The Hunting Party (2025) Details: Follows a small team of investigators who are assembled to track down and capture the most dangerous killers ever seen, all of whom have just escaped from a top-secret prison that’s not supposed to exist. The TV series is created by JJ Bailey. It stars Melissa Roxburgh, Nick Wechsler, and Patrick Sabongui. The Hunting Party has received an IMDb rating of 6.2/10 based on 649 votes with a popularity score of 39 (+4).
Series Info:
- Title: The Hunting Party
- Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Release Year: 2025
- TV Rating: TV-14
- Creator: JJ Bailey
- Stars: Melissa Roxburgh, Nick Wechsler, Patrick Sabongui
- IMDb Rating: 6.2/10
- IMDb Votes: 649
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The Hunting Party – A Review of the New TV Series
With society’s obsession with criminals, crime dramas continue to gain popularity across media outlets such as movies, podcasts, and television. The new NBC crime drama series “The Hunting Party,” created by JJ Bailey, features vicious, brutal, and inhuman killers as its main theme. The series, which feels like a cross between NBC’s “The Blacklist” and CBS’s “Criminal Minds,” is terrifying and, while somewhat predictable, overall, a watchable show.
“The Hunting Party” begins with a huge explosion. While any disaster that causes mass destruction and loss of life is scary, this explosion has even more serious consequences. “The Pit,” a top-secret prison that once held the world’s most violent and dangerous criminals, has been completely destroyed. Worse still, all the prisoners are unaccounted for. The government recruits former FBI profiler Bex Henderson (Melissa Roxburgh) to cover up the scandal while trying to recapture the escaped murderers. She is joined by CIA agent Ryan Hassani (Patrick Sabongui), former Pitt security guard Shane Florence (Josh McKenzie), military intelligence officer Jennifer Morales (Sarah Garcia), and former Pitt warden Oliver Odell (Nick Wechsler).
Excited to be back in action, Bex races across the country with Ryan and Shane, sifting through old files and footage, to catch the escapees. Meanwhile, Oliver and Jennifer remain at headquarters, providing information and locations to the trio on the ground. While all seem to be working toward the same goal, several members of the task force have secrets and ulterior motives. Ryan is reluctant to ask Shane about Beck’s prison, while others try to cover up their crimes. Also, since most of the criminals in the Pit are considered to be on death row, it is essential to capture them without the public knowing.
The second part, “Clayton Jessup” (named after the escaped murderer), is particularly revealing. This maniac engages in a series of unique adventures. However, the details of Beck’s last FBI case, the reasons for her dismissal from the organization, and her childhood provide the writers with a more complex narrative. The additional twists and turns also elevate the series above the average TV drama.
Overall, “The Hunting Party” is a solid action-packed drama. Becks and her team track down homicidal maniacs in each episode. The brutality shown ranges from a man who delights in repeatedly killing and reanimating his victims (as befits the network) to a more bizarre hunter who uses real wolves to hunt his prey. There is some repetition as each episode follows the same format, with Becks constantly stating that the killer has returned to his old haunts or has grown up. However, there are also plenty of unexpected events to keep viewers engaged.
The most interesting thing about the series is that there are so many unanswered questions. The reasons for the existence of The Pit are frightening (and, sadly, not entirely untrue). Furthermore, the first season explores mysteries such as Beck’s dismissal from the FBI, Shane’s experiences at the Pitt, Oliver’s return, and Ryan’s true intentions in a captivating way.
Despite its overly humorous moments, such as the special grayscale color scheme, the barcodes on the prisoners’ feet, several elevator requests (set in 2025), and the cargo container used to hold one prisoner, “The Hunting Party” works well. While the series doesn’t break new ground, the cast is impressive, and the cases are unique and surprising enough to stand on their own. Although critics have only given the series four episodes of its 10-episode first season a chance, the crime drama has the potential to go a long way.
“The Hunting Party” premieres on NBC on February 3, with new episodes airing weekly on Mondays.