The breakout Netflix hit show about East Texas socialites premieres its second season in September.

The Hunting Wives star Dermot Mulroney says season 3 is already in the works

The breakout Netflix hit show about East Texas socialites premieres its second season in September.

By Sharareh Drury

May 22, 2026 1:56 p.m. ET

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Malin Akerman and Dermot Mulroney in 'The Hunting Wives'. Credit:

- *The Hunting Wives *star Dermot Mulroney has teased a third season of the steamy Netflix series.

- During a podcast interview, Mulroney said filming for season 3 will begin this fall.

- Mulroney stars alongside Malin Akerman and Brittany Snow in the series that digs into the scandals and mysteries among a group of East Texas socialites.**

While fans of *The Hunting Wives** *wait for its highly anticipated second season, which is set to premiere in September, Dermot Mulroney has teased that that won't be where the series ends.

While on the *The Tangle With Kyle Ridley** *podcast on Wednesday, Mulroney revealed that the breakout Netflix show about East Texas socialites with plenty of secrets is already gearing up for a third season.

"Season three is in prep," Mulroney shared on the podcast. "I think they got writers in the room, and they're cooking up a third season already."

Mulroney added that filming for season 3 of the steamy and suspenseful thriller series, which is based on May Cobb's bestselling novel of the same name, should begin this fall.

Netflix told ** that the series has not been renewed for a third season "at this time."

Dermot Mulroney as Jed Banks in 'The Hunting Wives'.

"So that's great news for all the fans of *The Hunting Wives*. Just stay tuned," Mulroney added.

*The Hunting Wives* cast is led by Malin Akerman, who plays Margo Banks, the wife of Republican politician Jed Banks, a wealthy Texas oil tycoon and gubernatorial candidate played by Mulroney. Margo forms an intense bond with Sophie (Brittany Snow), a Boston transplant interested in climbing the region's social ladder and being accepted into the Hunting Wives, an elite clique. As the two grow close, things get complicated after the murder of a local teenager, Abby (Madison Wolfe).

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As far as what audiences can expect for season 2, Mulroney said that when it comes to his character, things "just get worse and worse."

"I argue that the first season was based on May Cobb's wonderful novel, that was, you know, murder-mystery and backstabbing, [a] raunchy thing," Mulroney said. "The second season is not chained to a novel, and they go off... off of the chain. So stay tuned. Well worth the binge watch."

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Malin Akerman and Brittany Snow on 'The Hunting Wives'.

*The Hunting Wives* premiered on July 21, 2025, and quickly dominated Netflix's streaming charts while engrossing audiences with its mix of sexy scandal and mystery.

Last September, Snow and Akerman shared that the series would be back for a second season in a FaceTime-style video posted to social media.

A teary-eyed and emotionally distraught Snow told Akerman she'd "give anything to see" her, and Akerman responded with a smile, teasing, "I have a feeling we’re going to see each other real soon. Actually, I *know *we’re going to see each other really soon."

With the first season ending on a shocking cliffhanger, and no premiere date for season 2 officially announced by Netflix yet, fans will just have to hold on a little longer before learning what's next for Margo, Sophie, and the rest of the Hunting Wives crew.

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