[This article contains spoiler alerts for season two’s ending of Wolf Like Me.]
The popular werewolf trope inspired the concept for the show Wolf Like Me. The brainchild of the creator of the second-season Peacock series is Australian writer, director and executive producer Abe Forsythe. Observing a full moon while dating a woman as a single dad led him to ponder a question that ultimately shaped the show’s premise.
“I started thinking about a scenario where someone I thought was perfect for me, and seemingly great for my child, turned out to be a werewolf,” Abe Forsythe shared with The Hollywood Reporter. “I realized that I would find a way to make it work because they seemed ideal for my family.”
In the show Wolf Like Me, this is the predicament that the protagonist Gary (Josh Gad) faces. After a car crash, he embarks on a romantic journey with Mary (Isla Fisher) who morphs into a werewolf each full moon. The storyline also revolves around exploring how Mary’s hidden identity might impact Gary and his daughter Emma (Ariel Donoghue), whom he is raising singlehandedly.
Forsythe’s timely inspiration transformed into a successful pitch in subsequent meetings with production companies in LA. His initial casual discussions about his new idea quickly turned into serious propositions for producing the show.
“With just a couple of meetings, calls started pouring from people intrigued to create this show with me,” he recalls.
The first season of Wolf Like Me, produced by Stan in affiliation with NBCUniversal and Peacock, premiered on both platforms on January 13, 2022, and won a second season within three months. In the quickly progressing second season released on October 19, Gary and Mary have stopped concealing their true selves from each other. Instead, the focus shifted onto navigating their relationship while expectantly waiting for the birth of their child, whose identity remains a mystery.
Below, Forsythe shares his thoughts about the finale of the second season, his plans for a three-season story arc, and the pivotal role of music and Australia in advancing the series’ plot.
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Seasons one and two of Wolf Like Me are currently available for streaming on Peacock.
