‘The Hunting Wives’ Wig Mystery Has Been Solved

Viewers of Netflix’s hit new series The Hunting Wives were glued to their screens for all the wrong reasons: star Malin Akerman’s shape-shifting, ill-fitting, and seemingly poor-quality wig. Addressing the focus-pulling hairpiece, Akerman explained the reason for her character’s various wigs while appearing on the Not Skinny But Not Fat podcast. In short: the crew didn’t think the style of wig she was fitted for matched her wealthy socialite character, Margo Banks. In a last-minute panic, they settled on a more suitable but incorrectly-sized one. Akerman persevered with the temporary do until a proper replacement arrived. “When it came, it was a different color,” she said, explaining that a hairstyling scene had to be written into the show to cover for the wig swap: “You see me getting gla