Netflix’s ‘The Hunting Wives’ is returning, with ties to Charlotte & Lake Norman
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A scandal-filled TV show returned to North Carolina for filming — and soon, you can watch new episodes.
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Netflix shared the premiere date for the second season of “The Hunting Wives,” which is set to stream this fall.
“Get ready to feast on another spicy season,” Netflix wrote Thursday, Aug. 20 in a blog post. “Newly released first-look photos reveal that the temperature is heating up in our beloved Maple Brook, Texas.”
Though the show is set in the fictional Texas town, keen-eyed viewers may recognize North Carolina sites that served as filming locations. Here’s what we know about the show’s ties to the Charlotte area and when you can watch the latest episodes.
Fans will recognize many of the actors returning for the second season. Those include stars Brittany Snow as character Sophie O’Neil and Malin Åkerman, who plays Margo Banks.
“‘The Hunting Wives’ follows Sophie, an East Coast transplant in deep East Texas,” Netflix wrote. “After succumbing to the charms of socialite Margo, her life is soon consumed by obsession, seduction, and murder.”
After lots of drama in season one, Netflix said the second season “is upping the ante when it comes to no-holds-barred chaos.”
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As the episodes were being filmed in the Charlotte area, a casting company called for extras to join the production. Downtown Mooresville was filled with signs for the show’s fictional Texas governor campaign, and new cast member John Stamos was spotted in town, The Charlotte Observer reported.
In the first season, other backdrops for the show included a Charlotte bar and a house on Lake Norman. See a full list of North Carolina filming locations at charlotteobserver.com.
“The Hunting Wives” premieres Thanksgiving Day, which falls this year on Thursday, Nov. 26.
Viewers can watch the series on Netflix. The streaming service in its blog post didn’t share the number of episodes in the new season or whether all of them will be released at once.
The News & Observer has reached out to Netflix for more details about “The Hunting Wives” and is awaiting responses.
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