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The evocative, atmospheric new live-action series “Wolfblood” (26 x 26’ HD) for kids aged 8 to 12 is getting ready for its international launch at this year’s TV industry trade fair MIPCOM in Cannes from 8 to 11 October. Coproduced by CBBC, ZDF and ZDF Enterprises, it is already poised to capture the attention of millions of young fans around the world. ZDF Enterprises holds all worldwide distribution rights outside the UK. The adventure series revolves around wolfbloods, who are neither completely wolves nor completely humans, but can shift between the two forms more or less at will. Wolfbloods also have great powers, such as super speed, strength and senses. The heroine is Maddy Smith (played by Aimee Kelly), a wolfblood teen living with her parents in a small rural town. Just as Maddy is getting ready for her first transformation, a new boy, Rhydian Morris (Bobby Lockwood), starts at her school – only he doesn’t know he is a wolfblood. Maddy helps Rhydian learn to fit in and keep his secret while helps Maddy master her first challenge, but after that, she’s got to learn to control her powers on her own. Rhydian, meanwhile, has to cope with his mother, a “wild” Wolfblood who wants her son to roam free as a wolf. For both Maddy and Rhydian, the main question is “As we grow up, how do we know who we should be?” The storylines reflect ordinary teenage life but with the added distinction of having the protagonists cope with being a shape-shifting wolfblood. This also means finding out whom you can trust with your secret, and how to fit into everyday life at home and school when you’re different. |
