The Hunt (2026 TV series)
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| The Hunt | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Action drama |
| Created by | Cédric Anger |
| Based on | Shoot by Douglas Fairbairn |
| Developed by | Cédric Anger |
| Written by | Cédric Anger, Douglas Fairbairn |
| Directed by | Cédric Anger, Guillaume Renusson |
| Starring | |
| Composer | Eric Neveux |
| Country of origin | France |
| Original language | French |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Producer | Isabelle Degeorges |
| Cinematography | Noémie Gillot, Rémy Chevrin |
| Editors | Bertrand Nail, Sarah Ternat |
| Running time | 50 min x 6 |
| Production company | Gaumont Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | Apple TV |
| Release | 4 March – 1 April 2026 |
The Hunt (French: Traqués) is a French drama TV miniseries consisting of six episodes and produced by Gaumont Television. It was released globally by Apple TV on 4 March 2026, after a delay caused by a plagiarism investigation.
The series was scheduled to premiere on Apple TV on 3 December 2025, but this was postponed in late November 2025, following claims that the series' story was plagiarized from the 1973 novel Shoot, by Douglas Fairbairn, which also was the basis for the 1976 feature film Shoot.[1]
An investigation by Gaumont Television established that the miniseries screenwriter and director, Cédric Anger, had neglected giving Fairbairn credit for the original story. After having corrected this in the series' credits and press material, a new premier date of 4 March 2026 was announced on 19 February.[2]
Franck and his longtime friends enjoy spending their weekends hunting together. One Sunday, one in their party is suddenly shot and wounded by an unknown assalient, and this is immediately followed by numerous shots against the rest of the group. The group shoots back and an attacker is hit and falls to the ground. This results in more shots from other assaliants, making it obvious that they have a fire fight with numerous people. Barely managing to escape, the four friends keep the event a secret, as they are convinced that the short attacker has been killed, which can lead to murder accusations. However, over the next few days, Franck starts to feel that he and his friends are being watched by another group of hunters hell-bent on revenge.