Amid the ongoing streaming wars, every major platform is hoping to land the next big sci-fi phenomenon. Now that HBO Max has launched, the WarnerMedia-backed streaming service has just dropped the first trailer for its upcoming original series, Raised by Wolves.
HBO Max is hoping to strike gold with sci-fi maestro Ridley Scott’s new project. In the distant future, Raised by Wolves follows two androids tasked with raising human children on a strange new planet after Earth succumbs to the perils of war. However, the arrival of another human named Marcus (Travis Fimmel) throws a wrench into the androids’ plans for their charges. The nascent colony’s future also becomes clouded as religious differences begin to take hold.
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The trailer is loaded with the usual gamut of sci-fi tropes, including spaceships and test-tube babies. But what’s particularly jarring is the way the human colony’s primitive structures contrast with the show’s futuristic setting. It’s also a safe bet that Amanda Collin’s performance as the maternal android (simply known as “Mother”) will turn a few heads along the way.
Raised by Wolves comes from creator Aaron Guzikowski, the screenwriter of Denis Villeneuve’s 2013 film, Prisoners. It was first picked up as a TNT original before moving to HBO Max last year. Scott is executive producing the show and also directed the first two episodes. The series will premiere its 10-episode first season on HBO Max on September 3.
You can watch the new trailer for Raised by Wolves below, then share your thoughts in the comment section!
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