Will The Hunting Party return for season 3?

The Hunting Party ends after two seasons

NBC has officially decided the fate of The Hunting Party, canceling the Melissa Roxburgh-led procedural drama after its two-season run.

The show’s cancellation matters because it removes one of NBC’s current genre-friendly dramas from the network’s slate, tightening the lineup for viewers who have been following its ongoing case-of-the-week structure. With Roxburgh starring, the series also represented a recognizable talent anchor for NBC’s procedural programming.

For audiences, the practical impact is that there will be no further seasons to continue storylines or develop new arcs that would have been set up over the first two years. For the cast and crew, the decision ends production planning for a potential third season, forcing talent schedules to pivot toward new opportunities.

From an industry perspective, network cancellations like this often signal that the programming strategy is shifting toward other risk profiles—whether that’s different genres, different audience targets, or returning long-standing franchises rather than sustaining a comparatively newer procedural.

What to watch next

• Where NBC places similar procedural drama development moving forward
• How Roxburgh and the rest of the ensemble pivot to new series
• Whether remaining network programming absorbs some of the procedural audience

Overall, NBC’s move closes the book on The Hunting Party before it can transition into season 3, marking a clean end to a two-season run on the network.