8.060 minSeason 1 • Episode 8
LatestByzantium is ordered to kill Jack Turner, but when the assassination attempt fails, Sam is exposed as a spy, and trapped inside the house. Turner produces the evidence he has against Byzantium's client, while Sam - secretly being poisoned to death - at last begins to recover terrible memories that explain why the Hourglass conspirators want her dead.
Samantha Hunter suspects someone within the private intelligence agency she works at tried to kill her and she seeks to uncover the person behind it.
Acting
Melissa George's physicality sells every bruise
Direction
Spotnitz crafts tension like he learned from X-Files
Production
Grimy European locations, zero glossy spy fantasy
Creator
Frank Spotnitz
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The series was cancelled after one season despite strong UK ratings, with Frank Spotnitz later admitting he had mapped out five seasons of Samantha's deception.
Hunted arrived during the 2012 'strong female spy' wave alongside Homeland and Alias reruns, but distinguished itself through Samantha's physical vulnerability—she wins fights messy, not clean.
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