Divisive 10-Episode Crime Thriller Is the Perfect Weekend Binge

The Hunting Party is a divisive 10-episode crime thriller that serves as an easy weekend binge ahead of its Season 2 drop. Rotten Tomatoes shows a stark split — an 18% critics' score against an 83% audience score — suggesting strong disagreement about the show’s merits.

The series follows FBI Agent Bex Henderson (Melissa Roxburgh). At a low point working casino security, she is recruited into psychological profiling after a breakout at a super-secret prison called The Pit, where the worst criminals were kept and reportedly experimented on.

The Hunting Party leans on a classic procedural structure: a new serial killer each week alongside an overarching mythology. It draws on the psychological focus familiar from Criminal Minds while embracing the heightened, conspiratorial energy of shows like Prison Break.

With only 10 episodes in its first season, the show is quick to catch up on before Season 2. The Hunting Party airs Thursdays on NBC and is available to stream the next day on Peacock.

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