Wolf Creek (TV series)
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Drama Horror Psychological thriller |
| Created by | Greg McLean |
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| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 (list of episodes) |
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| Cinematography | Geoffrey Hall ACS |
| Running time | 43–61 minutes |
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| Distributor | Banijay Entertainment |
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| Original network | Stan |
| Original release | 12 May 2016 |
Wolf Creek is a 2016 Australian horror web television series which screens on Stan. It is a spin-off of the movies Wolf Creek and Wolf Creek 2.[1] The first season of Wolf Creek consists of six episodes, and was released on 12 May 2016.[2] John Jarratt, who portrayed Mick Taylor in the films, reprises his role for the series.[3]
Synopsis
Eve, a 19-year-old American tourist is targeted by crazed serial killer Mick Taylor. She survives his attack and embarks on a mission of revenge.[3]
Cast
Main
- John Jarratt as Mick Taylor[4]
- Lucy Fry as Eve Thorogood[4]
- Dustin Clare as Sullivan Hill[4]
Recurring and guest
- Deborah Mailman as Bernadette[4]
- Maya Stange as Ingrid Thorogood[4]
- Damian De Montemas as Inspector Darwin[4]
- Miranda Tapsell as Fatima[4]
- Robert Taylor as Roland Thorogood[4]
- Matt Levett as Kevin[4]
- Richard Cawthorne as Kane[4]
- Rachel House as Ruth[4]
- Jessica Tovey as Kirsty[4]
- Eddie Baroo as Ginger[4]
- Alicia Gardiner as Janine[4]
- Fletcher Humphrys as Jesus (Ben Mitchell)[4]
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
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| 1 | "Billabong" | Tony Tilse | Peter Gawler | 12 May 2016 |
| American teenager Eve narrowly escapes outback serial killer Mick Taylor when he slaughters her family at their billabong campsite in Australia's Northern Territory. Shot and left for dead, she is found by two birdwatchers and taken to hospital in Darwin. Police detective Sullivan Hill looks into her case, with her family's disappearance resembling a number of other missing persons cases over many years. However instead of returning to the United States, Eve steals Hill's case file, buys a van and heads into the outback seeking revenge. | ||||
| 2 | "Kutyukutyu" | Tony Tilse | Felicity Packard | 12 May 2016 |
| In Kutyukutyu, Western Australia, Eve runs afoul of the local police when she crashes into their car and they find a bag of marijuana left in the van by the previous owners. She manages to escape from her cell, and locates Hill who has arrived in town looking for her. Escaping the police as they arrive at Hill's motel, she heads to the house of her former cellmate, a bikie named Kane, to steal money and a gun from an armed robbery he had committed. Taylor hears that an American girl has been looking for him. | ||||
| 3 | "Salt Lake" | Tony Tilse | Peter Gawler | 12 May 2016 |
| At Salt Lake, South Australia, Eve is attacked by Kevin, who had previously assaulted her in WA. She shoots him in the leg and leaves him on the road, where Taylor picks him up, then kills and mutilates him. At the Face of the Madonna Roadhouse, Hill, Taylor and the bikies turn up at different times looking for Eve. Stuck with a broken wheel, Eve helps a convict who has escaped from a crashed prison van. Kane finds her and says that he wants her to have his children, but Eve shoots and kills him as he advances towards her. Eve drives to Opalville, where she hears Taylor is headed, but he is waiting for her. | ||||
| 4 | "Opalville" | Tony Tilse | Felicity Packard | 12 May 2016 |
| Eve arrives at the mining town of Opalville, but Taylor isn't there, although he killed two tourists driving the same type of van as she. Posing as a journalist, Eve follows up the case of a missing girl from the town, Holly Welles. Speaking to Holly's parents, she discovers that the girl was killed by her own father, and as Eve tries to escape from him, one of his venomous snakes bites her. She is saved by an Aboriginal man, who teaches her to use a woomera spear-thrower. Sergeant Hill tracks Eve to Opalville, but she escapes and heads to the town of Rome, where she deduces Taylor will turn up. | ||||
| 5 | "Rome" | Tony Tilse | Peter Gawler | 12 May 2016 |
| Eve takes a job as a waitress in the town of Rome, and waits for Taylor to arrive. Hill finds her again, and they resolve to work together to kill Taylor as they agree he would walk free if arrested. As Eve goes to talk to Ben, aka "Jesus", one of Taylor's escaped victims, Taylor turns up in Rome and stabs Hill, abducting him. Eve arranges to ambush Taylor at a graveyard, but she is attacked by the bikies from Kutyukutyu seeking revenge for Kane's death. As she is about to be killed, she is saved by Johnny, the convict she helped earlier. The two share a kiss, but Eve sends him away. She wakes to find her guns gone, and Johnny beheaded by Taylor. | ||||
| 6 | "Wolf Creek" | Greg McLean | Felicity Packard | 12 May 2016 |
| Eve convinces Ben to tell her the location of the meteorite crater in Wolf Creek National Park near to where he was abducted by Taylor. In the crater she finds Johnny's head and a scrapbook of news clippings about Taylor's troubled childhood, including his abusive father and the disappearance of his sister (who Taylor accidentally killed). At Wolf Creek township, Eve makes her way to the Taylor property, where she finds Hill tied up in the barn. Taylor attacks them, and Hill brings the roof down on them, killing himself in the process. Badly wounded, Eve confronts Taylor in the house where she manages to impale him with a fire poker, presumably killing him. She burns the house down and puts Hill's body under a tree, later finding that Taylor's body is gone. She is picked up by Ruth the truckie and her dog and they head to Perth. A mid-credits scene shows a blue truck speeding down the road... | ||||
Reception
The series has received generally positive reviews. Nikole Gunn of Decider TV wrote, "It’s beautifully filmed with cinematography usually reserved for the 'Big Screen'" and that "It's chilling and unforgettable".[5] David Knox of TV Tonight awarded the premiere four out of five stars and wrote, "If there's a box Wolf Creek hasn’t got checked, it's hard to find here".[6]
Within the first four days of the series being made available, more than 500,000 viewers sampled the program, including 40,000 subscribers who watched all six episodes.[7]
Promotion
In May 2016, pop-up bars opened in Sydney and Melbourne which featured Wolf Creek-themed drinks to promote the launch of the series.[8]
Broadcast
Wolf Creek premiered in the United States on 14 October 2016 on the Pop network.[9]
References
- ↑ "Wolf Creek: First glimpse of TV series reveals a fresh face to take on killer Mick Taylor". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ↑ Johnston, Rae (31 March 2016). "Watch: The 'Wolf Creek' Stan Original Series Trailer". Gizmodo Australia. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- 1 2 "John Jarratt back for Wolf Creek spin-off". www.tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "Australian Television: Wolf Creek". australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- ↑ Gunn, Nikole (10 May 2016). "REVIEW: Wolf Creek the TV Series on Stan". Decider TV. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- ↑ Knox, David (12 May 2016). "Wolf Creek". TV Tonight. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- ↑ Davidson, Darren (16 May 2016). "Nine producer's flight; Fairfax's Hunger Games; John Laws OK". The Australian. Retrieved 16 May 2016.(subscription required)
- ↑ Knox, David (27 April 2016). "Stan to open Wolf Creek pop-up bars". TV Tonight. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
- ↑ Sandberg, Bryn Elise (27 July 2016). "Pop to Air Australian Horror Series 'Wolf Creek'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
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