Melissa Roxburgh Leads THE HUNTING PARTY

Melissa Roxburgh will star in upcoming NBC thriller The Hunting Party.

The Hunting Party is a high-concept crime procedural about a small team of investigators. They come together to track down and capture the most dangerous killers our country has ever seen. All of whom have just escaped from a top-secret prison that’s not supposed to exist.

Roxburgh will play Rebecca “Bex” Henderson. Shrewd, steadfast and obsessively curious, Bex is an ex-FBI agent recruited to an elite government task force due to her reputation as a savvy profiler who’s caught some of the world’s most dangerous serial killers.

The show also stars Patrick Sabongui, Sara Garcia, Josh McKenzie, Nick Wechsler and Kyra Leroux.

Cast

Patrick Sabongui as CIA agent Ryan Hassani, who’s managing the crisis. Sara Garcia as Army intelligence officer and major Jennifer Morales.  Josh McKenzie as Shane Florence. Selfless, a former soldier in Iraq and prison guard at a highly classified facility.

Nick Wechsler as Bex’s former FBI partner Oliver Odell and the love of her life. Kyra Leroux as Bex’s adopted daughter Samantha Henderson.

The Hunting Party received a series order bypassing the brutal and bloody competition that is Pilot season. JJ Bailey is the creator and serves as co-showrunner and writer alongside Jake Coburn. Universal Television will produce the project.

Melissa Roxburgh starred in Sci-Fi/Mystery show Manifest. The show launched on NBC and ran for three seasons before its cancellation. After the cancellation and a new life for the existing season on Netflix the streamer acquires the show and gave it a two part season four final season.

SOURCE: Deadline.com