'Raised by Wolves': Release date, plot, cast, trailer and all you need to know about the HBO Max sci-fi series
When Grant Sputore's 'I Am Mother' hit Netflix last year in June, it presented an interesting tale of doom and rebirth. Humanity's extinction means a droid is now in charge of building a new population — a population that would not repeat the same mistakes. Ridley Scott's latest production for HBO Max is set along the same lines only expanding on the idea of post-extinction humanity — a new chance to do better. How will humans fare this time around? Here is everything you need to know about the upcoming sci-fi thriller releasing next month.
Release date
'Raised by Wolves' premieres on Thursday, September 3, 2020, on HBO Max.
Plot
According to the official synopses of the series, 'Raised by Wolves' "centers on two androids tasked with raising human children on a mysterious virgin planet. As the burgeoning colony of humans threatens to be torn apart by religious differences, the androids learn that controlling the beliefs of humans is a treacherous and difficult task."
Cast
Amanda Collin as Mother
Collin is known for her work on 'A Conspiracy of Faith', 'A Horrible Woman', 'Splitting Up Together', 'Resin', 'In the Dark Room' and 'Darkland'.
Travis Fimmel as Marcus
Fimmel is best known for his work on History Channel's 'Vikings' as Ragnar Lothbrok. He is also known for his work in 'Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan', 'Dreamland', 'Finding Steve McQueen', and 'BlackBoxTV'.
Joining the two in prominent roles are Abubakar Salim (known for work on 'Fortitude', 'Jamestown'), Winta McGrath ('Aloft', 'Red Dog: True Blue'), Niamh Algar ('The Virtues', 'Calm With Horses'), Jordan Loughran ('The Infiltrator', 'Emerald City'), Matias Varela ('Narcos', 'Point Break'), Felix Jamieson (known for work on 'Game of Thrones', 'The Ghost'), Ethan Hazzard ('The Long Song', 'Damned'), Aasiya Shah ('Call the Midwife', 'Unforgotten') Ivy Wong ('Star Wars: Rogue One', 'Maleficent 2').
Creators
The series is created by Ridley Scott and Aaron Guzikowski and executive produced by Scott, who also directed the first two episodes of the series. This also marks his television directorial debut for American audiences.
'Raised by Wolves' is produced by Scott's Scott Free Productions, with Scott, writer and creator Aaron Guzikowski, David W. Zucker (known for 'The Man in the High Castle'), Jordan Sheehan ('The Terror'), Adam Kolbrenner ('Prisoners') and Mark Huffam (for 'The Martian') serving as executive producers.
Trailers
You can watch the trailer here:
According to the synopsis accompanying the trailer for the sci-fi thriller, "Mother was programmed to protect everyone after Earth had been destroyed. When the big bad wolf shows up, she is the one we must trust."
Where to watch
The highly-anticipated series premiere will debut on September 3, 2020, on HBO Max.
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