Angel Reese has landed a role on The Hunting Wives season 2, months after publicly sharing her desire to join the cast.
Reese, 23, will play Trainer Barbie on the next installment of the hit Netflix drama, set to premiere later in 2026. The name is a reference to Reese’s nickname, Bayou Barbie, which she earned during her time playing at Louisiana State University from 2022 to 2024.
She is now a member of the Chicago Sky, where she has spent her first two WNBA seasons breaking league rebounding records. In May 2025, she became the fastest player in league history to 500 points and 500 rebounds, accomplishing the feat in only 38 career games. She also holds the WNBA single-season records for total rebounds, rebounds per game and offensive rebounds.
And while Reese has been able to do just about whatever she wants on the court, it appears the same may be true off of it. In August 2025, as Reese was making her way through The Hunting Wives season 1, she posted via X that the show was “a good watch.”
Show creator Rebecca Cutter quoted her with, “I am DEAD on the floor!!! thank you for watching our lil ol show @Reese10Angel !!!,” causing Reese to offer her services for season 2.
“Just let me know if you need me for season 2 😉,” she wrote.
Five months later, Reese quoted her own post with, “I literally manifest my entire life 🥺😭.”
Reese shared more via her Instagram Story, including a pair of photos outside her trailer, showing off her green Baylor Bears athletic gear — surely a jarring sight to LSU or Maryland fans, where she began her college career.
Season 2 of The Hunting Wives is getting off to a shocking start with a surprise character getting killed off. Brittany Snow, who plays Sophie, confirmed the twist during an interview with Entertainment Tonight on Sunday, January 11, saying, “Someone dies. I won’t tell you who. That is a wild play. Wild behavior.” The actress, […]
It’s not yet known how Reese’s Trainer Barbie will fold into the plot of the show, but season 1 character Brad Thompson was preparing to go to Baylor on a basketball scholarship.
Reese’s most recent acting role came in the 2025 political thriller A House of Dynamite, in which she portrayed herself in a scene where she shoots hoops with the President of the United States, played by Idris Elba. The opportunity, she said, inspired her to pursue additional acting opportunities.
“I want to get an acting coach,” she told People in September. “I was talking to Common — he’s overseas right now shooting season 2 of Silo — and he was telling me, ‘You got to hire an acting coach.’”
She continued, “So I’m going to hire an acting coach. I model already, so it’s like adding to the résumé. I’m young right now, so I’m going to do it while I’m young.”
Reese credited the cast, particularly the other women in the movie, with helping her feel comfortable in her first major film.
“I was really nervous,” Reese said. “But I had some great people on the cast that made me feel really comfortable. The girls there made me feel comfortable.”
As the WNBA offseason continues, Reese has some extra time on her hands to pursue acting opportunities. She is sitting out this season of Unrivaled as she recovers from a back injury that sidelined her for a significant part of the 2025 WNBA season.
