The smash hit “ The Hunting Wives ” — which Netflix licensed from Lionsgate after the show was originally designed to air at Starz — has been renewed for a second season, the streamer has announced. The show was an immediate success on Netflix after its July 21 launch, but the renewal took some time, sources said, because its international sales had to be untangled in order for it to be a Netflix original on the global streamer. According to the announcement, the second season, from Lionsgate and 3 Arts Entertainment, “will release exclusively as a Netflix branded series in nearly all countries Netflix is available, with the original cast set to reprise their roles.”

In data provided by the streamer, the soapy drama “spent five weeks in the global English Top 10 TV list,” and amasse

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