If Netflix's latest obsession – The Hunting Wives – had you hooked with its juicy secrets, toxic friendships, and glossy Southern drama, you’re in the right place. That mix of glamour, danger, and women behaving badly is seriously addictive and, luckily, there’s more where that came from.
Whether you loved the slow-burn suspense, the complicated female dynamics, or just the thrill of watching apparently perfect lives unravel, we’ve rounded up a list of shows that hit all the same notes. Think murder in the suburbs, scandal behind closed doors, and just the right amount of chaos. From the coastal cliffs of Big Little Lies to the dark corners of Sharp Objects, these series will fill the Hunting Wives-shaped hole in your watch list...
1. Big Little Lies
If The Hunting Wives drew you in with its blend of glamour, gossip, and deadly secrets among women, Big Little Lies will keep you captivated with its sharp writing and layered characters. Produced by and starring Reese Witherspoon (alongside Nicole Kidman, Shailene Woodley and Zoe Kravitz), it's set in an upscale coastal town, and explores the dark undercurrents of seemingly perfect lives unraveling. There's also rumours of a third season incoming...
2. Little Fires Everywhere
Another of Witherspoon' productions, this one is based on a 2017 novel of same name and digs into the complexities of motherhood, social status, and hidden resentments. With smouldering tension between its two female leads, it slowly builds to an explosive reveal that questions what it means to be a “good” woman.
3. Sharp Objects
If the Southern Gothic vibes and psychological suspense of The Hunting Wives hooked you, Sharp Objects delivers an equally dark and haunting atmosphere. Centred around a murder mystery and troubled women in a small town, it unearths trauma, secrets, and chilling family dynamics.
4. Nine Perfect Strangers
Nine Perfect Strangers is a little left of field, but those who've watched it will agree that it still has that perfect mix of mystery, emotional baggage, and dark humour in . With a group of strangers gathered at a wellness retreat, it peels back each character’s secrets, exposing just how messy and dangerous healing can get.
5. The Affair
Like The Hunting Wives, The Affair explores passion, infidelity, and the ripple effects of deception from multiple perspectives. Its clever narrative structure and psychological depth make every romantic entanglement feel as suspenseful as a whodunit.
6. Desperate Housewives
If you enjoy scandalous social circles and suburban secrets, Desperate Housewives is a must-watch and one of the OGs of the genre. It's witty, dramatic, and full of twisty betrayals that unfold behind pristine white fences.
7. Bad Sisters
Bad Sisters offers the same blend of dark humour and female camaraderie that The Hunting Wives fans will love. It follows a group of sisters entangled in a deadly plot, balancing heart, revenge, and mystery with sharp Irish wit.
8. The Perfect Couple
We know, we know. Another Kidman show. But she really does bring the perfect uncanny thriller vibe to these housewife characters. And in The Perfect Couple, a show that centres around a seemingly idyllic world disrupted by murder and scandal, she does it again. Set against the backdrop of a high-society wedding, this thriller peels away the polished exterior to reveal secrets worth killing for.
