Fahy, Donna Lynne Champlin, Jack Reynor, Michael Beach, Ishaan Khatter, Isabelle Adjani, Sam Nivola, Mia Isaac, and Dakota Fanning.
Why Women Kill (Paramount+ & Rent on Prime Video)
Why Women Kill is a dark comedy crime thriller drama anthology series created by Marc Cherry. The Paramount+ series revolves around different women in different time periods as they find themselves compelled to kill because of various reasons, including infidelity. Why Women Kill stars Lucy Liu, Ginnifer Goodwin, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Alexandra Daddario, Sam Jaeger, Sadie Calvano, Jack Davenport, Reid Scott, Allison Tolman, and Lana Parrilla.
Big Little Lies (HBO Max & Rent on Prime Video)
Big Little Lies is a psychological mystery, dark comedy-drama series created by David E. Kelley. Based on the 2014 novel of the same name by author Liane Moriarty, the HBO series is set in an affluent California community, and it revolves around a group of wealthy young women as their hidden dark secrets come to light after a murder takes place near them. Big Little Lies stars Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Shailene Woodley, Alexander Skarsgård, Adam Scott, Zoë Kravitz, James Tupper, Jeffrey Nordling, Laura Dern, Iain Armitage, Kathryn Newton, and Meryl Streep.
Desperate Housewives (Prime Video, Hulu, & Disney+)
Desperate Housewives is a soap opera mystery comedy-drama series created by Marc Cherry. The ABC series is set in the fictional town of Fairview, and it revolves around a group of seemingly ordinary housewives in an affluent neighborhood, but behind the veil of their seemingly perfect life, they are hiding plenty of dark secrets. Desperate Housewives stars Teri Hatcher, Felicity Huffman, Marcia Cross, Eva Longoria, Nicollette Sheridan, Steven Culp, Ricardo Chavira, Mark Moses, and Andrea Bowen.
Dead To Me (Netflix)
Dead To Me is a dark comedy crime thriller drama series created by Liz Feldman. The Netflix series follows Jen, a sardonic woman still grieving over the recent death of her husband, who was killed in a hit-and-run. She soon meets and befriends Judy, an optimistic woman who is hiding some dark secrets. Dead To Me stars Christina Applegate, Linda Cardellini, James Marsden, Max Jenkins, Sam McCarthy, and Luke Roessler.
Bad Sisters (Apple TV+)
Bad Sisters is an Irish dark comedy murder mystery thriller series co-developed by Sharon Horgan, Dave Finkel, and Brett Baer. Based on the Belgian series Clan by Malin-Sarah Gozin, the Apple TV+ series is set in Dublin and revolves around the Garvey sisters as they are investigated for the murder of one of their husbands. Bad Sisters stars Horgan, Anne-Marie Duff, Eva Birthistle, Sarah Greene, Eve Hewson, Daryl McCormack, Assaad Bouab, and Claes Bang.
The Flight Attendant (HBO Max & Rent on Prime Video)
The Flight Attendant is a dark comedy murder mystery thriller series created by Steve Yockey. Based on the 2018 novel of the same name by author Chris Bohjalian, the HBO Max series follows American flight attendant Cassie Bowden, who’s struggling with alcoholism. When she finds herself next to the dead body of a one-night stand with no memory of last night, she tries to figure out how he died. The Flight Attendant stars Kaley Cuoco, Michiel Huisman, Zosia Mamet, T.R. Knight, Michelle Gomez, Colin Woodell, Merle Dandridge, Griffin Matthews, Nolan Gerard Funk, and Rosie Perez.