Malin Akerman on steamy Brittany Snow Hunting…
Move over, “Big Little Lies,” there’s a new soapy drama about wealthy housewives, intercourse, and homicide.
Malin Akerman stars in the Netflix show “The Hunting Wives” (now streaming), which relies on the 2021 novel and follows Sophie (Brittany Snow), who strikes with her husband (Evan Jonigkeit) from Massachusetts to Texas.
While feeling like a fish out of water, she ends up in a difficult relationship with Margo Banks (Akerman), the spouse of her husband’s boss, Jed (Dermot Mulroney), who is contemplating operating for the Governor of Texas. Margo is the chief of the native clique of socialites and mothers.
“I love roles like this. Women who are just big and free and wild,” Akerman, 47, completely advised The Post.
Malin Akerman and Dermot Mulroney in “The Hunting Wives.” Netflix
Malin Akerman and Brittany Snow in “The Hunting Wives.” Netflix
Malin Akerman in her video interview with the New York Post. Page Six
The “27 Dresses” star added, “This show is saucy and fun, and I love veering away from who I am in real life, which is a people pleaser, and stepping into something that’s a bit more queen bee, leader of the pack. It was amazing.”
Margo and Jed have an open relationship, permitting Margo to have flings with inappropriately youthful guys such as high college aged Brad (George Ferrier) and also ladies like her good friend Callie (Jaime Ray Newman). Plus, she units her sights on Sophie.
As Sophie turns into tied into Margot’s group of hard-partying buddies – fellow mothers and housewives who also like to shoot weapons – there’s also a sprint of homicide.
Jaime Ray Newman, Malin Akerman, Brittany Snow, and Katie Lowes in “The Hunting Wives.” thehuntingwives/Instagram
Regarding the steamy scenes in the show, Akerman stated, “I’ve done it in the past and I just think that when it moves the plot forward, I’m all for it. I’m not for gratuitous scenes, and I think that this is necessary to Margo’s character.”
The “Watchmen” actress famous that the solid had a “wonderful intimacy coordinator” to collaborate with.
“So before you even get to set, we’re rehearsing the scenes. We’re talking about what we’re comfortable with, what we are not comfortable with so that when we get to set, we’re ready to go and we know there are no surprises,” she defined. “It’s very technical. But when it’s on your TV screens, hopefully it feels very sexy and exciting.”
Joyce Glenn, Katie Lowes, Malin Akerman, Brittany Snow, Jamie Ray Newman, and Alexandria DiBerry in “The Hunting Wives.”
For the moments when issues heat up between Margo and Sophie, Akerman stated the environment behind the scenes was “playful.”
“Brittany and I get along so well. She’s such a lovely human. We would be sitting there kind of giggling like school girls, like, ‘Oh my God, this is so crazy. What a job we have!’”
“I’m so glad it was with her, and we felt so comfortable with each other,” the “Couples Retreat” star added. “We’d become really good friends – and how lucky that we did end up getting along. Because sometimes you have to do scenes with people you’re not as bonded with. So, of course there’s some hesitation, but we always felt really well taken care of.”
Malin Akerman at An Unforgettable Evening at The Beverly Hilton on April 28, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California. WireImage
Brittany Snow and Malin Akerman in “The Hunting Wives.” Netflix
She added: “And it was such a respectful set. We knew what we were doing with this intimacy coordinator who had our backs along with everyone else in the crew.”
Akerman defined that Margo and Sophie’s relationship is “complicated.”
“They need each other in different ways. And I think that they both have an idea of what they think they want in the beginning, but what it ends up becoming is something very different,” she advised The Post.
Malin Akerman at the Anine Bing Cocktail Party held at Chateau Marmont in LA on May 13, 2025. WWD via Getty Images
Katie Lowes, Brittany Snow and Malin Akerman in “The Hunting Wives.” Netflix
“[Margo likes that Sophie is] smart and she’s interesting and very different from the women that she’s hanging out with. It’s like a shiny toy for her that she wants to play with,” she stated. “She doesn’t really know what she’s getting herself into, but is always willing to go there and feels confident enough to dive into this relationship. So it starts in one place and then it ends up some place different that any of these women would have guessed.”
Akerman is also recognized for her roles in “Rock of Ages,” “Watchmen” and 2008’s “27 Dresses,” co-starring James Marsden and Katherine Heigl.
“We’ve had dreams about [a sequel],” she stated of the romantic comedy. “We’ve all dreamt big, but I still haven’t any rumors about that. I would love that. ’28 Dresses’ would be lovely.”
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