The Hunting Party (TV series)

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The Hunting Party
Genre
Created byJJ Bailey
Starring
Music by Dan Romer
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes1
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • John Mabry
  • Rebecca Bellotto
  • Paula Sabbaga
  • Jeff Rafner
CinematographyMirza
EditorBenjamin Bumgarner
Production companies
Original release
Network NBC
ReleaseJanuary 19, 2025 (2025-01-19) 
present (present)

The Hunting Party is an American procedural crime drama television series created by JJ Bailey. The series premiered on NBC on January 19, 2025. [1] [2]

Contents

Cast and characters

Episodes

No.Title [3] Directed byWritten by [4] Original release date [3] U.S. viewers
(millions)
1"Richard Harris" Thor Freudenthal JJ BaileyJanuary 19, 2025 (2025-01-19)3.05 [5]
2TBATBA Keto Shimizu February 10, 2025 (2025-02-10)TBD
3TBATBAMichael Jones-MoralesFebruary 17, 2025 (2025-02-17)TBD
4TBATBATeleplay by: JJ Bailey
Story by: Jake Coburn
February 24, 2025 (2025-02-24)TBD
5TBATBATeleplay by: Jake Coburn
Story by: JJ Bailey
March 3, 2025 (2025-03-03)TBD
6TBATBAMichael Jones-Morales & Vinny FerrisMarch 10, 2025 (2025-03-10)TBD
7TBATBARebecca Bellotto & Paula SabbagaMarch 17, 2025 (2025-03-17)TBD
8TBATBAKeto Shimizu & David LoongMarch 24, 2025 (2025-03-24)TBD
9TBATBARebecca Bellotto & Paula SabbagaMarch 31, 2025 (2025-03-31)TBD
10TBATBAJJ Bailey & Jake CoburnApril 7, 2025 (2025-04-07)TBD

Production

Development

In August 2022, it was announced J.J. Bailey had entered into an overall deal with Universal Television with the first project to be developed being procedural drama, The Hunting Party, created by Bailey and Jake Coburn. [6] In February 2023, it was announced NBC had set up a writers room for the series with a formal straight-to-series order taking place one year after. [7] [8]

Casting

In May 2024, it was announced Melissa Roxburgh was cast as the show's lead. [9] Later that same month, it was announced Patrick Sabongui, Josh McKenzie and Sara Garcia had joined the cast as series regulars. [10] [11] In June 2024, Nick Wechsler joined the cast as a series regular while Kyra Leroux was cast in a recurring role. [12]

Filming

Filming for the series began on June 20, 2024 and concluded on November 19, 2024. [13]

Broadcast

The series premiered on January 19, 2025 on NBC out of an NFC divisional game before moving to its Monday night regular time slot on February 3 with a re-air of the pilot. [1] [2] In Canada, the series will air on Global and will be available to stream on StackTV. [14]

Reception

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of The Hunting Party
No.TitleAir date Rating/share
(18–49)
Viewers
(millions)
Ref.
1"Richard Harris"January 19, 20250.5/43.05 [5]

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