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Stan commissions original series Wolf Like Me with NBCUniversal’s Peacock

Nine-owned streaming service Stan has announced its next original series will be a six-part, half-hour drama series starring Josh Gad and Isla Fisher, produced in association with NBCUniversal’s streaming service Peacock in the United States.

Wolf Like Me will begin production in Western Sydney and regional New South Wales in the coming months. According to state Minister for the Arts Don Harwin, it will bring $28.8 million in production expenditure to the state and support more than 160 jobs for local cast and crew.

Fisher and Gad

The series comes from Emmy-winning production company Made Up Stories, produced by Jodi Matterson, Bruna Papandrea and Steve Hutensky.

The show will follow Gad as Gary and Fisher as Mary, who form a relationship and navigate their personal baggage. The series was written by Abe Forsythe and is based on his own experiences as a 40-something single parent. Forsythe will also direct all six episodes.

“Wolf Like Me is a very meaningful project for me, the stakes are extremely high but grounded by things we can all relate to,” Forsyth said. “I’m so excited to have Isla and Josh on board and I know the audience will be surprised seeing them in a different way as these characters. I was never going to tell this story with anyone other than Made Up Stories and I feel very fortunate for us all to be teaming up with Endeavor Content and to have found a home with Peacock and Stan.”

Stan’s chief content officer, Nick Forward, said: “Wolf Like Me promises to be a premium Australian made drama that will see Stan expand its partnership with NBCUniversal and Peacock. We look forward to seeing the talented production team at Made Up Stories, alongside Abe Forsythe, Josh Gad and Isla Fisher, bring this world-class Australian story to life.”

The series has been financed with assistance from Screen NSW’s Made in NSW Fund.

Harwin commented: “The NSW Government has worked closely with Made Up Stories to secure this blockbuster series and further cement NSW’s position as a globally competitive, highly sought-after production hub.

Matterson, Papandrea and Hutensky previously worked with Forsythe on series Little Monsters and commented that they were excited to partner once again on a new project.

“Abe is just one of those rare talents, with an incredibly distinctive voice. As soon as he explained the concept for Wolf Like Me, we knew we had to be part of it. And we couldn’t be happier to have Isla Fisher and Josh Gad on board, they are perfect for the roles of Mary and Gary,” the production trio said.

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