Isla Fisher, Josh Gad pair up for new rom-com series on Peacock ANI | Updated: Apr 29, 2021 14:15 IST
Washington [US], April 29 (ANI): Australian actor Isla Fisher and Josh Gad are set to co-star in a genre-bending new TV series Wolf Like Me , Peacock announced on Thursday.
According to E!News, the six-episode romantic comedy, titled Wolf Like Me, tells the story of Gary (Gad), who is an emotional wreck and struggles to provide for his daughter since the death of his wife, and Mary (Fisher, who has a secret she can t bring herself to share with anyone.
The lovers are brought together for a reason and must follow the signs to work through their baggage.
Peacock has announced a straight-to-series order for
Wolf Like Me, described as “a genre-bending romantic comedy” that will star
Josh Gad and
Abe Forsythe (
Little Monsters) created the series, which consists of six half-hour episodes that follow Gad and Fisher’s characters as they deal with the baggage of a new relationship. The series is produced by Made Up Stories, a “development and production company that amplifies distinctive voices to tell unforgettable stories about the diversity of human experience, driven primarily by multifaceted females on and off-screen.”
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Australia’s Abe Forsythe (“Little Monsters”, “Ned”) will direct Josh Gad and Isla Fisher in new Peacock comedy “Wolf Like Me”.
Forsythe is the writer and creator of the series.
Everyone brings their own set of baggage to a new relationship. Gary (Gad) and Mary (Fisher) are no different. Gary is an emotional wreck and struggles to provide for his daughter since the death of his wife. Mary has a secret she can’t bring herself to share with anyone. The universe brought these two together for a reason, they just need to keep following the signs.
“We fell in love with Abe Forsythe’s imaginative storytelling and gift for creating complex and compelling characters. With the incredibly talented Isla Fisher and Josh Gad at the center, Wolf Like Me will be engaging, quirky and wholly original,” said Lisa Katz, President, Scripted Content, NBCUniversal Television and Streaming.
Josh Gad and Isla Fisher are to star in Wolf Like Me
The Beauty and the Beast star and the Now You See Me actress are set to appear in the new series for Peacock, which has been described as a genre-bending romantic comedy 29 April 2021
The synopsis of the six-episode series is as follows: Everyone brings their own set of baggage to a new relationship. Gary (Gad) and Mary
(Fisher) are no different. Gary is an emotional wreck and struggles to provide for his daughter since the death of his wife. Mary has a secret she canât bring herself to share with anyone. The universe brought these two together for a reason, they just need to keep following the signs.
Wolf Like Me: Josh Gad & Isla Fisher Series Gets Peacock Order
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Wolf Like Me, a six-episode half-hour genre-bending romantic comedy from
Little Monsters director
Isla Fisher will be the stars. The series is produced by
Bruna Papandrea s Made Up Stories in partnership with Endeavor Content and Australia streaming service Stan.
Wolf Like Me features Gad as Gary, a widower and emotional wreck trying to raise his daughter. Fisher plays Mary, his new girlfriend who has a secret that could derail her life and their relationship before it gets anywhere. Forsythe will showrun and direct all six episodes and executive produce. Gad and Fisher also will executive produce along with Made Up Stories Papandrea,