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Meet the Real-Life Loves of ‘The Hunting Wives’ Cast: Malin Åkerman & More

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The Hunting Wives is about to take Southern fried drama to new heights. The new Netflix drama series, based on the novel of the same name by May Cobb, premieres on July 21 and follows Sophie O’Neil (Brittany Snow) as she moves to East Texas.

In this new small town, she meets glamorous and powerful socialite Margo Banks (Malin Åkerman), who takes Sophie under her wing. Beneath a seemingly perfect facade, Margo and the rest of the citizens are hiding a truckload full of secrets. Sophie soon gets caught up in a complicated tale of obsession, seduction, and murder.

The cast of The Hunting Wives includes a talented ensemble of familiar faces, from Malin Åkerman to Dermot Mulroney to Brittany Snow. While the love lives of The Hunting Wives characters are a tangled web, what about the stars of the series? One of the cast members won an Oscar with her husband! Scroll down to learn more about the real-life loves and dating histories of The Hunting Wives cast.

The Hunting Wives, Season 1, July 21, Netflix

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Malin Åkerman

Malin Åkerman stars as Margo Banks, the head gal in charge on The Hunting Wives. While her love life is filled with drama in the Netflix series, Åkerman is happily married to actor Jack Donnelly. They wed in 2018. The actress was previously married to Roberto Zincone from 2007 to 2013. They share a son.

Guy Nattiv and Jaime Ray Newman attend the 37th Annual American Cinematheque Awards at The Beverly Hilton on February 15, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California.
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Jaime Ray Newman

Jaime Ray Newman plays Callie in the Texas drama. Newman has been married to writer and director Guy Nattiv since 2012. They said “I do” on April 2, Newman’s 34th birthday. Newman and Nattiv have two daughters. For their collaborative work on Skin, the couple won the 2019 Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film.

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Katie Lowes

Scandal alum Katie Lowes stars as Jill in the Netflix series. In real life, Lowes and actor Adam Shapiro have been married since 2012. Shapiro notably played Lowes’ boyfriend in an episode of Scandal. The couple has two kids together. Shapiro recently appeared in The Bear and Never Have I Ever.

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Evan Jonigkeit

Evan Jonigkeit plays Graham O’Neil, Sophie’s husband, in The Hunting Wives. In the real world, Jonigkeit is husband to Girls star Zosia Mamet.

The couple started dating in 2013 after meeting on the set of the Off Broadway play Really, Really. They wed in 2017.

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Brittany Snow

Brittany Snow appears to be single at the moment. The actress, who plays the leading role of Sophie O’Neil in The Hunting Wives, was previously married to Selling the OC star Tyler Stanaland from 2020 to 2023. Before that, Snow notably dated Tyler Hoechlin, Josh Henderson, and William Tell, who is now married to Lauren Conrad.

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Dermot Mulroney

At the moment, Dermot Mulroney is currently single. The Chicago Fire actor, who stars as Jed Banks, the husband of Margo, in The Hunting Wives, recently filed for divorce from his wife, Prima Apollinaare, after almost 15 years of marriage. They share two daughters. The Family Stone star was married to actress Catherine Keener from 1990 to 2007, and they share a son.

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Chrissy Metz

Chrissy Metz, who plays Starr in the Netflix series, hasn’t disclosed her relationship status. The This Is Us star married Martyn Eaden in 2008, but they split in 2013. She then dated This Is Us cameraman Josh Stancil from 2016 to 2018, followed by Hal Rosenfeld from 2018 to 2020. Her last public relationship was with Bradley Collins, whom she met on Bumble. They dated from 2020 to 2023.