Series synopsis
Raised by Wolves is an American sci-fi & fantasy drama television series that premiered on HBO Max on September 3, 2020. It ended on March 17, 2022. It was created by Aaron Guzikowski. It stars Amanda Collin, Abubakar Salim, Winta McGrath and Niamh Algar.
Set on a Wolverhampton council estate, Raised By Wolves is modern day reimagining of the childhood of Caitlin Moran and her brothers and sisters.
Single-mum Della lives in a three bedroom council house with Germaine, Aretha, Yoko, Mariah, Wyatt and baby Cher. She is attempting to raise the children by herself, but does have visits from Grampy, who likes to come around to dispense his wisdom to his grandchildren.
Premise
Set on a Wolverhampton council estate, Raised By Wolves is modern day reimagining of the childhood of Caitlin Moran and her brothers and sisters.
Single-mum Della lives in a three bedroom council house with Germaine, Aretha, Yoko, Mariah, Wyatt and baby Cher. She is attempting to raise the children by herself, but does have visits from Grampy, who likes to come around to dispense his wisdom to his grandchildren.
Premise: Sacrifice for survival.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Amanda Collin as Mother / Lamia
- Abubakar Salim as Father
- Winta McGrath as Campion
- Niamh Algar as Mary / Sue
- Travis Fimmel as Caleb / Marcus Drusus
- Jordan Loughran as Tempest
- Matias Varela as Lucius
- Felix Jamieson as Paul
Supporting cast
- Ethan Hazzard as Hunter
- Aasiya Shah as Holly
- Ivy Wong as Vita
- Brett Williams as Payen
- Courtney Michael as Cleric
- Joshua James as Jinn
- Bronte Carmichael as Spiria 12 Yrs Old
- Jadon Holdsworth as Campion 4 Yrs Old
- Maya Seuffert as Spiria 4 Yrs Old
- Liam de Wet as Gabin 4 Yrs Old
- Luhle Mbili as Mariall 4 Yrs Old
- Dineo Pikini as Mariall 8 Yrs Old
Guest cast
- Brett Williams as Payen
- Courtney Michael as Cleric
- Joshua James as Jinn
- Bronte Carmichael as Spiria 12 Yrs Old
- Jadon Holdsworth as Campion 4 Yrs Old
- Maya Seuffert as Spiria 4 Yrs Old
- Liam de Wet as Gabin 4 Yrs Old
- Luhle Mbili as Mariall 4 Yrs Old
- Dineo Pikini as Mariall 8 Yrs Old
- Imaad Sasman as Walden 4 Yrs Old
- Zac Wastie as Walden 8 Yrs Old
- Milton Schorr as Atheist Soldier #1
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 19 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 1 | December 23, 2013 | December 23, 2013 |
| Season 1 | 10 | September 3, 2020 | October 1, 2020 |
| Season 2 | 8 | February 3, 2022 | March 17, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pilot Written by bestselling author Caitlin Moran with her sister Caroline, this comedy pilot is a hilarious modern-day reimagining of the Morans' real childhood on a Wolverhampton council estate |
December 23, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Raised by Wolves After Earth is rendered uninhabitable, Androids Mother and Father start a new settlement and family with human embryos on the planet Kepler-22b. Twelve years later, only one child, Campion, remains, and the arrival of an Ark of surviving humans called the Mithraic presents a threat that Mother has no choice but to confront. |
September 3, 2020 |
| 2 |
Pentagram After a confrontation with Marcus, Mother discovers and takes five Mithraic children (Hunter, Tempest, Paul, Holly and Vita) back to her settlement. While Mother, Father and Campion, adjust to living with a new group of Earth-born children, Marcus struggles to survive alone on Kepler-22b. |
September 3, 2020 |
| 3 |
Virtual Faith After the Mithraic kids fall sick, Campion believes Mother is poisoning them and plans an escape. As Mother and Father attempt to prove otherwise, Marcus and Sue work to convince the other surviving Mithraic to mount a rescue of the children, desperate to get their son Paul back. |
September 3, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Collective While Mother, Father, and the children face hostility from their new atheist collective, Marcus sets out to fill the walls of an ancient church with Sol’s worshippers. |
February 3, 2022 |
| 2 |
Seven While the collective is tasked with hunting down the serpent, Mother is left to reconcile complicated emotions. Convinced that it will aid his cause, Marcus sets out to find the creature before the atheists do. |
February 3, 2022 |
| 3 |
Good Creatures Using his mysterious new powers, Marcus rescues a group of Mithraic prisoners, while Mother discovers the serpent is not a maneater but an herbivore. Father works through his frustration over Mother’s decision to spare the serpent’s life by engrossing himself in his work project, the regeneration of an ancient android. |
February 10, 2022 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | HBO Max |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 3, 2020 |
| Last aired | March 17, 2022 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | canceled |
| Schedule | Thursday |