When Does Hunter Season 8 Come Out? Is It Renewed?
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Hunter ended after Season 7.
IMDb
6.9/10
Seasons
7
Episodes
152
Diagnostics
- Network
- NBC
- Genres
- Action & Adventure, Drama
- First aired
- 1984-09-18
- Last aired
- 1991-04-26
- Runtime
- 60 min
Awards Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. 2 wins & 7 nominations total
Predictive Logic Analysis
Hunter has concluded its run. Production records list the series as ended, meaning the story has been brought to a planned close rather than left open. Barring a revival, there is no Season 8 in development.
What is Hunter about?
Hunter arrived on NBC in the fall of 1984 as a no-nonsense, hard-hitting police drama built around a simple but irresistible premise: a massive, rule-breaking Los Angeles homicide detective who solved crimes primarily by being smarter, tougher, and more willing to bend the law than the criminals he pursued. Fred Dryer, a former NFL defensive end, brought an effortless physical authority to Sgt. Rick Hunter that few actors could have matched, while Stepfanie Kramer as his partner Dee Dee McCall gave the show its emotional grounding and a chemistry that kept audiences coming back week after week. Together they were one of television's most memorable cop pairings, and their habit of resolving cases with lethal finality gave the series a blunt, unapologetic edge that was very much a product of its era.
The show wore its influences openly, drawing from the Dirty Harry school of tough-guy law enforcement while filtering it through the conventions of the buddy-cop procedural. Created by Frank Lupo and launched under the executive producing eye of Stephen J. Cannell, Hunter favored action and moral simplicity over ambiguity, delivering weekly doses of gunfights, car chases, and righteous justice with a confidence that never second-guessed itself. The tone was muscular and straightforward, the storytelling efficient rather than ornate, and the Los Angeles backdrop gave it a sun-bleached, gritty atmosphere that suited Hunter's larger-than-life personality perfectly.
Over its seven seasons and 152 episodes, the show built a loyal and substantial audience that made it one of NBC's reliable Saturday night performers throughout the late 1980s. Kramer's departure after season six created a notable shift in dynamic that longtime fans felt keenly, and the revolving door of female partners in season seven was widely seen as a diminishment of what had made the series special. Critical reception was never effusive, but audiences responded warmly to its consistency and the genuine likability of its leads, rewarding it with a run that few dramas of its type could claim.
In the broader landscape of 1980s television crime drama, Hunter occupies a comfortable and well-earned place alongside contemporaries like Magnum P.I. and Miami Vice, though it was always the meat-and-potatoes option in that company, uninterested in stylistic flash and content to deliver reliable, crowd-pleasing entertainment. Its cultural footprint is that of a show that defined a certain kind of primetime comfort viewing for millions of Americans, the kind remembered fondly and associated strongly with a particular Saturday evening ritual that stretched across nearly a full decade.
Created by Frank Lupo
Is Hunter renewed or cancelled?
Working against it
The series is listed as ended
Hunter Season 8 Release Date
No new season is expected. Hunter has ended, so there is no upcoming release to anticipate unless a revival is announced.
Best & worst episodes
Hunter seasons
Season 11984 · 19 ep
- 1. Hunter1984-09-18 · ★ 8.5
- 2. Hard Contract1984-09-28 · ★ 8.7
- 3. The Hot Grounder1984-10-05 · ★ 8.0
- 4. A Long Way From L.A.1984-10-26 · ★ 7.7
- 5. Legacy1984-11-02 · ★ 7.0
- 6. Flight on a Dead Pigeon1984-11-09 · ★ 7.0
- 7. Pen Pals1984-11-16 · ★ 8.0
- 8. Dead or Alive1984-11-30 · ★ 8.0
- 9. High Bleacher Man1984-12-07 · ★ 8.0
- 10. The Shooter1985-01-04 · ★ 8.0
- 11. The Garbage Man1985-01-11 · ★ 8.0
- 12. The Avenging Angel1985-01-18 · ★ 8.0
- 13. The Snow Queen (1)1985-03-23 · ★ 8.0
- 14. The Snow Queen (2)1985-03-30 · ★ 8.0
- 15. The Beach Boy1985-04-06 · ★ 8.0
- 16. Guilty1985-04-13 · ★ 8.0
- 17. The Last Kill1985-04-20 · ★ 8.0
- 18. Fire Man1985-05-04 · ★ 8.0
- 19. Sniper1985-05-11
Season 21985 · 23 ep
- 1. Case X1985-09-21
- 2. Night of the Dragons1985-09-28
- 3. The Biggest Man in Town1985-10-05
- 4. Rich Girl1985-10-19
- 5. Killer in a Halloween Mask1985-10-26
- 6. Rape and Revenge (1)1985-11-02 · ★ 8.0
- 7. Rape and Revenge (2)1985-11-09
- 8. Million Dollar Misunderstanding1985-11-16
- 9. The Big Fall1985-11-23 · ★ 10.0
- 10. Waiting for Mr. Wrong1985-12-07
- 11. Think Blue1985-12-14
- 12. Blow-up1986-01-04
- 13. War Zone1986-01-11
- 14. Burned1986-01-18
- 15. Scrap Metal1986-02-01
- 16. Fagin 19861986-02-08
- 17. 62 Hrs. of Terror1986-02-15
- 18. Death Machine1986-03-11 · ★ 10.0
- 19. The Setup1986-03-25
- 20. The Beautiful & the Dead (1)1986-04-01
- 21. The Beautiful & the Dead (2)1986-04-08
- 22. The Return of Typhoon Thompson1986-05-06
- 23. Saturday Night Special1986-05-20 · ★ 8.0
Season 31986 · 22 ep
- 1. Overnight Sensation1986-09-27 · ★ 1.0
- 2. Change Partners and Dance1986-10-04
- 3. Crime of Passion1986-10-11
- 4. The Castro Connection1986-11-01
- 5. High Noon in L.A.1986-11-08 · ★ 10.0
- 6. From San Francisco With Love1986-11-15
- 7. True Confessions1986-11-22
- 8. Love, Hate and Sporty James1986-12-06 · ★ 9.0
- 9. The Contract1986-12-13
- 10. The Cradle Will Rock1987-01-03
- 11. Bad Company1987-01-10
- 12. Down and Under1987-01-17
- 13. Straight to the Heart1987-01-24
- 14. Requiem for Sergeant McCall1987-02-07
- 15. Double Exposure1987-02-14 · ★ 10.0
- 16. The Girl Next Door1987-02-21
- 17. Any Second Now1987-02-28
- 18. A Child is Born1987-03-14
- 19. Crossfire1987-04-11
- 20. Hot Pursuit (1)1987-05-02 · ★ 1.0
- 21. Hot Pursuit (2)1987-05-09
- 22. Shades1987-07-18
Season 41987 · 22 ep
- 1. Not Just Another John Doe1987-09-24 · ★ 10.0
- 2. Playing God1987-10-03 · ★ 10.0
- 3. The Jade Woman1987-10-17
- 4. Flashpoint1987-10-24
- 5. Night on Bald Mountain1987-10-31
- 6. City of Passion (1)1987-11-07
- 7. City of Passion (2)1987-11-14
- 8. City of Passion (3)1987-11-21
- 9. Turning Point1987-11-28
- 10. Hot Prowl1987-12-08
- 11. Allegra1987-12-29
- 12. Renegade1988-01-05 · ★ 10.0
- 13. Black Dahlia1988-01-12
- 14. Naked Justice (1)1988-02-02 · ★ 8.0
- 15. Naked Justice (2)1988-02-09
- 16. Girl on the Beach1988-02-16
- 17. The Bogota Million1988-03-01
- 18. Death Signs1988-03-12 · ★ 10.0
- 19. Boomerang1988-03-19
- 20. The Fourth Man1988-03-26
- 21. Murder He Wrote1988-04-30
- 22. Silver Bullet1988-05-07
Season 51988 · 22 ep
- 1. Heir of Neglect1988-10-29 · ★ 9.0
- 2. The Baby Game1988-11-05 · ★ 9.0
- 3. Dead on Target (1)1988-11-12 · ★ 8.0
- 4. Dead on Target (2)1988-11-19 · ★ 8.0
- 5. Presumed Guilty1988-11-26 · ★ 8.0
- 6. No Good Deed Ever Goes Unpunished1988-12-03 · ★ 8.0
- 7. Honorable Profession1988-12-10 · ★ 8.0
- 8. Payback1988-12-17 · ★ 8.0
- 9. Partners1989-01-07 · ★ 8.0
- 10. The Pit1989-01-14 · ★ 9.0
- 11. City Under Siege (1)1989-02-04
- 12. City Under Siege (2)1989-02-11
- 13. City Under Siege (3)1989-02-18
- 14. Me, Myself & Die1989-02-25
- 15. Informant1989-03-18
- 16. Blood Line1989-04-01
- 17. Shoot to Kill1989-04-08
- 18. Code 31989-04-15
- 19. Ring of Honor1989-04-29
- 20. Teen Dreams1989-05-06 · ★ 1.0
- 21. Last Run1989-05-13
- 22. Return of White Cloud1989-05-21
Season 61989 · 22 ep
- 1. On Air1989-10-14
- 2. Shillelagh1989-10-21 · ★ 8.0
- 3. Investment in Death1989-10-28
- 4. A Girl Named Hunter1989-11-04
- 5. The Legion (1)1989-11-11
- 6. The Legion (2)1989-11-18
- 7. Yesterday's Child1989-11-25
- 8. Shield of Honor1989-12-02
- 9. The Fifth Victim1989-12-09 · ★ 1.0
- 10. Brotherly Love1990-01-06
- 11. The Nightmare1990-01-13
- 12. Broken Dreams1990-01-27
- 13. Son and Heir1990-02-03
- 14. Unacceptable Loss1990-02-10 · ★ 9.0
- 15. Unfinished Business1990-02-24
- 16. Lullaby1990-03-03
- 17. Final Confession1990-03-17
- 18. Blind Ambition1990-03-31
- 19. Sudden Withdrawal1990-04-16
- 20. Second Sight1990-04-23
- 21. Street Wise (1)1990-04-30
- 22. Street Wise (2)1990-05-07
Season 71990 · 22 ep
- 1. Deadly Encounters (1)1990-09-19 · ★ 8.0
- 2. Deadly Encounters (2)1990-09-26 · ★ 7.0
- 3. Where Echoes End1990-10-03 · ★ 7.0
- 4. Kill Zone1990-10-10 · ★ 7.0
- 5. The Incident1990-10-24 · ★ 7.0
- 6. A Snitch'll Break Your Heart1990-10-31 · ★ 7.0
- 7. Oh, the Shark Bites!1990-11-07 · ★ 7.0
- 8. The Usual Suspects1990-11-14 · ★ 6.0
- 9. This is My Gun1990-11-28 · ★ 7.0
- 10. La Familia1990-12-05
- 11. Acapulco Holiday1990-12-12
- 12. Fatal Obsession (1)1991-01-09
- 13. Fatal Obsession (2)1991-01-09
- 14. Under Suspicion1991-01-16
- 15. The Reporter1991-01-30
- 16. Room Service1991-02-13
- 17. Shadows of the Past1991-02-20
- 18. The Grab1991-03-02
- 19. All That Glitters1991-03-08
- 20. Cries of Silence1991-03-15
- 21. Ex Marks the Spot1991-04-05
- 22. Little Man with a Big Reputation1991-04-26
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Frequently asked
- When does Hunter Season 8 come out?
- Hunter ended after Season 7.
- Is Hunter renewed or cancelled?
- Hunter has ended. Its final season has already aired and no further seasons are expected.
- How many seasons of Hunter are there?
- Hunter has aired 7 seasons so far.
- How many episodes of Hunter are there?
- There are 152 episodes of Hunter across 7 seasons.
- Who created Hunter?
- Hunter was created by Frank Lupo.
- Where can I watch Hunter?
- Hunter is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Peacock Premium, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Peacock Premium Plus, MyOutdoor TV Amazon Channel, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel and Amazon Video.
- What is Hunter's IMDb rating?
- Hunter holds an IMDb rating of 6.9/10 from 5,921 votes.