Netflix, which currently licenses the show in the U.S., is considered a logical next stop
The Hunting Party has been canceled at NBC after two seasons, making it the last of the network’s 2025-26 series to have its fate determined. Universal Television, the studio behind the crime drama, is expected to shop it to other outlets, with Netflix considered a logical outreach given that the streamer currently licenses the show in the U.S.
Created by JJ Bailey, the series starred Melissa Roxburgh as former FBI profiler Rebecca “Bex” Henderson, who led a small team of investigators assembled to track down dangerous fugitives who had escaped from a top-secret government prison called The Pit. The cast also included Nick Wechsler, Patrick Sabongui, Josh McKenzie and Sara Garcia. JJ Bailey served as co-showrunner alongside Jake Coburn, with Thor Freudenthal and Michael Jones Morales among the executive producers.
The show aired in the Thursday 10 p.m. slot behind Law & Order: SVU and will be replaced next fall by the mothership Law & Order. NBCUniversal’s President of Program Planning Strategy Jeff Bader was candid about the reasoning, noting that the network needed to do better in that time period even while expressing no ill will toward the show itself.
The cancellation comes down largely to a tale of two audiences. The Hunting Party’s first season launched on Netflix in February to strong viewership, and the series had been a solid performer on Peacock. But that streaming success never translated into meaningful linear ratings gains on NBC, with numbers remaining relatively flat throughout season two. Both a third season on NBC and a move to Peacock as an original were considered before neither option ultimately made financial sense.
The Hunting Party joins fellow NBC cancellations Brilliant Minds and freshman comedy Stumble as the network wraps its 2025-26 season. For 2026-27, NBC has ordered four new scripted series: dramas The Rockford Files and Line of Fire, and comedies Sunset P.I. and Newlyweds.