‘The Hunting Party’ Bosses & Melissa Roxburgh Break Down [Spoiler]’s Death
Season 2 premiere resolves Oliver Odell’s death, introduces Lazarus as new leader, and shows Bex forcing Mallory to reveal secrets about The Pit, a top-secret prison.
- On Thursday, January 8, The Hunting Party Season 2 premiere resolved Oliver Odell's fate by revealing his death, with Melissa Roxburgh and executive producers JJ Bailey and Jake Coburn discussing its purpose.
- Executive producer Jake Coburn said creative limits and logistics shaped the choice to kill Odell, providing closure for the Bex‑Odell arc and motivating Bex into Season 2.
- Mallory is removed and Lazarus, Shane Florence's mother and a Pit alumnus, takes command after Bex forced Mallory's hand by threatening to expose The Pit.
- Amid grief, executive producer Jake Coburn framed Bex's arc as a `woman on fire` trajectory, expecting her grief to either crack her or strengthen her pursuit of killers this season.
- The showrunners teased that Lazarus will be increasingly central as the season progresses, with Bex's threat to expose The Pit likely unfolding in later seasons six, seven, or eight.
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‘The Hunting Party’ Bosses & Melissa Roxburgh Break Down [Spoiler]’s Death
Plus, what to expect from Bex's grief, the new boss, and more.
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The Hunting Party Star Is Devastated After Season 2’s Major Death
Photo Credit: NBC The Hunting Party makers’ decision to kill off Odell, a major player in the show’s Season 2 premiere, not only took its audience by surprise, but his death also left a huge impact on lead star Melissa Roxburgh, who plays Bex. She opened up about the heartbreaking twist of the show’s latest episode in a recent interview, which saw Oliver Odell (Nick Wechsler) succumb to his ailment. A distraught Roxburgh also suggested that the …
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