Snazzy Daisy June 28, 2024 Share June 28, 2024 SYNOPSIS: Quote “The Hunting Party” is “a high-concept crime procedural about a small team of investigators who are assembled to track down and capture the most dangerous killers our country has ever seen, all of whom have just escaped from a top-secret prison that’s not supposed to exist.” ABOUT THE SHOW: Quote Back in February, NBC has given a series order to “The Hunting Party,” a drama series from JJ Bailey and Jake Coburn. “The Hunting Party” is produced by Universal Television. Bailey, who is under an overall deal at the studio, created the series and wrote the pilot. He serves as co-showrunner and executive producer along with Coburn, who has a first-look deal with UTV. RELEASE DATE: TBA (2025) on NBC CAST: Melissa Roxburgh as Rebecca “Bex” Henderson - Shrewd, steadfast and obsessively curious, Bex is an ex-FBI agent recruited to an elite government task force due to her reputation as a savvy profiler who’s caught some of the world’s most dangerous serial killers. Nick Wechsler as Oliver Odell - Bex’s former partner in the FBI and the love of her life, Oliver Odell is a charming, brilliant and often reckless profiler whose career at the bureau, and whose relationship with Bex, ended in disgrace. Patrick Sabongui as Ryan Hassani - Rugged and world-worn but with a casual air, Hassani is a CIA agent tasked with managing the crisis. Sara Garcia as Jennifer Morales - A bright and natural optimist despite her tough upbringing, Jennifer is an intel officer and major in the Army. Josh McKenzie as Shane Florence - Selfless, sincere and charismatic, Shane is a former soldier in Iraq and a prison guard at a highly classified facility. Kyra Leroux as Samantha Henderson - Precocious, funny and winning, Samantha is Bex’s 18-year-old daughter (via adoption) and a survivor of great trauma. In her first year at college, Samantha and Bex are both struggling being away from each other. Melissa Roxburgh, Patrick Sabongui and Sara Garcia Nick Wechsler, Kyra Leroux Josh McKenzie 1 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/148460-the-hunting-party-in-the-media/
Snazzy Daisy November 19, 2024 Author Share November 19, 2024 NBC Plots Short #OneChicago Hiatus, Sets Premiere Dates for Suits LA and Two Other New Dramas Quote MONDAY, FEB. 3 10 pm The Hunting Party (series premiere) 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/148460-the-hunting-party-in-the-media/#findComment-8512374
Trini November 19, 2024 Share November 19, 2024 I think I had heard about this before, but I didn't realize it was going to be a network show. Sounds slightly more interesting than the typical procedural; and I hope it is. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/148460-the-hunting-party-in-the-media/#findComment-8512376
AnimeMania December 21, 2024 Share December 21, 2024 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/148460-the-hunting-party-in-the-media/#findComment-8538327
Snazzy Daisy December 23, 2024 Author Share December 23, 2024 "The Hunting Party" premieres Monday — February 3, 2025 on NBC and streaming next day on Peacock. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/148460-the-hunting-party-in-the-media/#findComment-8539482
Snazzy Daisy December 23, 2024 Author Share December 23, 2024 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/148460-the-hunting-party-in-the-media/#findComment-8539488
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Snazzy Daisy December 30, 2024 Author Share December 30, 2024 The Hunting Party’s Melissa Roxburgh Makes a Disturbing Discovery in New Serial-Killer Drama — 2025 FIRST LOOK (Exclusive) Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/148460-the-hunting-party-in-the-media/#findComment-8543235
AnimeMania January 2 Share January 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/148460-the-hunting-party-in-the-media/#findComment-8544387
AnimeMania January 3 Share January 3 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/148460-the-hunting-party-in-the-media/#findComment-8545680
Trini January 3 Share January 3 I get why TV writers do it, but I'm just over "The show is about This, BUT ALSO, there's a behind-the-scenes Conspiracy". I just hate that those things usually get drawn out forever with little progress, while at the same time getting more and more convoluted and non-sensical. I guess the question is, why would you want to keep all your worst serial killers around if not for punishment? (Since that can happen in a non-super-secret prison.) Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/148460-the-hunting-party-in-the-media/#findComment-8545704
AnimeMania January 13 Share January 13 (edited) NBC's New Drama Series "The Hunting Party" to Now Premiere Sunday, Jan. 19 at 7 p.m. ET/PT The Hunting Party episode 1 will get a "special" showing on NBC at ~7pm on January 19, 2025 following the NFL divisional playoff game starting at 3pm and NBC Nightly News at ~6:30pm (half-hour, starting after football game ends). Episode 1 will still air on February 3, 2025 at 10pm, its regularly scheduled debut. Edited January 13 by AnimeMania 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/148460-the-hunting-party-in-the-media/#findComment-8553998
Snazzy Daisy January 19 Author Share January 19 ‘The Hunting Party’ Review: NBC’s Serial Killer Procedural Is a Deadly Bore Quote NBC is boasting that The Hunting Party is a “high-concept thriller,” but it’s closer to a “no-concept no-thriller.” 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/148460-the-hunting-party-in-the-media/#findComment-8558654
Snazzy Daisy January 20 Author Share January 20 ‘The Hunting Party’ Bosses Tease Answers About the Pit & Shane’s ‘Very Big Ulterior Motives’ Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/148460-the-hunting-party-in-the-media/#findComment-8559179
tv echo January 21 Share January 21 Episode 1 is now on YouTube (courtesy of NBC)... Full Episode | NBC’s The Hunting Party Starring Melissa Roxburgh NBC Jan 20, 2025 The Hunting Party Premiere Recap: Will You Keep Following NBC’s Prison Break Drama? By Matt Webb Mitovich January 19, 2025 https://tvline.com/recaps/the-hunting-party-premiere-nbc-top-secret-prison-jailbreak-1235400645/ Quote The Hunting Party will repeat its premiere in its regular time slot on Monday, Feb. 3, at 10/9c, followed by Episode 2 on Feb. 10. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/148460-the-hunting-party-in-the-media/#findComment-8560052
Trini January 23 Share January 23 Another preview article, but has some information that's not in the pilot, so beware if you consider that spoilers: https://www.tvinsider.com/1169865/the-hunting-party-melissa-roxburgh-interview-exclusive/ Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/148460-the-hunting-party-in-the-media/#findComment-8562026
tv echo January 31 Share January 31 Melissa Roxburgh and the Cast Go Behind the Scenes of The Hunting Party | NBC NBC Jan 30, 2025 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/148460-the-hunting-party-in-the-media/#findComment-8568660
Snazzy Daisy February 6 Author Share February 6 Melissa Roxburgh Compares Hunting Party Mysteries to Manifest’s, Mourns Loss of NBC Drama’s Super-Cool Prison The Hunting Party | Melissa Roxburgh Interview | TVLine Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/148460-the-hunting-party-in-the-media/#findComment-8573311
Snazzy Daisy February 26 Author Share February 26 Matt’s Inside Line: Scoop on Ghosts, White Lotus, All American, Severance, Hunting Party, Elsbeth, Chicago Fire, The Rookie and More! Q: Any scoop on The Hunting Party, now that Bex has more and more reason to be suspicious of Odell? Quote Regarding Oliver apparently knowing about The Pit’s imminent explosion and his hasty download of sensitive intel before hot-footing it out of Dodge, series lead Melissa Roxburgh teased for me, “We learn that he has an alliance, that he’s trying to figure out answers… and he did it for a reason that’s not as terrible as Bex originally thinks.” Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/148460-the-hunting-party-in-the-media/#findComment-8591098
tv echo February 28 Share February 28 (edited) Arrow's David Ramsey will be guest starring on the March 10th episode of The Hunting Party... https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_hunting_party/s01/e06 Quote The Hunting Party – Season 1, Episode 6 Arlo Brandt Airs Mon Mar 10 Edited February 28 by tv echo Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/148460-the-hunting-party-in-the-media/#findComment-8593684
tv echo March 4 Share March 4 The Hunting Party 1x06 Promo "Arlo Brandt" (HD) TV Promos Mar 3, 2025 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/148460-the-hunting-party-in-the-media/#findComment-8597565
Snazzy Daisy March 7 Author Share March 7 Matt’s Inside Line: Scoop on Daredevil, NCIS, The Rookie, 9-1-1, The Hunting Party, FBI: Most Wanted, Ghosts, All American, Grey’s Anatomy and More! Q: Anything on The Hunting Party‘s season finale? Quote The freshman NBC drama’s 10th episode, airing April 7, “will leave people intrigued,” teases star Melissa Roxburgh. “The way that they tie Season 1 up, I want to know what happens next. It’s a really, really interesting concept — I can’t say more about it — but I really want people to push through to the end because the payoff of what happened to the prisoners and who’s actually in charge of it gets completely flipped around.” Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/148460-the-hunting-party-in-the-media/#findComment-8600981
tv echo March 11 Share March 11 (edited) The Hunting Party Creator Explains That Big Shane Twist – So, That's NOT His Dad? By Tara Bennett Mar 10, 2025 https://www.nbc.com/nbc-insider/the-hunting-party-arlo-brandt-episode-interview-shane-dad-silo-12 Quote In our exclusive NBC Insider post-mortem, series creator J.J. Bailey explains the long-simmering storylines that were finally introduced in this episode, including a twist concerning Shane's mysterious visits to his" father" and the secret off-shoot to The Pit, known as Silo 12. * * * The end of the episode also paid off with a big reveal around Shane when the man he's been visiting at the assisted living is revealed to not be his father. The staff, naturally, confronts him. * * * "Shane is a character that is near and dear to my heart," Bailey said. "His storyline was one that we came up with very early in the show, and we're really excited about the back half of the season as we finally get to it. One of the things we realized was necessary [early on] was to give Bex and Odell's storyline the room it needed in the front half of the season. But also to leave Shane as the trusted partner who doesn't have ulterior motives... at first. We had to build it out for this to really work later in the season. And now that we're getting to it, it's so fun for me." * * * Another big revelation came in the form of the annexed secret area of The Pit known to only a chosen few: "Silo 12." In this episode, Bex and Hassani confront Odell about Silo 12 — and he's hesitant to share too much. However, Odell finally gives up some information by the episode's end. Bailey confirmed Silo 12 was a plot point they've been holding in their creative back pockets for a long time. "We started talking about these tunnels underneath connected to other facilities, as we always knew some of these real missile silos are connected by tunnels to control centers and things. So, we knew there was the ability to expand into other spaces and see what they are," he explained. "In the show, when we actually get to Silo 12 and realize what was going on there, it blows it up in an interesting way. It was so fun to finally get there because we came up with that place, I believe, in the mini writers' room that we had before the writer's strike." Edited March 11 by tv echo Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/148460-the-hunting-party-in-the-media/#findComment-8604141
tv echo March 15 Share March 15 A Franchise First on NCIS: Sydney? Did The Pitt Deliver on Birth Scene? 1923's Luca Is Totally Dead, Right? Did Grey’s ‘Yes!’ Come Too Easily? More TV Qs! By Vlada Gelman, Matt Webb Mitovich, Ryan Schwartz, Dave Nemetz, Kimberly Roots, Charlie Mason March 14, 2025 https://tvline.com/features/the-pitt-realistic-childbirth-scene-episode-11-tv-questions-1235418433/ Quote 11 | Why hasn’t The Hunting Party’s Bex gotten Odell booted from the task force, after his umpteenth lie/”lie of omission” to her? And was it refreshing this week to see a Vancouver show not pretend its cast wasn’t getting drenched in a downpour? ? Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/148460-the-hunting-party-in-the-media/#findComment-8607790
tv echo March 22 Share March 22 What Slips Did Adolescence Leave In? Will Conners Visit Roseanne? Why’d Suits LA Skip Arrow Nod? Revenge of the Lying Rookie? More TV Qs! By Vlada Gelman, Matt Webb Mitovich, Kimberly Roots, Ryan Schwartz, Andy Swift, Claire Franken March 21, 2025 https://tvline.com/features/adolescence-netflix-one-shot-drama-ad-libs-mistakes-1235421045/ Quote 9 | Does it get any more on-the-nose than having iconic Silence of the Lambs prisoner Brooke Smith guest-star on NBC’s The Hunting Party serial killer drama? #ItPlacesTheLotionInTheBasket ? Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/148460-the-hunting-party-in-the-media/#findComment-8614055
tv echo March 22 Share March 22 (edited) The Hunting Party EP Coburn on David Ramsey, Series Influences & More Tom Chang Mar 19, 2025 https://bleedingcool.com/tv/the-hunting-party-ep-coburn-on-david-ramsey-series-influences-more/ Quote Bleeding Cool: What was the conversation with JJ [Bailey] that led to the initial spark of 'The Hunting Party?' [Jake Coburn:] I don't remember exactly what it was, but we talked probably for two, two and a half hours that first time. We found ourselves coalescing around a couple of different shapes, ideas, and the DNA of the show was born there. Obviously, we were both intrigued by serial killers and sort of like the MKUltra dark side of psychiatry and psychology, specifically government programs. If people aren't familiar with MKultra, it's a fascinating history, and The Pit became an opportunity to take it to a bigger level with bigger stakes and a higher concept, so we were drawn to that as well. When it came to initially developing the lead for Bex, was it conceived with Melissa in mind, or did you play around with some other ideas? No, we wrote it and got the pickup without any actors attached. I don't think there was a specific actor we had in mind for the role. Once we got the pickup, we did the additional auditions, and it was a challenging process for us because, for whatever reason, it's a specific character, and there's a lot of different tonalities that must be balanced, and there were not a lot of people we saw where we felt like they could be Bex. [Melissa] was one of them, and once she got in there, she owned it. * * * How do you break down the balance among the principal cast as far as delegating the roles? How did you sort out the parts they played after having Melissa come in as Bex, and then you had Nick [Wechsler], Patrick [Sabongui], Josh [McKenzie], and Sara come and round it out? The character of Morales was added into the mix at a slightly later date, and that's part of the reason why Sara joins us in episode two "Clayton Jessup." She's amazing, and you'll see in episode nine she leaves the command center and is part of a mission. It gives her a chance to flex new, different muscles as an actress. I would say that the core four actors, we knew who we wanted as characters, and we dialed in on them pretty quickly. Edited March 22 by tv echo Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/148460-the-hunting-party-in-the-media/#findComment-8614059
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