Returning: Wolf Creek

Season 2 of Wolf Creek will air on Stan from December 15.

Appearing alongside John Jarratt is are Tess Haubrich (Alien: Covenant), Matt Day (Rake, Paper Giants, Underbelly, Kiss or Kill), Ben Oxenbould (Comedy Inc, The Kettering Incident, The Code), Laura Wheelwright (Animal Kingdom), Charlie Clausen (Home & Away) Stephen Hunter (The Hobbit, The Leftovers) and Chris Haywood (Shine, Muriel’s Wedding).

Nine is cleverly screening the first season from this Thursday, no doubt to drive interest in the second season on Stan.

“With the second season, Greg McLean and the team have delivered a spectacular story of human survival in the most hostile environment on earth. The return of Mick Taylor, alongside a new cast of characters, delivers thrilling, moving drama at its best and we can’t wait to share it with Stan subscribers from 15 December,” said Nick Forward, Stan’s Chief Content Officer.

Rory Callaghan, CEO of Screentime said “Along with our partners Stan, SAFC and Banijay International Screentime looks forward to the launch of the second television series of Wolf Creek in December on Stan. The Screentime team lead by Greg McLean, Greg Haddrick and Lisa Scott have further enhanced Greg McLean’s iconic creative vision for Wolf Creek. The cast and crew have given us everything we asked for and more and the support from South Australia has been second to none.”

A group of international tourists embarks on the Outback adventure of a lifetime, but a chance encounter with trigger-happy pig hunter Mick Taylor (John Jarratt) sets them on a journey none of them could have imagined.

Joining creator, director and showrunner Greg McLean are AACTA award winning directors Kieran Darcy-Smith (Wish You Were Here, Jack Irish) and Geoff Bennett (The Secret Daughter, Love Child, Brock) who each directed two episodes of the six-part drama series.

Produced by Lisa Scott (Anzac Girls, Janet King) and Kerrie Mainwaring (The Secret Daughter, Peter Allen: Not The Boy Next Door) with Rory Callaghan, Greg Haddrick, Greg McLean, Nick Forward and Rob Gibson as executive producers, Wolf Creek Season 2 is a Screentime, a Banijay Group company, production in association with Emu Creek Pictures, financed with the assistance of the South Australian Film Corporation.

 

CEO of the South Australian Film Corporation, Annabelle Sheehan said “SAFC is delighted to see the launch of the new Wolf Creek series. Wolf Creek is an original concept deeply embedded in the landscape of South Australia, which has enjoyed great national and international success, and provided significant employment for South Australians throughout its journey from feature film to global television brand. We have been pleased to support the fantastic creative energy of Greg McLean together with Screentime’s Greg Haddrick and Lisa Scott and their work with South Australian key creatives and our world-class crews.”