Stan announces their upcoming original series Wolf Like Me starring Josh Gad and Isla Fisher

Stan has announced its new TV show, Wolf Like Me, will be filmed in Australia and feature Hollywood stars Josh Gad and Isla Fisher.

In an announcement on Thursday, the streaming service revealed details behind the anticipated Stan Original Series.

The upcoming series is written by Australian filmmaker Abe Forsythe, and is based on his own life experience.

It tells the story of a fortysomething single parent, with Josh, 40, and Isla heading up the show’s cast.

The six-part series will also be directed by Abe, 39, and is being made in conjunction with NBCUniversal’s streaming service Peacock in the U.S.

Each episode of the drama series will run for 30 minutes, and production will begin in Australia ‘in the coming months’.

Josh will play Gary, while Isla, 45, will play Mary, two strangers who are brought together in a twist of fate.

Gary is described as an ’emotional wreck’, who ‘struggles to provide for his daughter since the death of his wife’.

Meanwhile, ‘Mary has a secret she can’t bring herself to share with anyone’.

In a statement to Stan, Abe said: ‘Wolf Like Me is a very meaningful project for me, the stakes are extremely high but grounded by things we can all relate to. 

‘I’m so excited to have Isla and Josh on board, and I know the audience will be surprised seeing them in a different way as these characters.’ 

In addition to Wolf Like Me, Abe’s previous projects include local productions Down Under and Little Monsters.