In Wolf Creek the series, John Jarratt, who reprises his movie role as the murdering psychopath Mick Taylor, wreaking havoc in the Australian Outback – except this time, things are different. The television series immediately turns the entire genre on its head when a 19-year-old American college student, played by rising star Lucy Fry, survives the massacre of her parents and little brother and sets out to hunt down the killer and avenge her family.
Based on true events, the original Wolf Creek movie was introduced in 2005 at the Sundance and Cannes Film Festivals before achieving global box office success and cult film status among horror fans around the world.
Greg McLean, Executive Producer of the Wolf Creek television series and the writer, director and producer of the Wolf Creek movies says ‘The television series delivers the same pulse-pounding tension and terror of the films combined with a storyline that evolves into a suspense filled, character driven psychological thriller. In many ways, Wolf Creek is more like a Western – set in the untamed, desolate landscape of the Australian Outback, with gritty characters and an immersive story of revenge and good versus evil.’
The story of Wolf Creek begins when an American family is on vacation in Northern Australia and becomes the unsuspecting prey of Mick Taylor, a sadistic serial killer who hunts and kills tourists in the Outback. The sole survivor is Eve Thorogood, a college student, who vows to bring the killer to justice or die in the attempt. The story of Wolf Creek reveals her complex and extraordinary journey, traveling every step of the way as she evolves from child to adult, from prey to predator. But can she triumph over Mick Taylor, evil incarnate?
production details
Australia | Stan – Emu Creek Pictures – Lionsgate Television – Screentime – Zodiak Rights | 12×60 minutes | Premiered 14 October 2016
Greg McLean as Creator and Executive Producer/Director of Pilot
cast
John Jarratt as Mick Taylor
Lucy Fry
Tess Haubrich as Rebecca
Rachel House as Ruth
Matt Day as Brian
