Hunting Wives Season 2 Has Shocking On-Screen Death After Book Changes

Season 2 of The Hunting Wives gets off to a shocking start with a surprise character death.

Brittany Snowwho plays Sophie, confirmed the twist during an interview with Entertainment tonight on Sunday, Jan. 11, saying, “Someone dies. I won’t tell you who. It’s a wild game. Wild behavior.”

The 39-year-old actress said she ‘got up on my couch’ after hearing the news.

“Wild. Every storyline is a new adventure. They said we couldn’t be better last year and somehow I think we’re getting there,” Snow teased. “I’m surprised. And I even kind of knew what was going to happen. So I think people are going to be very shocked, I think people are going to be angry.”

She added: “I don’t know if that’s a good or bad thing to say, but people should definitely watch. »

Based on May Cobbthe book of the same name, The Hunting Wives introduced We to Sophie, who moved from Boston to an East Texas town where she found herself attracted to prominent socialite Margo (Malin Akerman). While some became invested in the murder at the center of the series, The Hunting Wives also provided plenty of entertainment with guns, drinking, and raunchy on-screen hookups.

Before its premiere, the show was set to air on Starz, but Netflix ultimately gained exclusive licensing rights in the United States for a year after Lionsgate Television acquired the rights to The Hunting Wives from Starz. Season 2 of The Hunting Wives “will premiere exclusively as a Netflix-branded series in nearly every country where Netflix is ​​available, with the original cast set to reprise their roles,” according to a press release.

Fans have been waiting for news of a second season since the finale, premiering in July 2025, made major changes from Cobb’s book. Those who have read the novel know that Jill (Katie Lowes) killed that of his son Brad (George Ferrier) girlfriend after Abby became pregnant and refused to have an abortion. Jill then killed Margo (named Margot in the book) because she also knew about her friend’s affair with her teenage son.

The eight-part series, however, he got off to a wide start from the original plot by having Margo as the one who got pregnant with Brad’s baby. Margo had an abortion and eventually killed Abby, which Sophie found out in the season 1 finale. Sophie was about to abandon Margo before Margo’s brother got involved and Sophie ended up killing Kyle (Aaron Milligan).

Creator Rebecca Cutter previously teased plans for a second season while speaking to Variety in July 2025, saying there was “a small jump in time – not a year, but a time”. She also hinted that it would be “smart” to have a new murder mystery in the next season, adding: “I don’t know who the whodunnit is yet or who’s finished! »

Author Cobb also supported a continuation. “I feel like there are so many more stories to tell,” Cobb told CBS 19 in July. “It ends on a cliffhanger, and also, the cast and crew were so wonderful. We all just want to get back together and work together again.”

The Hunting Wives is currently streaming on Netflix.