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The Hunting Wives Season 2 Is Bringing Even More Chaos to Maple Brook

The ladies of The Hunting Wives are coming back, and Season 2 looks ready to make the drama in Maple Brook, Texas, even messier. Netflix will premiere the second chapter on Nov. 26, 2026, landing on Thanksgiving Day with more conspiracies, dangerous relationships, and the kind of chaos fans have come to expect from the series.

Two women in dark clothing stand outdoors in a wooded area; one is teaching or assisting the other in aiming a handgun. A pickup truck bed is visible behind them, and the background features blurred trees in daylight.

Newly released first-look photos suggest that Sophie (Brittany Snow) and Margo (Malin Akerman) are still at the center of the storm. Their relationship appears to have become even more complicated, while the political and criminal stakes around them continue to rise.

Jed Banks (Dermot Mulroney) is now running for governor, and Deputy Salazar (Karen Rodriguez) is pursuing another major case. Meanwhile, the latest images hint that trouble is brewing across Maple Brook.

Two women in elegant dresses stand facing each other in a warmly lit, ornate bathroom with floral wallpaper, gold-framed mirrors, wall lamps, and a vase of flowers on the counter, their reflections visible in the mirrors.

Meet the New Faces

Season 2 is also introducing several new characters, played by a mix of familiar faces and rising stars:

  • John Stamos (Palm Royale, You, Big Shot) as Chase Brylan
  • Dale Dickey (Winter’s Bone, True Blood, Fallout) as Zelda Moffitt
  • Cam Gigandet (Violent Night, Burlesque) as Gentle John Moffitt
  • Kim Matula (Saturday Night, LA to Vegas) as Nadia Kelly
  • Alex FitzAlan (The Wilds, Chevalier) as Lincoln Trout

The new photos give viewers plenty to speculate about without revealing too much.

Woman with long hair wearing a bandana, sunglasses, and biker vest stands outdoors in a forest, surrounded by trees and natural light, gazing off to the side with a serious expression.

Callie (Jaime Ray Newman) appears to be getting unusually close to Nadia. John Stamos turns up in a distinctly country-inspired look. At the sheriff’s office, something has Salazar deeply concerned. Sophie is also seen looking worried beside her car, the same vehicle involved in the dramatic events that closed out the previous season.

Then there is Graham (Evan Jonigkeit), who has apparently grown a mustache. Whatever is happening in Maple Brook, things clearly have not settled down.

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Sophie and Margo Are Back Together, But Not Quite

For anyone who needs a refresher, The Hunting Wives follows Sophie, an East Coast transplant who moves to deep East Texas. After meeting socialite Margo, Sophie becomes caught up in a world of obsession, seduction, and murder.

By the time Season 2 begins, Sophie and Margo are no longer on good terms. Their separation, however, may not last. Old secrets and new enemies soon push the two women back into each other’s orbit.

That leaves them facing a familiar question in a very different set of circumstances: Are they the hunters, or have they become the hunted?

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Season 2 Is Already Promising More Trouble

Akerman previously celebrated her return to the Lone Star State on Instagram late last year, sharing a selfie with Snow and Newman as filming got underway.

A woman with blonde hair looks serious under blue emergency vehicle lights at night, partially seen through a car window, suggesting a tense or dramatic situation involving law enforcement.

“Hold on to your wigs…we have officially started shooting season 2!!!” she wrote in the caption. “And y’all are not gonna be disappointed.”

The newly released images certainly suggest that the cast has plenty in store. Sophie and Margo appear together again, while other photos show characters in tense outdoor scenes, at the sheriff’s office, and amid what looks like another investigation.

Two men in a dimly lit indoor setting, one in a jean jacket with a fur collar looking back, the other with a hat and glasses facing forward, colorful lights blurred in the foreground.

With Season 2 arriving Nov. 26 on Netflix, fans have a little more time to revisit the accents, wigs, betrayals, and carefully executed murders that made the first season such a wild ride.

And if the show’s theme song is any indication, these women are still determined to have a good time while doing it.