Original title: How ‘The Hunting Wives’ Made It to Netflix (From Starz) and the Status of Season 2
[This story contains major spoilers from the season finale of The Hunting Wives.] Upper class Texan women who like to shoot guns, drink and hit the party circuit — and who maybe kill people — are having a moment thanks to The Hunting Wives. The Netflix series from creator Rebecca Cutter that stars Malin Akerman and Brittany Snow needs little introduction by now. The Hunting Wives hit a new milestone last week when it became the most-viewed streaming series in the U.S., after hanging out in the Netflix Top 10 for more than a month following its July 21 release. But the binge-y, erotic crime thriller wasn’t always at Netflix. Cutter, who created Starz drama Hightown, was initially making The Hunting Wives also for Starz. The cable network’s tagline is “We’re All Adults Here,” which explains how the racy series — complete with more nudity, sex, violence and politics than you might expect from a typical Netflix offering — ended up at the streaming giant. Heading into Starz’s split from Lio