
There are precisely three things I know to be true:
1. Raw tomatoes must be eaten with a generous sprinkling of salt,
2. Showering at night is the most under-rated life hack, especially if you hate mornings, and
3.Huntersmay just be one of the best TV series ever made.
The first two are important (thank me later) but it’s the third point Ireallyneed to talk about. After binging the 10-episode series in one weekend, it’s of the uttermost importance that everybody else does the same.
Watch the trailer for Amazon Prime Video’s Nazi fighting series, Hunters. Post continues below.
Huntersfollows a group of New York Nazi hunters in the eclectic 1970s. After the suspicious murder of his grandma, Jonah Heidelbaum (Logan Lerman), is introduced to his late grandmother’s former love interest and fellow Holocaust survivor, Meyer Offerman (Al Pacino). From then he’s thrust into a world where a group of vigilante Nazi hunters plot to take out high-ranking Nazi officials who have snuck into the US and are conspiring to start a (fictional) Fourth Reich.
Among Meyer’s group is a Vietnamese war veteran (Louis Ozawa as Joe Torrance), a British nun who happens to be a former MI6 agent (Kate Mulvany as Sister Harriet) andHow I Met Your Mother’sTed Mosby (Josh Radnor), who plays struggling Jewish actor, Lonny Flash.
The cast also boasts a number of other legendary actors including Lena Olin (Chocolat), Saul Rubinek (The Bonfire of the Vanities), Carol Kane (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) andThe Good Wife’sDylan Baker, while welcoming newcomers like the unnerving Jonno Davies as Tobias, and Tiffany Boone as Roxy Jones. While it’s written by the relatively unknown David Weil – it’s actually his first writer and producer credit – film buffs will delight that it lists Jordan Peele (UsandGet Out) as one of its executive producers.

From Al Pacino to Carol Kane, Hunters features an all-star cast too. Image: Amazon Prime.
The endearing, diverse and captivating characters aside,Huntersis all about the plot, which will have you hooked in the first five minutes (yes, really). It's also bookended by two of the punchiest TV scenes I've seen in a long time. I won't spoil either of them for you but I'm still thinking about the cinematic brilliance of the final scene.
There's no doubtHuntersis political too. 75 years after the liberation of Auschwitz, anti-semitic attacks are once again rising, as is increasing awareness of race-fuelled police brutality and violence. But like Jonah's moral battle as he decides whether to join his grandmother's Nazi-slaughtering posse,Huntersasks us how we should respond to senseless hate, persecution and prejudice. Despite the heavy subject matter and occasional flashbacks to the Auschwitz and Buchenwald concentration camps, the series is also peppered with moments of camaraderie and humour.
In short, you simply must find 10.5 hours in your schedule to watch this gift of a series.
Not convinced? Don't just take my word for it. Twitter is positively raving about the series too.
The first five minutes of #HuntersTV may now be one of my all-time favorite openers.
I am hooked. pic.twitter.com/CGO8EGsvRy
— ???????????????????????????? (@SquiddyHS) February 22, 2020
Alright! The opening scene of #HuntersTV had me like ..... pic.twitter.com/uitdP23rMK
— Ladybuglizzie (@sagevalentine) February 21, 2020
Never trust this dude in movies/shows #HuntersTV pic.twitter.com/HPq8TNLcnX
— Finished Last (@DaSouthernVet) February 21, 2020
Kids, I'm gonna tell you an incredible story. The story of how I hunted Nazis. #HuntersTV pic.twitter.com/lezULsDh52
— Cris (@CristofferLange) February 21, 2020
"How I Hunted Nazis Before I Met Your Mother" - Ted Mosby #HuntersTV pic.twitter.com/Rm9zwSljOQ
— thiagø (@thiagosucks) February 21, 2020
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: Hunters, which comes out on Amazon on Friday, is bonkers good. And I'm not saying that just because I'm Jewish. It's like if Inglorious Basterds and Summer of Sam had a baby. #HuntersTV
— Aaron Pruner (@AaronFlux) February 18, 2020
"Mommy, are you a superhero?"
"I'm a black woman in America baby, superheroes ain't got nothing on me." #HuntersTV pic.twitter.com/Um0y12JRA1
— MozzlesOperandi (@MozzleStead) February 22, 2020
Avengers who??? Justice League what?? The Hunters outsold! #HuntersTV pic.twitter.com/QjxrpYqUKE
— Krojacica Sudbine (@MonaLisa_1797) February 23, 2020
my final thoughts on #HuntersTV pic.twitter.com/2RtHa2Bl6I
— anessa (@filmisaac) February 23, 2020
THAT. ENDING. @huntersonprime #HuntersTV pic.twitter.com/CQZFIzMs5i
— Lisa Faraci (@ItsaLisaFaraci) February 23, 2020
3 minutes into #HuntersTV and I'm already like pic.twitter.com/aLfmJSnk3O
— Craig E. Jones (@cemersonj) February 22, 2020
I finally finished binge watching Hunters and I'm speechless, disoriented and I'll forever have trust issues. #HuntersTV pic.twitter.com/qGXu3i4B56
— Staelum (@LealLaurala) February 23, 2020
good morning i’m still thinking about that #HuntersTV finale pic.twitter.com/cIU1Xd2vZW
— ًaivy (@FlLMDYLAN) February 23, 2020
OMG. Just finished @huntersonprime and I am shook at the season finale ending!. I need season two now, what a cliffhanger. It’s hands down one of the best television shows I’ve ever seen. #HuntersTV pic.twitter.com/wXGfSfcYAy
— Josh (@JoshPBooth) February 23, 2020
You can watch the entire first season of Hunters on Amazon Prime Video now.
Jessica Wang
Lifestyle Writer
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