Wolf Pack (TV series)

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Wolf Pack
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Genre
Created by Jeff Davis
Based onWolf Pack
by Edo van Belkom
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producers
Production location Atlanta, Georgia
Running time46–57 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network Paramount+
ReleaseJanuary 26 (2023-01-26) –
March 16, 2023 (2023-03-16)

Wolf Pack is an American supernatural teen drama television series created by Jeff Davis for Paramount+, based on the 2004 book of the same name written by Edo van Belkom. The series premiered on Paramount+ on January 26 and concluded on March 16, 2023. [1] In January 2024, the series was canceled after one season. [2]

Contents

Cast

Main

Recurring

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
1"From a Spark to a Flame" Jason Ensler Jeff Davis January 26, 2023 (2023-01-26)
A deadly fire ravages California and drives a supernatural creature to attack. A few people are killed and many more are injured, including animals. Teenagers Blake Navarro and Everett Lang are bitten. Everett is sent to the hospital to be treated for his injury and discovers that his bite injury has healed mysteriously. While at the hospital, he receives a phone call from an unknown caller telling him to leave the hospital immediately as the creature that bit him will come looking for him. He runs away from the hospital just as Kristin Ramsey, a detective comes looking for him. Blake's bite injury is also healed mysteriously and she struggles to take care of her autistic brother as her parents are going through a difficult split. She sees a vision of Everett in the hospital as does Everett. The two are inexplicably drawn to each other. Meanwhile, Harlan and Luna are two teenage werewolves who know what is behind the mysterious happenings and are looking for their adoptive father. After Blake and Everett are chased by a huge werewolf animal, they run into Harlan and Luna.
2"Two Bitten, Two Born" Joseph P. Genier Emily Eslami & Jeffrey NievesFebruary 2, 2023 (2023-02-02)
Harlan and Luna drive Blake and Everett back home. It is revealed that Harlan and Luna were not turned into werewolves but were born that way and that it's their father that is ravaging the country. Luna wants to tell Blake and Everett what is going on but Harlan doesn't trust them. Everett and Blake receive visits from detective Kristen Ramsey. Everett's friend who was also bitten receives a call from a mysterious caller and is attacked by a werewolf.
3"Origin Point"Joseph P. GenierKrystal Houghton ZivFebruary 9, 2023 (2023-02-09)
When Everett, Blake, Luna, and Harlan are interrogated by Ramsey and her crew, they create an alibi; when they defend Everett from their first horrifying encounter with the creature, Luna and Harlan uncover a stunning discovery.
4"Fear and Pain" Christian Taylor Carlos FogliaFebruary 16, 2023 (2023-02-16)
5"Incendiary" Mike Elliott Sean CrouchFebruary 23, 2023 (2023-02-23)
Garrett teaches a young Harlan how to use his hearing abilities in the woods, but Harlan ends up being chased by a wolf who he somehow knows is his father. The team figures out that the wolf is not trying to hurt them but to protect them because they are part of its pack. The team receives a call from the mysterious caller, who tells them the story of Lycaon and gives them a location. The team arrives there and sees the werewolf murder someone else. Detective Ramsey pays a visit to the school to investigate Cyrus, a student who is suspected of being the arsonist. Ramsey and a security guard find the werewolf's pile of bodies. She tells the officer that the murders were committed by a werewolf and then kills him, letting his body fall on the pile. The team attends a party where the werewolf appears in the swimming pool, causing the party guests to run inside.
6"After Party"Katie EastridgeKrystal Houghton ZivMarch 2, 2023 (2023-03-02)
While inside the house, Everett convinces everyone but Austin that it's a large bear. Ramsey and Garrett arrive with the police and shut down the party while looking for Cyrus. Everett continues to see a teenager that nobody can see but him. After talking with a survivor, Malcolm, (Gideon Emery) from another fire that occurred years ago, the pack learns that there were two wolves and one was killed while the other killed Malcolm's crew in revenge. Harlan begins to shift when he learns Garrett convinced Cyrus to turn himself into the police. Only when Prisha shows up and Garrett calls out Harlan's name does the pack revert back to themselves. Everett discovers the teenager he is seeing the werewolf stalking them as well as its name, Baron, Harlan and Luna's brother.
7"Lion's Breath"Christian TaylorCarlos Foglia & Alessandra Jara Del CastilloMarch 9, 2023 (2023-03-09)
After learning the wolf's identity, they form a plan to trap Baron and turn him back to human by using Austin as bait. They trap Baron in a freezer and he reverts to human as his heart stops. As they try to revive him, Austin stabs Baron with a silver-laced dagger and Baron screams in pain. Meanwhile, Ramsey is revealed to be a werewolf and the one that killed Malcolm's crew.
8"Trophic Cascade"Jeff DavisJeff DavisMarch 16, 2023 (2023-03-16)

Production

Development

In September 2021, it was announced that Jeff Davis was developing a series based on Edo van Belkom's Wolf Pack novels for Paramount+. [3]

In addition to Davis, Joe Genier, Mike Elliott and Karen Gorodetzky serve as executive producers for Capital Arts. Jason Ensler, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Christian Taylor also serve as executive producers. [4] The series premiered on January 26 and concluded on March 16, 2023. [1]

During an interview in September 2022, Jeff Davis stated that although Wolf Pack and Teen Wolf use the same Atlanta studio facilities and share part of the backstage crew, as well as both shows involving young werewolves, the two fictional universes are completely separate and the mythology and creatures involved are different. [5]

Despite some preparations having been made for a second season, the series was canceled in January 2024. [2] [6]

Casting

On June 20, 2022, Paramount+ announced that Chloe Rose Robertson, Bella Shepard, Armani Jackson, and Tyler Lawrence Gray had signed on to play the leads of the streamer's upcoming supernatural teen drama series. [7] Sarah Michelle Gellar made a special appearance during the Teen Wolf panel at San Diego Comic-Con on July 21 to announce that she had joined the main cast of the show. [8] On September 14, Rodrigo Santoro was announced to have also joined the main cast. [9]

On October 7, the streamer also announced new recurring cast members for the first season. [4]

Filming

Principal photography on Wolf Pack began on July 21, 2022, and ran through the middle of November 2022. [10] While the show is set in and around Southern California, the producers chose to film in Atlanta, Georgia, mainly due to that state's generous tax credit program for television production. Working in Georgia can offset the cost of production by as much as 30 percent of the total budget. [10]

Reception

Critical response

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 44% approval rating with an average rating of 4.9/10, based on 27 critic reviews. Most reviews were of the first 2 episodes, which were provided to reviewers ahead of the series' premiere. The website's critics consensus reads, "Genre queen Sarah Michelle Gellar does her best to lead this Wolf Pack, but it isn't enough to salvage a spinoff that doesn't quite sink its teeth deep enough into the source material." [11] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 40 out of 100 based on 12 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [12]

In his review for The Guardian , Jack Seale gave 1/5 stars to the first episode of the series, criticizing the wooden acting, nonsensical dialogue, and incomprehensible plot. [13] The review for Variety declared Wolf Pack's "biggest selling point was Sarah Michelle Gellar’s return to a supernatural teen drama —but even her performance is wan and lacks impact". [14]

Audience viewership

On March 1, 2023, TheWrap named Wolf Pack as one of "the most in-demand series", based on data collected by ParrotAnalytics.com. [15] According to Media Play News , the series was the 8th most watched original series across all streaming platforms in the United States during the week of February 5, 2023, [16] the 9th during the week of February 19, [17] the 10th during the week of March 5, [18] the 9th during the week of March 12, [19] and the 10th during the week of March 19. [20]

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