The Hunting Party was canceled after two seasons on NBC.
The series, which aired its final episode on May 7, stars Melissa Roxburgh as Rebecca “Bex” Henderson, a former FBI profiler who, according to the official logline, leads a small team of investigators “assembled to track down and capture the most dangerous murderer the world has ever seen,” all of whom have just escaped from The Pit, a secret government prison that never existed. Before it’s too late, she’ll discover that the only thing more twisted than the dangerous fugitives she’s chasing is the very prison they just escaped from…because The Pit isn’t just any prison. ”
In addition to Roxburgh, the cast also includes Nick Wexler, Patrick Sabonghi, Josh McKenzie, and Sara Garcia. The series was created by J.J. Bailey, who served as co-showrunner with Jake Coburn. Executive producers include Bailey, Cobain, director Thor Freudenthal, and screenwriter Michael Jones Morales. The studio was Universal Television.
News of the cancellation comes weeks after NBCUniversal’s annual presentation at Upfront. In addition to “The Hunting Party,” NBC also canceled the freshman comedy “Stumble” and the second season of the drama “Brilliant Minds.” “Law & Order,” “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” “Chicago Fire,” “Chicago Med,” “Chicago PD,” “Happy’s Place,” “St. Denis Medical” and “The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins” have all been renewed. During the 2026-2027 season, NBC plans to premiere two new dramas (a reboot of “The Rockford Files” and a series about a law enforcement family called “Lines of Fire”) and two new comedies (the detective show “Sunset PI” and a late-life love story called “Newlyweds”).
