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‘Wolf Creek’ TV Show Promised To Be ‘Sh*t Scary’

By Stacey Cole
Published on: 05:39 PST, May 20, 2016

The Wolf Creek TV series has finally come out on streaming service Stan this week, and the reviews have been mixed, according to the Guardian. And critics couldn’t help but compare the protagonists of the original 2005 movie of the same name and the freshly released Greg McLean-directed TV show.

After watching the first season of Wolf Creek consisting of six episodes, viewers wonder whether Mick Taylor, played by John Jarratt in the series and the original movie, could be a relative of Mick Dundee, played by Paul Hogan in the Crocodile Dundee movies of the early 90s, because some of the features and mannerisms of their characters are similar. Could they be estranged, long-lost cousins?

And even though both the story of Mick from the Wolf Creek TV series and original movies and Mick Dundee from the Crocodile Dundee movies are completely different, the Guardian notes that the two protagonists were surely made from the same mold: the two Micks are both Australian douches who manifest stereotypical features of a typical alpha male.

In his interview with Bloody Disgusting, the show’s creator, McLean, promised that the Wolf Creek TV series is “sh*t-scary.”

“I’m so proud of the series; the writing, acting and imagery is amazing. I think horror fans will love it as it’s complex, rich, and full of atmosphere, while also being sh*t-scary.”

But the main character of the Wolf Creek TV series is 19-year-old college student named Eve, portrayed by Lucy Fry. The first episode starts with Eve spending a holiday with her parents and brother: and predictably, Eve’s mom, dad, and brother all get killed by Mick within the first few minutes of the episode.

And while Eve manages to escape her death, Detective Sergeant Sullivan Hill, played by Dustin Clare, gets assigned to investigate her case, but the cop doesn’t help much with the investigation. And then viewers of Wolf Creek find out that the main protagonist is addicted to painkillers.

And while battling her addiction as well as trying to survive in her brutal neighborhood, Eve sets off on the path to avenge Mick for killing her entire family. And that’s where Wolf Creek viewers start wondering whether or not Eve could be the one to stop the murderous and dangerous Mick.

But judging by the original movies, Mick is not a character who can be easily stopped, as he just keeps winning. And it’s unlikely Wolf Creek viewers will ever see Mick running away or being scared of some revengeful 19-year-old college girl. So it’s going to be quite a ride!

But a direct fight between Eve and Mick doesn’t come that early on Wolf Creek, so viewers will have to anticipate that moment while getting to know both the 19-year-old college girl and the murderous alpha male.

What was also noted by Wolf Creek viewers is that the writers won’t be willing to let go of Eve so easily, as the show seems too attached to the character. So will she end up teaming up with Mick, or will she manage to kill Mick all by herself?

On the other hand, it could be one of Greg McLean’s tricks, to let the viewers get attached to Eve and then suddenly kill her off. They do it on Game of Thrones, and there’s nothing to say that Wolf Creek creators won’t do the same. Perhaps that’s the secret to the HBO show’s success.

But the finale episode of Wolf Creek Season 1 is bloody and indeed “sh*t-scary,” just as McLean himself promised. In fact, the Stan show is unique in that regard, as usually the first episode of a series is directed by a famous director and then he hands it over to other directors (Boardwalk Empire‘s pilot was directed by Martin Scorsese, House of Cards‘ first two episodes were directed by David Fincher), but that hasn’t been the case with Wolf Creek.

[Photos by Ian Gavan, Paramount Pictures/Getty Images]

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