The End of Hunters: Exploring the Conclusion of the Amazon Prime Series

The Conclusion of Hunters Season 2

After a long wait for the second season of the Amazon Prime thriller series, there will be no Hunters season 3 to follow. Hunters premiered in February 2020 to divisive reviews (via Rotten Tomatoes) and the second season was long delayed, finally coming out in January 2023. Given how long it took for Hunters season 2 to premiere, there were immediate questions about whether there would be more episodes. Sadly, after season 2 wrapped up many of the major storylines of the series, it was confirmed that Hunters season 3 was not happening.

Hunters Season 2 cast walking toward the camera

Hunters season 2 follows two different timelines. The first takes place in 1979 as Jonah and the hunters track down Adolf Hitler in Argentina, while the second follows Al Pacino’s Meyer Offerman (revealed in Hunters season 1's twist ending to be Nazi Wilhelm Zuchs, A.K.A. “The Wolf”) from 1975, when he first begins killing Nazis, until 1977 when he orders the death of Ruth Heidelbaum. Hunters season 2 provides satisfying conclusions to both stories, which creator David Weil remarked to EW would provide “catharsis” and Jewish empowerment. While the somewhat open-ended finale could have led to more Nazi-hunting adventures for Jonah, Hunters season 3 isn't happening.

Al Pacino looking confused in Hunters

Prime Video Announced Hunters Season 2 As The Final Season. No Reason Was Given For The Show's Cancelation. At the same time that Hunters season 2 received its official release date, Prime Video confirmed that the second batch of episodes would be the series’ last and that Hunters season 3 isn't happening. Amazon didn’t confirm exactly why Hunters was canceled, but the announcement comes alongside the confirmation that the neo-noir fantasy Carnival Row would also be one of Amazon's TV shows ending in 2023 after only two seasons. Not only is Hunters season 2 ending more quickly than anticipated, but the second season only received an eight-episode order compared to the first season’s 10 episodes.

Logan Lerman talking on the phone in Hunters

What Could Have Been in Hunters Season 3

Though Hunters season 3 isn't happening, it likely would have mirrored the first season’s plot, with the group of hunters going after the rest of the Nazis around the globe who haven’t been brought to justice. However, instead of Hitler, Wilhelm Zuchs, or The Colonel/Eva Braun, Hunters season 3’s big villain likely would have been Travis, the evil neo-Nazi who escaped in the season 2 finale. Travis’s whereabouts are unclear in Hunters season 2’s ending, which leaves the series with a major mystery about how his plans to lead the “Fourth Reich” would be foiled.

Adolf Hitler in a prison cell in Hunters

The final scene of Jonah subtly tracking another Nazi in Hunters at a restaurant in Miami suggests he would eventually find Travis and stop the villain’s plans. Hunters season 2 Hitler storyline ended with him in prison, but evil isn’t dead, so there will inevitably be more villainous Nazis that the characters need to track down and end. Just as the finale implies, Jonah and his associates would continue their dangerous work in Hunters season 3 and beyond, only stopping when every Nazi is exposed and brought to justice for their crimes.

Greg Austin Travis staring at the camera in a bowling alley in Hunters

Reactions to the Conclusion

While many are disappointed that Hunters season 3 isn't happening, the cast and the crew have positive things to say about the ending of the series. Lead actor Logan Lerman spoke up about the sophomore season with THR, and he was quite satisfied with the series finale and Jonah's arc in Hunters season 2. In terms of playing the character from start to finish, Lerman admitted: 'It was great. I mean, it’s been such a good ride for me. I mean, talk about a lot to work with in a character. This arc is a massive one from season one to season two, but I must say I was really excited about season two, Jonah and exploring this side of his character.'

Lena Olin as The Colonel looking over her shoulder in Hunters Season 1 on Amazon Prime

Hunters showrunner David Weil also spoke to THR, and was quite happy with the story he got to tell, despite the disappointment that Hunters season 3 isn't happening. Weil saw the utmost importance of putting Adolf Hitler on trial and in turn, giving the opportunity for Jonah to choose either the dark or the light: 'Telling this story felt even more urgent, even more important, and you’ll see echoes, particularly in the trial in episode eight, that speak to not only the violence and the genocide of the Holocaust of what Adolf Hitler perpetrated, but that also speaks to the kind of hatred, bigotry, prejudice, antisemitism, racism that lives on today.'

Logan Lerman and Al Pacino drink wine in Hunters on Amazon Prime Video