Hunters (2016 TV series)
Hunters is an American television drama series that aired on Syfy, created by Natalie Chaidez and executive produced by Chaidez, Emile Levisetti and Gale Anne Hurd. Based on Whitley Strieber’s best-selling novel "Alien Hunter", the series premiered on April 11, 2016. All episodes were 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 Syfy 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 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark. Episodes. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Reception. The series has been panned by many critics. Brian Lowry from "Variety" called the pilot "utterly generic, conceptually cynical and instantly forgettable." "Boston Herald"'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 Rotten Tomatoes in addition to a score of 34 from 12 critics over on Metacritic.