5 Best Family Dramas to Watch if You Liked 'The Hunting Wives', Ranked by IMDb
These projects prove that the people we call friends and family are often the ones who keep the most dangerous secrets.
If you've been captivated by the dangerous games, deadly secrets, and toxic intrigue of The Hunting Wives, then you're in the right place.
These five dramas masterfully create a tense atmosphere where personal dramas intertwine with detective mysteries, making you question every character.
5. 'GCB', 2012
IMDb Score: 7.1/10
Amanda, a divorced mother of two, returns to her suburban hometown. Once the queen of high school, she must now start over. A scandal involving her ex-husband has tarnished her reputation and resonated across the country.
Amanda must face a reunion with former classmates whom she bullied in the past. Time has changed everyone: some have taken her place on the social pedestal, while others have lost their former status.
In this seemingly idyllic world of socialites and devout churchgoers, where a facade of prosperity reigns, gossip, bitter rivalries, and judgment for long-held sins await her.
4. 'Little Fires Everywhere', 2020
IMDb Score: 7.6/10
Elena is the epitome of a perfect housewife and mother of four. She is also a journalist who knows everyone in her neighborhood. The idyllic order of her world is shattered by the arrival of Mia, a poor, independent artist who is raising her high school-aged daughter alone.
Elena rents her house to Mia, and the two families gradually grow closer. However, the two women have nothing in common. Elena embodies rules and order, while Mia defies them.
Their personal rivalry quickly develops into a clash of worldviews. Amid the crushes, arguments, and betrayals of their children, the tension between the mothers mounts.
3. 'Good Girls', 2018-2021
IMDb Score: 7.7/10
The story unfolds in suburban Michigan, where three ordinary housewives find themselves on the brink of financial ruin. Beth is at risk of losing her home because her husband mortgaged it. Annie risks losing custody of her child. Ruby is trying to find money for her son's expensive medical treatment.
The friends decide to take a desperate step and rob a local supermarket. They succeed, but that's only the beginning of their misadventures.
It turns out that the stolen money belonged to a powerful crime syndicate. Soon, the syndicate's representative, a dangerous gangster named Rio, approaches the women. Now, they are forced to work for him.
2. 'Dead to Me', 2019-2022
IMDb Score: 7.9/10
Jen, a realtor from California, suddenly loses her husband when he is hit by a hit-and-run driver. Left alone with her two sons, Jen attends a therapy group to help her cope with her grief.
There she meets Judy, a passionate esotericist and vegan. Judy is also grieving the loss of her fiancé, who died of a heart attack.
The two women strike up a friendship that quickly develops into an inseparable companionship. However, their friendship was built on a lie from the start. Judy's fiancé is actually alive, and most importantly, the car that may have killed Jen's husband is in her garage.
1. 'Bad Sisters', 2022-2024
IMDb Score: 8.2/10
The story of five Garvey sisters who vowed to care for each other after their parents died unfolds across two timelines.
In the past timeline, Grace marries the charming John Paul, who eventually reveals himself to be a cruel and domineering man. Ultimately, the sisters conclude that the only way to save themselves is to eliminate the tyrant.
In the present, John Paul is dead. The sisters can finally breathe freely as Grace prepares to collect her husband's life insurance payment. However, their peace is disturbed by insurance agents, who suspect that something is amiss.
