The Hunt Review: When a lighthearted hunting trip goes seriously wrong for Franck and his friends, they try their level best to go back to life as usual. However, they soon discover that they might be being hunted by the other party.
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The Hunt Apple TV Cast
Benoît Magimel, Mélanie Laurent, Damien Bonnard, Manuel Guillot, Cédric Appietto, Angelyna Danabe Mignot, Paul Beaurepaire, Yann Goven, Sarah Pachoud, Patrick de Vallette
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The Hunt Series Directors
Cédric Anger, Guillaume Renusson
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Traqués
The series has 6 episodes, each with a runtime of around 50 minutes and is based on Douglas Fairbairn’s 1973 novel Shoot.
The Hunt Review
After a rather lengthy and embarrassing plagiarism fight with the series back when it was supposed to be released in 2025, The Hunt finally arrives on Apple TV+ with a terrifying premise about a routine hunting expedition going very wrong. At first, viewers will find themselves stumped about why the violence breaks out, since there is no clear goal at first. However, it’s this lack of a motive and the continued psychological torture that hold viewers’ attention throughout the 6-episode runtime of the thriller.
One of the series’s positives is that the story is set up quite well and gives us no clear indication of why the crime is happening. We get to learn facts as the protagonist, Franck, learns new information, forcing us to sit on the edge of our seats, wondering where the series is going. The series, thus, sometimes can feel a bit slow, because the information that we get comes to us slowly, and the deliberate pacing can sometimes rub viewers the wrong way while also making things more tense.
On that note, the middle of the series can get a bit too slow sometimes, completely taking away from the tension of the series. Slowly building a case against some random maniacs is tense, but the pacing gets so slow in the middle that you desperately hope for the story to move forward in some way. Some moments definitely pique interest, but apart from the start and the end, the series can get a bit too slow and loses steam in the process.
There’s another mystery unfolding in the series that might or might not have anything to do with the central mystery. That connection slowly unfolds throughout the series as well, as we try to understand what is going on with the missing Anya.
Benoît Magimel leads the cast as Franck and is very good at bringing this confused charm to the story as the man who simply wants to understand why he is being targeted and, eventually, is filled with anger at this unnecessary violence unfolding before his eyes. His piecing together the clues is possibly the most interesting part of the series and fills you with dread at what comes next. Meanwhile, Mélanie Laurent also headlines the show as Franck’s wife, Krystel, and her arc, too, is quite interesting and leaves us invested.
However, it’s episode 6 that finally brings the whole truth to the table, which will make you sit up and take notice. When the truth comes out, it feels simple, but if you go deep into it, it just feels like a heartbreaking and wasteful situation that brings everything together. The showdown is quite tense as well and leaves you invested in seeing the story through.
Final Thoughts
I think The Hunt is quite enjoyable and leaves us on the edge as the truth slowly trickles in. It requires some patience, but I think the series is able to keep us invested for most of the runtime. If you like slow-paced psychological thrillers that take their time to unravel, this one will be a satisfying watch.
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