''Hunters'' is an American television drama series that aired on

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, created by Natalie Chaidez and executive produced by Chaidez, Emile Levisetti and

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. Based on

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’s best-selling novel ''Alien Hunter'', the series premiered on April 11, 2016. It was originally going to air at 10/9c on Monday nights before the final six episodes were abruptly pushed back two hours in the schedule to Tuesdays at midnight due to the series' poor performance in the previous slot. Syfy announced ''Hunters cancellation on July 8, 2016.

Premise

''Hunters'' centers around the disappearance of a decorated Philadelphia cop’s wife when he discovers an organization that hunts down alien terrorists.

Production

Developed in 2013, ''Hunters'' was ordered by

in September 2014 with a straight 13-episode pick up at the time there were no casting announcements. Production began in Melbourne, Australia. Each episode takes its title from a different song by the British band

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Cast

* Nathan Phillips as Flynn Carroll *

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as Allison Regan *

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as Dylan Briggs *

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as Truss Jackson * Laura Gordon as Abby Carroll *

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as Emme Dawson * Gareth Davies as Jules Callaway *

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as Finnerman * Edwina Wren as Michelle James *

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as Lionel McCarthy

Episodes

Reception

The series has been panned by many critics. Brian Lowry from ''

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'' called the pilot "utterly generic, conceptually cynical and instantly forgettable." ''

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s Mark Perigard criticized the overacting from the cast and felt that the series seems like torture porn. ''Hunters'' sits with a 0% by critics and a 55% by audiences on

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in addition to a score of 34 from 12 critics over on

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References

External links

* * {{Whitley Strieber 2010s American drama television series 2016 American television series debuts 2016 American television series endings English-language television shows Serial drama television series Syfy original programming Television series by Universal Content Productions Terrorism in television Adaptations of works by Whitley Strieber Television shows filmed in Australia