In November 2022, Entertainment Weekly published an in-depth look into the second season of "Hunters," complete with interviews with the cast and crew. In the interview, it was confirmed that Season 2 would be the last for "Hunters." While creator David Weil didn't explicitly state why they decided to end the show in just two seasons, he did reveal what they wanted to accomplish with Season 2.
"For me, as a kid growing up on Long Island, being Jewish, there was always this frustration and anger that Hitler got away with his crimes, that he was never brought to justice, he was never arrested, killed, tried, that he made a decision at the end of his life," Weil said. "So 'Hunters,' being a show about catharsis, about Jewish empowerment, and about wish fulfillment for Jewish kids like me who grew up wanting to reclaim power, season 2, I hope, will be that catharsis." With the promise of Season 2 fulfilling that catharsis, it makes sense that they would end the story there — after all, the Season 2 finale is titled "The Trial of Adolf Hitler," which seems like a pretty good place to end the story of a group of Nazi hunters.
Further, Weil knows the weight that Adolf Hitler (played in Season 2 by German actor Udo Kier) brings to a story, especially an alternate history narrative, which he doesn't take lightly. Weil said, "I would only ever invoke Hitler if we're going to deliver justice in some hopefully satisfying way."
