Werewolves on ITV Global
In their latest move into the SF/fantasy/horror genre, ITV Global has bought the non-US rights to a new drama property called We’rewolves. Note that apostrophe – it’s not a typo!
The new show is a 90 minute special, though there’s always a chance of a series later. It’s to be filmed in the faux documentary style made famous (or infamous) by The Blair Witch Project. It’s described as a “What If…” fantasy – what if there really were werewolf packs living in the US today? It’s a theme that’s been used very successfully by a number of writers of contemporary fantasy novels and has a lot of potential.
We’rewolves will air in the US at Halloween this year, no news yet on a UK broadcast date. It’s produced by Wide Eyed Entertainment and written by Jasper James who wrote Walking With Dinosaurs. James said:
We’rewolves is a show that reflects its subject. Nothing is what it seems—on the outside it appears to be an ordinary murder doc, but within beats the heart of a full-blooded drama—a hairy, nail-biting savage with a faint, but unmistakable whiff of Oscar about it.
Oh dear, that last comment really is tempting fate…