Following the romantic and sexual exploits of Alex (Ben Baur) and his small group of friends in New York City, the story was inspired by and largely based on the 2005–08 blog The Great Cock Hunt and the 2008 novel of the same name published by Kensington Books.

Hunting Season follows Alex, a single, gay, 20-something blogger for Gawker in Manhattan who begins writing anonymously about his wild social life.

It reminded me of the ‘90s, when I started my career in indie film; when you could see filmmakers like Todd Haynes, Eddie Burns, Spike Lee, and Ang Lee telling unique stories with characters who hadn’t been given screen time before; and when there was a reliable audience who would show up to financially support them.

I think the time is right now for audiences to be able to do that through the Web, and to support an entertainment economy that takes risks and tells original stories.

[2]The story is inspired by and largely based on the 2005–08 blog The Great Cock Hunt and the 2008 novel of the same name published by Kensington Books.

[7] Marcus enlisted Adam Baran, and the two began adapting the blog into scripts, while also fleshing out certain characters and expanding the concept to both appeal to a wider audience and to avoid stereotypes.

[12] Emily Rome of Entertainment Weekly called the series a "gay Sex and the City", and noted its "full-frontal nudity".

[4] Next Magazine called Hunting Season "sexy" and "racy",[5][11] noting that "the series has also gained attention for its large amount of nude scenes".