https://www.scmp.com/rss/522187/feed The latest news and top stories on May Cobb, an American author. Known for her award-winning thriller novels, including 'The Hunting Wives' which was adapted into a Netflix drama series, she has also penned 'My Summer Darlings', 'A Likeable Woman', 'Big Woods' and 'The Hollywood Assistant'. She has a Master’s degree in Victorian Literature and her work often explores psychological suspense, drawing on her background, including time as a personal assistant in Hollywood. Her writing has garnered... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Sumnima Kandangwa Sumnima Kandangwa If you think The Hunting Wives principal character Margo Banks looks familiar, that’s because the actress who plays her, Malin Akerman, 47, starred in several fan-favourite films from the 2000s, including 27 Dresses (2008), The Proposal (2009) and Couples Retreat (2009). She also made an appearance in a 2010 episode of the beloved sitcom How I Met Your Mother. Akerman’s latest role in The Hunting Wives shows her as the queen bee of the housewives in a small town in Texas. The hit show, adapted... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3320459/meet-malin-akerman-aka-hunting-wives-margo-banks-who-fans-say-resembles-melania-trump?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3320459/meet-malin-akerman-aka-hunting-wives-margo-banks-who-fans-say-resembles-melania-trump?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 02 Aug 2025 22:00:21 +0000 Sumnima Kandangwa Sumnima Kandangwa Dubbed “scandalous” and “this summer’s guiltiest TV pleasure”, Netflix’s The Hunting Wives is an over-the-top soap complete with snarky housewives, buried secrets, affairs and even murder. Based on the 2021 novel of the same name by May Cobb, the show premiered on July 21 and has already prompted speculation about a possible second season. The show’s lead, Brittany Snow – who began her career as a child model and actress – plays a housewife who moves from Boston to Texas and gets pulled into a... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3320445/hunting-wives-star-brittany-snows-journey-child-actress-mental-health-advocate?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3320445/hunting-wives-star-brittany-snows-journey-child-actress-mental-health-advocate?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 02 Aug 2025 11:00:09 +0000 Sumnima Kandangwa Sumnima Kandangwa Netflix’s latest drama series, The Hunting Wives, is an adaptation of author May Cobb’s 2021 thriller novel. The show is set in the fictional town of Maple Brook in East Texas, where Sophie O’Neil (Brittany Snow) befriends socialite Margo Banks (Malin Akerman) and her clique of housewives. Filled with booze, affairs and murders, the show has made headlines for being “bonkers” and “deliciously trashy”. One scandalous plotline in the show revolves around Margo and her affair with her friend’s... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3320001/meet-george-ferrier-who-plays-brad-netflixs-hunting-wives?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3320001/meet-george-ferrier-who-plays-brad-netflixs-hunting-wives?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 30 Jul 2025 11:00:10 +0000