Why Are Shows Like ‘Hunting Wives' and ‘Yellowstone’ So Popular Now?

The Assignment with Audie Cornish

One of the biggest shows of the summer was Netflix’s “Hunting Wives,” a raunchy, soapy thriller about gun-toting Texas housewives. It’s the latest hit in a growing wave of so-called “red state entertainment” finding audiences everywhere. Audie calls up comedian and longtime television producer Larry Wilmore to find out what’s driving Hollywood’s pronounced shift away from the hard lean into wokeness we saw just a few years ago. Is this a lasting change, or just another spin of the wheel in studios’ chase for the next big thing?

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This episode was Produced by Jesse Remedios

Senior Producer: Matt Martinez
Technical Director: Dan Dzula
Executive Producer: Steve Lickteig

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