The Hunting Party

A secret prison. A killer escape. The hunt is on.

Drama Crime
English     6.663     2025     USA

Overview

A small team of investigators are assembled to track down and capture the most dangerous killers our country has ever seen, all of whom have just escaped from a top-secret prison that's not supposed to exist.

Reviews

MovieGuys wrote:
"The Hunting Party" is reminiscent of "Criminal Minds". The alleged good guys, are, yet another US FBI profiler, who works with a CIA operative and corrections officer, to catch baddies who have escaped from a secret government prison. A prison where serial killers and the like, are humanely studied, like lab rats, so more like them, can be caught and presumably, in turn, "studied". Yes, the premise is a little outlandish but still interesting. The acting is solid and the characterisations, are at least mildly convincing. The first episode, is alright with a twist in the end, that showed some imagination and ingenuity. So a tick in the box there. In summary, a formulaic, moderately watchable US crime drama that, thus far, has made a little more effort than most of its kind, in the storytelling department. Lets hope they keep it up.

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Answer~警視庁検証捜査官
2012