The Hunting Party is gearing up for another chase.

Season 2 of the NBC drama is on its way, and many of the Pit’s dangerous inmates are still on the loose. There’s only one task force that can take them down, headed by the only people who know these prisoners are still alive. The team suffered major setbacks at the end of Season 1, but boogeymen don’t tend to have convenient timing.

In fact, a killer who’s literally nicknamed The Boogeyman — played by guest star Eric McCormack — is in the wind as Season 2 begins, forcing Bex (Melissa Roxburgh) to try and get the disbanded Inmate Recovery Task Force reinstated. Meanwhile, we’ve got to know if Odell (Nick Weschler) recovered from his poisoning, whether Hassani (Patrick Sabongui) recovered from his gun shot wound, and hopefully, what’s up with the mysterious Colonel Lazarus (Kari Matchett), who is apparently a former inmate who “graduated.” 

It will all play out when Season 2 premieres on Thursday, January 8, with help from the season’s first two exciting guest stars. Get the scoop on the full Season 2 cast and the “killer” talent who’s guestbelow!

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The cast of The Hunting Party Season 2

Melissa Roxburgh as Bex Henderson

The Manifest alum plays FBI Special Agent Bex Henderson, a criminal profiler who’s been brought out of retirement to track down escaped inmates. 

Patrick Sabongui as CIA Agent Ryan Hassani 

Sabongui is best known for playing David Singh on The Flash and appearing in multiple episodes of Virgin River and Firefly Lane. His character, Agent Hassani, works alongside Bex to hunt down the Pit’s escapees, and found time to investigate Odell’s questionable past in Season 1.

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Josh McKenzie as Shane Florence 

La Brea alum Josh McKenzie plays Shane Florence, a former prison guard at The Pit who now uses his intimate knowledge of the inmates to track them down. 

Nick Weschler as Oliver Odell 

Oliver Odell, Bex’s former FBI partner, later became the warden of The Pit. In Season 1, he was leading the hunt for the Pit’s escaped inmates, but some on the team questioned whether he was to be trusted. Weschler is known for starring on Roswell and Revenge, and made appearances in This Is Us, For All Mankind, The Boys, and High Potential. 

Sara Garcia as Jennifer Morales

Sara Garcia plays Army Intelligence Officer Jennifer Morales, the task force’s tech whiz. Morales is known for roles on Reign and The Flash, and is also a prolific voice actress.

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The Hunting Party Season 2 Guest Stars

Episode 1: Eric McCormack and Finnigan McCormack as Ron Simms

Eric McCormack will play Ron Simms, also known as the Boogeyman, in the Season 2 premiere. McCormack played the iconic titular role of Will in NBC’s Will & Grace, and his other credits include starring in the series Travelers and Perception.

As for who’ll be playing the younger Simms in flashbacks: Finnigan McCormack, Eric McCormack’s son, will make his screen debut.

Episode 2: Niecy Nash-Betts as Detective Erica Burke

Nash Betts’ character offers Bex assistance due to her past connection to a New Mexico killer who “preserved his victims in acrylic resin, the same way people preserve insects.” Emmy winner Nash-Betts was a longtime cast member on Reno 911!, earned her third of five Emmy noms playing a mother of a falsely-accused Central Park Five member in the limited series When They See Us, starred in the comedy Claws and The Rookie: Feds, and currently appears on All’s Fair. 

Episode 4: Elizabeth Gillies as Amanda Weiss  

Actress Liz Gillies will appear as Amanda, a neck-snapping serial killer known as the Masseuse. Gillies is a Victorious alum who went on to star in Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll and the 2017 Dynasty reboot. 

Episode 5: Kelsey Grammer as Noah Cyrus 

Kelsey Grammer, AKA Frasier himself, will play a murderous cult leader named Noah Cyrus who shows up on the doorstep of one of his former followers.

Episode 6: Jefferson White as Lou Kaplan

Yellowstone star Jefferson White will play Lou Kaplan, a killer who targets social media influencers. In addition to a four-episode turn on Chicago P.D., White has appeared on shows including Blindspot and How to Get Away With Murder. 

Check back for more exciting guest star news during The Hunting Party Season 2, which premieres on Thursday, January 8 at 10/9c on NBC, streaming next-day on Peacock.

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