The new Netflix series The Hunting Wives has been a controversial addition to the Netflix slate. The raunchy show has left viewers stunned and the show’s creator, Rebecca Cutter, spoke with the New York Post about the series. Part of what made Cutter’s creation so special was that every single character was not someone to look up to. As Cutter told the Post, “It’s so fun, and juicy and sexy. Everyone is behaving so badly.” But for everyone who thinks this show is wild, it is important to note that it was designed to be that way.
Cutter went on to talk about the casting of Margo (played by Malin Akerman) in the series. “It was important to find an actress, not necessarily that was willing to do nudity per se, but that really felt comfortable with the sexuality and owning that power that she has,” she said. “The first actress that we looked for was the Margo Banks character, because it felt like if we didn’t nail that, then the whole thing falls apart.” Cutter said that Akerman was the right choice because “Obviously Sophie gets sucked into that. So that was really important to find an actress that really believed in herself that she was that sexually powerful….Malin brought that.”
The Hunting Wives Was Originally Going to Be On Starz
The Hunting Wives ended up at Netflix due to forces outside of the show itself. Lionsgate and Starz had an agreement but when the two split, it meant that the series, which had been planned as a Starz series, then moved to Netflix in the end. It would have been part of a line-up of shows like Outlander and Three Women. So if you watch The Hunting Wives with the knowledge that it was meant for a different network, it makes a bit more sense (content wise). Even so, Netflix has some less than PC shows on their streaming platform so the splash that The Hunting Wives is making is a testament to Cutter’s work.
