The Hunting Party (2025), Season 1
Director: Pilot directed by Thor Freudenthal; other episodes directed by Marcus Stokes, Kristin Windell, Blackhorse Lowe, Glen Winter, James Bamford, Rob Hardy, Nicole Rubio, Shana Stein
Cast: Melissa Roxburgh (Rebecca “Bex” Henderson), Nick Wechsler (Oliver Odell), Patrick Sabongui (Ryan Hassani), Josh McKenzie (Shane Florence), Sara Garcia (Jennifer Morales); recurring: Kyra Leroux, Kari Matchett, Zabryna Guevara, Matt Frewer, Siobhan Williams
NBC’s crime procedural The Hunting Party (Season 1, 2025) follows ex‑FBI profiler Rebecca “Bex” Henderson, portrayed by Melissa Roxburgh, as she’s pulled from civilian life to lead a special task force charged with rounding up the most notorious serial killers in America who have just escaped from a clandestine underground prison known as “The Pit.” The secret facility, hidden beneath Wyoming farmland in a converted nuclear missile silo, suffers a catastrophic explosion—releasing killers once thought dead—and thrusts the country into crisis IMDb+10Decider+10the-hunting-party.fandom.com+10.
Bex joins forces with a specialized team including her former partner Oliver Odell (Nick Wechsler), ex‑military guard turned insider Shane Florence (Josh McKenzie), CIA operative Ryan Hassani (Patrick Sabongui), and Army Intelligence officer Jennifer Morales (Sara Garcia) WikipediaDecider. Set across ten 42-minute episodes (Jan 19–Apr 7, 2025), the season adopts a “one‑killer‑per‑week” arcs format: each installment centers on hunting down a newly escaped serial killer—such as Richard Harris, Clayton Jessup, Dr. Ezekiel Malak, Roy Barber, Arlo Brandt, Mark Marsden, Denise Glenn, Tom Beecher, and the season finale’s Jenna Wells—while Bex battles personal demons and internal team distrust Decider+6TVGuide.com+6What to Watch+6.
The show’s premise is high‑concept but critics were not impressed: Rotten Tomatoes reports just an 18% critic score, citing formulaic plotting, predictable twists, and underdeveloped characters. Some reviews describe it as generic and overly expositional, likening it unfavorably to The Blacklist or Criminal Minds Rotten Tomatoes. Despite this, the series was renewed for a second season in May 2025, indicating network confidence in its core idea and audience potential
NBC’s crime procedural The Hunting Party (Season 1, 2025) follows ex‑FBI profiler Rebecca “Bex” Henderson, portrayed by Melissa Roxburgh, as she’s pulled from civilian life to lead a special task force charged with rounding up the most notorious serial killers in America who have just escaped from a clandestine underground prison known as “The Pit.” The secret facility, hidden beneath Wyoming farmland in a converted nuclear missile silo, suffers a catastrophic explosion—releasing killers once thought dead—and thrusts the country into crisis IMDb+10Decider+10the-hunting-party.fandom.com+10.
Bex joins forces with a specialized team including her former partner Oliver Odell (Nick Wechsler), ex‑military guard turned insider Shane Florence (Josh McKenzie), CIA operative Ryan Hassani (Patrick Sabongui), and Army Intelligence officer Jennifer Morales (Sara Garcia) WikipediaDecider. Set across ten 42-minute episodes (Jan 19–Apr 7, 2025), the season adopts a “one‑killer‑per‑week” arcs format: each installment centers on hunting down a newly escaped serial killer—such as Richard Harris, Clayton Jessup, Dr. Ezekiel Malak, Roy Barber, Arlo Brandt, Mark Marsden, Denise Glenn, Tom Beecher, and the season finale’s Jenna Wells—while Bex battles personal demons and internal team distrust Decider+6TVGuide.com+6What to Watch+6.
The show’s premise is high‑concept but critics were not impressed: Rotten Tomatoes reports just an 18% critic score, citing formulaic plotting, predictable twists, and underdeveloped characters. Some reviews describe it as generic and overly expositional, likening it unfavorably to The Blacklist or Criminal Minds Rotten Tomatoes. Despite this, the series was renewed for a second season in May 2025, indicating network confidence in its core idea and audience potential