The irresistible cocktail of rich women and murder has undergone countless variations over the years: as a broadcast soap on “Desperate Housewives”; as an upscale celebrity vehicle on “Big Little Lies”; as a fully financed trip abroad on “The White Lotus.” But “The Hunting Wives,” a series adapted by creator Rebecca Cutter (“Hightown”) from the novel of the same name, adds a new twist to this timeless formula. Originally produced for Starz, then acquired by Netflix, “The Hunting Wives” is a tale of red state-blue state culture clash, a premise that remains its most interesting element even after a dead body disrupts the proceedings. From that point on, the
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