Wolf Like Me debuted in January 2022, and despite being well-received by those who saw it, the series seemed to fly under the radar – swamped by bigger, louder genre series – which is a shame; the first six-episode run was a witty, clever love story in which boy-meets-girl and, inevitably the girl turns out to be a werewolf. Set in and around Adelaide, the series features Josh Gad as Gary, a widowed father living with his 11-year-old wise-beyond-her-years daughter Emma (Ariel Donoghue) as they try to come to terms with the death of Emma’s mother, Lisa. Their lives are changed forever following a nasty fender bender with Mary (Isla Fisher); Gary and Lisa end up meeting coincidentally again and again, and before long, they find themselves in a relationship. But Mary has a secret that forces her to run home before nightfall whenever there’s a full moon…
Season Two has now arrived, and it’s even better than Season One. Gary and Mary are now together and dealing with Mary’s ‘problem’ the best way they can. She has now moved in with him, and he’s created a new hi-tech basement for her to hide in when she undergoes her ‘change’, but across these seven brisk, crisp thirty-minute (at the most) episodes, new obstacles rise up to threaten the future of their relationship and events from the end of series one eventually return to haunt them.
Wolf Like Me doesn’t reinvent the werewolf wheel, but it’s a hugely enjoyable, immersive experience – you’ll binge the series across one evening, it’s that sort of show – and where season one had a certain lightness, Season Two is a little darker. The laughs are fewer and further between. Gary finds himself trapped in the house with Mary-as-wolf (the transformation and wolf effects dotted throughout the episodes are surprisingly effective) when he accidentally turns off the basement security system. A face from Mary’s past reappears and looks to be in danger of coming between the pair. The local police call Gary in for questioning about unexplained deaths in the Outback at the conclusion of the first season. Gad and Fisher are superb as one of TV’s most unusual pairings, and they’re supported by an excellent regular cast, including Emma Lung as Gary’s sister-in-law, Sarah. The series ends on a terrific cliffhanger, and whilst Season Three is yet to be confirmed, there’s clearly plenty of bite left in this quirky, likable and shamelessly moreish little series.
WOLF LIKE ME: Seasons One and Two are now streaming on Prime Video.
