Wolf Like Me (TV series)

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Wolf Like Me
Genre Comedy drama
Written by Abe Forsythe
Directed by Abe Forsythe
Starring Isla Fisher
Josh Gad
Ariel Donoghue
Country of origin Australia
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 6
Production
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Running time 30-minutes
Production company(s) Endeavor Content (season 1)
Fifth Season (CJ ENM) (season 2)
Release
Original network Stan
Peacock
External links
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Wolf Like Me is a streaming television comedy-drama series produced by Stan in association with NBCUniversal and Peacock. It premiered on both streaming services on 13 January 2022.[1] In April 2022, Peacock renewed the series for a second season.[2]

Plot

Gary (Josh Gad) is a single father living in Adelaide, Australia with his 11-year-old daughter Emma; both of whom are still emotionally traumatized by the death of Emma's mother, Lisa, 7 years earlier. They meet Mary (Isla Fisher), an isolated advice columnist recovering from her own complex emotional baggage. But despite her attempts to stay away, they keep meeting again and again, in a cluster of coincidences that imply the hand of destiny. While Gary struggles to connect to his daughter, for Mary reaching Emma is all but effortless. However, Mary's baggage involves a deadly secret that she fears might hurt the two; she is a werewolf.

Cast

Main

Recurring

  • Emma Lung - Sarah, Gary's sister-in-law
  • Anthony Taufa - Ray, Sarah's partner
  • Alan Dukes - Trevor, Emma's Psychiatrist

Guest

Episodes

No.
overall		 No. in
season		 Title Directed by [3] Written by Original release date [4]
1 1 "Episode 1" Abe Forsythe Abe Forsythe 13 January 2022 (2022-01-13)
As a widower, Gary struggles to connect with his 11-year-old daughter Emma; when he meets the mysterious Mary, it might be a sign that their universe is about to change -- if Mary's secret doesn't tear them apart first.
2 2 "Episode 2" Abe Forsythe Abe Forsythe 13 January 2022 (2022-01-13)
After a near tragedy with Emma, Gary bumps into Mary again and shares his darkest moments as a father; when Mary disappears, Gary chases her and learns about her baggage.
3 3 "Episode 3" Abe Forsythe Abe Forsythe 13 January 2022 (2022-01-13)
Mary faces a terrified Gary and tells him her full story.
4 4 "Episode 4" Abe Forsythe Abe Forsythe 13 January 2022 (2022-01-13)
Emma invites Mary over for dinner; Mary is terrified Gary will reveal her secret; Gary can't deny the connection Emma has formed with Mary.
5 5 "Episode 5" Abe Forsythe Abe Forsythe 13 January 2022 (2022-01-13)
Finally together, Gary and Mary go on a camping trip to tell Emma about Mary's secret.
6 6 "Episode 6" Abe Forsythe Abe Forsythe 13 January 2022 (2022-01-13)
While stuck in the Australian outback, Gary and Emma wrestle with Mary's secret.

Production

The six-part series was produced by Jodi Matterson, Bruna Papandrea and Steve Hutensky. It was written by Abe Forsythe, who also directed all 6 episodes.[5][3] In April 2021 it was announced that Isla Fisher and Josh Gad would star in the series.[6] In December further cast members were announced with Ariel Donoghue, Emma Lung and Anthony Taufa, and guest roles for Jake Ryan, Robyn Nevin and Nash Edgerton.[7] The series was filmed in the Inner West of Sydney in the suburbs of Forest Lodge, Glebe, Ashfield and Ashbury, Western Sydney, Menai, Sutherland and regional NSW. On 26 April 2022, Peacock renewed the series for a second season.[2]

Release & reception

On 4 January 2022, a trailer was released, with it being described as "genre-bending."[8] The series released all six 30-minute episodes on Peacock and Stan on 13 January 2022.[9][4]

The series became available to view in Canada on Amazon Prime on 12 January 2022.[10]

Overall, the series has been met by a positive reception. Metacritic, based on 8 reviews, assigned the first season a rating of 69 out of 100, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[11] Rotten Tomatoes gave the Season 1 a 65% critical approval rating and an average rating of 6.3/10 based on 20 reviews, though filtering for "Top Critics" the score rose to 75%. Stating that the Critic's Consensus of, "Wolf Like Me's mixed bag of occasionally disparate elements takes time to gel, but Isla Fisher and Josh Gad make it easy to be patient."[12]

References

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