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New Easy-to-Binge 10-Episode Crime Thriller Steals ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’s Viewers on Netflix
Netflix has to have a hit legal drama at all times at this point. It’s almost as if the streamer offers the same audience a fresh adjacent fix: something paced for bingeing, built on case-of-the-week momentum, and easy to drop into without homework. That’s what’s happening right now with a newly surging 10-episode crime thriller starring Melissa Roxburgh, Nick Wechsler, Patrick Sabongui, Josh McKenzie, and Sara Garcia, and it’s sliding into the exact viewing lane that The Lincoln Lawyer has owned for a while.
The show’s hook is engineered for quick addiction. It’s a manhunt procedural with an escalation engine baked in: a small, specialized team is assembled after the country’s most dangerous killers escape from a prison that isn’t supposed to exist, turning each episode into a capture mission that feeds a larger conspiracy. That structure matters on Netflix because it creates “one more episode” gravity the same way courtroom dramas do — problem introduced, pressure applied, resolution delivered, and a breadcrumb dropped for the bigger season arc.
The show in question, titled The Hunting Party, has climbed to #2 on Netflix’s U.S. Top 10 TV list as of February 18, 2026, while The Lincoln Lawyer sits at #6 on the same daily chart — a clean picture of how the audience is being redistributed in real time. That rise tracks with what you’d expect from a newly activated catalog add: the title hits the list, gets surfaced harder, and then gains momentum as more viewers sample it. And it’s not just a Netflix-only story either: the series is also charting on Prime Video at the #4 spot in Turkey this week.
There’s a Practical Reason Why ‘The Hunting Party’ Is Trending
The Hunting Party, originally aired in January 2025, is now spiking because Netflix has made it newly accessible to viewers who didn’t watch it on NBC during its original run, which changes the viewing context. The other reason is that the show’s second installment recently started airing, so it’s currently being discussed more, too. Therefore, while a weekly network procedural can feel routine, a fully available Netflix season plays like a new binge drop, especially with a recognizable lead like Melissa Roxburgh anchoring the hook.
The new season, however, isn’t yet available to stream on Netflix and will only be available once the complete season has premiered. This is exactly how Netflix treated the lead of legal drama Suits, and it worked out well.
The Hunting Party Season 2 airs new episodes weekly. The first season is available to watch on Netflix. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
- Release Date
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January 19, 2025
- Directors
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Thor Freudenthal, Glen Winter, James Bamford, Nicole Rubio, Rod Hardy, Shana Stein, Blackhorse Lowe, Marcus Stokes, Kristin Windell
- Writers
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David Loong, JJ Bailey, Jake Coburn, Keto Shimizu, Michael Jones-Morales, Paula Sabbaga, Rebecca Bellotto, Vinny Ferris
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Melissa Roxburgh
Rebecca ‘Bex’ Henderson
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