New photos from The Hunting Party season 2 episode 1, titled “Ron Simms,” kick off the explosive season premiere as the team is forced back into action to stop a deadly new threat. The all-new episode premieres Thursday, January 8 at 10/9c, launching a darker and more dangerous chapter of the high-concept crime procedural.
In the season premiere, the team hunts for the notorious “Boogeyman killer,” Ron Simms, a charming but deadly serial predator who targets women searching for love. Known as the “Boogeyman,” Simms masks his violent impulses behind charisma and romance, making him especially difficult to detect. As his body count threatens to rise, Rebecca “Bex” Henderson’s once-disbanded team must reunite to stop him before he kills again.
Adding urgency to the case, Oliver’s life hangs in the balance, raising the emotional stakes as the team races against time. The The Hunting Party season 2 episode 1 photos tease tense confrontations, psychological warfare, and the unsettling duality of a killer who weaponizes intimacy and trust.
The series stars Melissa Roxburgh as former FBI profiler Rebecca “Bex” Henderson, who leads the elite investigative unit tracking the world’s most dangerous fugitives. Season 2 also introduces Eric McCormack as Ron Simms, whose chilling performance anchors the premiere as the show’s primary antagonist.
The Hunting Party centers on a small team of investigators assembled to capture escaped killers from “The Pit,” a top-secret government prison that was never meant to exist. As Bex hunts these fugitives, she begins to uncover a disturbing truth: the prison itself may be more twisted than the monsters who escaped it.
The cast also includes Nick Wechsler, Patrick Sabongui, Josh McKenzie, and Sara Garcia. The series is produced by Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group.
Season 2 is helmed by co-showrunners JJ Bailey and Jake Coburn, with Thor Freudenthal serving as director and executive producer and Michael Jones Morales as writer and executive producer.
Where to Watch / Tune-In Info
The Hunting Party season 2 premieres Thursday, January 8 at 10/9c. Episodes air weekly on NBC and will be available to stream the next day on Peacock.
The Hunting Party season 2 episode 1 photos “Ron Simms”
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