A pulpy, revenge-driven Nazi-hunting thriller with a bold comic-book sensibility, sharp production design, and a few genuinely gripping set pieces. It’s most effective when it leans into exploitation-style momentum and ensemble chemistry, but the tonal whiplash, uneven writing, and increasingly cartoonish plotting… Read more
Hunters
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TV Show · Crime · Drama
Thu
Created by: David Weil
Starring: Logan Lerman, Al Pacino, Lena Olin
Overview
A diverse band of Nazi Hunters living in 1977 New York City discover that hundreds of high ranking Nazi officials are living among us and conspiring to create a Fourth Reich in the U.S. The eclectic team of Hunters set out on a bloody quest to bring the Nazis to justice and thwart their new genocidal plans.
Created by
David Weil
Cast
Logan Lerman, Al Pacino, Lena Olin, Jerrika Hinton, Josh Radnor, Kate Mulvany, Louis Ozawa, Tiffany Boone
Curator Review
Verdict
A pulpy, revenge-driven Nazi-hunting thriller with a bold comic-book sensibility, sharp production design, and a few genuinely gripping set pieces. It’s most effective when it leans into exploitation-style momentum and ensemble chemistry, but the tonal whiplash, uneven writing, and increasingly cartoonish plotting keep it from fully landing as prestige drama.
Best for
Viewers who like stylized alternate-history thrillers
Fans of violent revenge narratives with a pop-art edge
People who enjoy ensemble caper structures and conspiracy plots
Audiences comfortable with tonal swings between camp, horror, and drama
Skip if
You want historically grounded WWII or Holocaust drama
You prefer consistent tone and tight plotting
Graphic violence and exploitation aesthetics put you off
You’re looking for a subtle, character-first series
Overview
Hunters is an audacious, messy, and often entertaining series that wants to be both a grindhouse revenge fantasy and a serious meditation on inherited trauma. The 1970s setting, comic-book framing, and lurid violence give it a distinctive identity, and the cast helps sell the larger-than-life premise even when the writing gets overstuffed.
Worth noting
The first season is the stronger half, with a clearer mission and more propulsion. Once the show expands its mythology and starts chasing bigger twists, it loses some of the snap that made it fun. The second season has its moments, but it feels more uneven and less essential than the first.
Bottom line
If you’re in the mood for a high-concept, blood-soaked anti-Nazi fantasy with a lot of style and a fair amount of excess, it’s worth a look. If you want something disciplined, emotionally precise, or historically sober, this is not the right fit.