Cry Wolfe

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Cry Wolfe
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Written byPeter Field
Paul Haddad
Dustin Rubin
Directed byJeffrey R. Daniels
Paul Haddad
Creative directorDerek Owen
StarringBrian S. Wolfe
Janine McCarthy
ComposerRussell E Bell
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes40
Production
Executive producersChaney Moon
Kelly McPherson
Emre Sahin
Sarah Wetherbee
Paul Haddad
Pamela Deutsch
ProducersLisa Lumar
Louis Faldetta
Jill Rytie Lutz
CinematographyChristian Ortega
Running time22 minutes
Production companyKarga Seven Pictures
Release
Original releaseJune 3, 2014 (2014-06-03) [1]  
October 4, 2016 (2016-10-04)

Cry Wolfe is an American television show created for Investigation Discovery.

Contents

Plot

Cry Wolfe uses actors to reenact some of private investigator Brian Wolfe's most interesting cases. His cases include cheating spouses, workplace theft, and blackmail. Wolfe is helped by his investigative assistant, Janine McCarthy. [2]

Production

Wolfe was initially hired to work as a private investigator in several episodes of Nathan for You . [3] After his appearance he was contacted by Karga Seven Pictures who were looking to do a show about an LA private investigator. [2] Wolfe provides his case files to the production company who choose which cases they want to use. [4]

Reception

Brian Lowry from Variety considered the show's presentation style to be deceptive and misleading, using shaky hand-held video and a "faux camera crew" to give the impression that the footage was not a reenactment. [5] Others enjoyed the more "playful" take on the topic, in contrast to the other true crime shows on Investigation Discovery. [6]

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