{"id":11504,"date":"2021-02-05T15:00:22","date_gmt":"2021-02-05T13:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=11504"},"modified":"2021-02-05T15:02:27","modified_gmt":"2021-02-05T13:02:27","slug":"ridley-scotts-sci-fi-series-raised-by-wolves-now-on-showmax-starring-cape-town","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2021\/02\/05\/ridley-scotts-sci-fi-series-raised-by-wolves-now-on-showmax-starring-cape-town\/","title":{"rendered":"Ridley Scott\u2019s Sci-fi Series &#8220;Raised by Wolves&#8221; Now On Showmax, Starring\u2026 Cape Town!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Showmax_black.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Showmax_black.jpg?w=750\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3061\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>HBO\u2019s epic sci-fi series <em>Raised by Wolves<\/em>, shot in Cape Town with Film Afrika, is now available to binge first on Showmax.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Raised by Wolves | The sci-fi smash hit | First on Showmax\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/keIpx5z-tb8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The story follows two androids tasked with raising human children on a virgin planet, after Earth has been destroyed in a religious war.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Raised by Wolves<\/em> has already been nominated for three 2021 Critics Choice Super Awards: Best Science Fiction\/Fantasy Series, Best Actor: Sci-Fi for Travis Fimmel (<em>Vikings<\/em>\u2019 Ragnar) and Best Actress: Sci-Fi for Danish actress Amanda Collin, whose character, Mother, was hailed by <em>The Wall Street Journal <\/em>as \u201cthe most memorable female\/female-like space entity since Sigourney Weaver&#8217;s Ripley in <em>Alien<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Four-time Oscar and Golden Globe nominee Ridley Scott (<em>Alien<\/em>, <em>Blade Runner, The Martian, Prometheus <\/em>and<em> Gladiator<\/em>) executive produces and directs the first two episodes of the series. As <em>Inverse<\/em> put it, <em>Raised By Wolves<\/em> is \u201cphenomenal&#8230; Ridley Scott&#8217;s best sci-fi since <em>Alien<\/em>\u2026 there\u2019s no TV show quite like it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The cast includes Abubakar Salim (<em>Jamestown<\/em>, <em>Fortitude<\/em>), Niamh Algar (<em>Pure<\/em>, <em>MotherFatherSon<\/em>), and Matias Varela (<em>Narcos<\/em>, <em>The Borgias<\/em>, <em>Assassin\u2019s Creed<\/em>), who co-star alongside a host of South Africans, including Clayton Evertson (<em>Arendsvlei<\/em>), Susan Danford (<em>Still Breathing<\/em>), Litha Bam (<em>Intersexions<\/em>), Garth Breytenbach (<em>8<\/em>, <em>Troy: Fall of a <\/em><em>City<\/em>), Tristan de Beer (<em>The Girl from St Agnes<\/em>, <em>Rage<\/em>), Tanya van Graan (<em>Die Spook van Uniondale<\/em>, <em>Zulu<\/em>), Tarryn Wyngaard (<em>DAM<\/em>, <em>The Watch<\/em>, <em>Dwaalster<\/em>), Jenna Upton (<em>Cape Town<\/em>) and Anlia van Rensburg (<em>Getroud Met Rugby<\/em>), as well as Loulou Taylor and Daniel Lasker in breakthrough roles.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As <em>NME<\/em> says, \u201cRidley Scott\u2019s AI stunner is on a different planet\u2026 one of 2020\u2019s most unmissable TV experiences.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Magnificent South African locations like Stellenbosch and Lourensford Wine Estate outside Somerset West form the haunting backdrop of planet Kepler 22-b, a real planet around 620 light-years from Earth that scientists speculate could potentially support life, though we don\u2019t yet know what its surface actually looks like.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Scott told <em>Forbes <\/em>about Lourensford, \u201cWe found a range of mountains that were in your face for about a kilometre, and every morning this tablecloth of cloud would come in, it would just roll over them, and I went, \u2018Oh my God!\u2019 It was surreal, it was otherworldly, so half the work was done, just by the location.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But what really makes the South African landscape feel alien to foreign audiences are the quiver trees (also known as kokerboom trees). \u201cWhat I loved in the (South African) desert were the trees, which were something in the aloe\/cactus family,\u201d Scott tells us. \u201cI said, \u2018I have to have those trees.\u2019 We got permission to transplant some onto a piece of terrain less than a kilometre from the foot of this beautiful mountain range\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The interiors of The Ark were constructed at Cape Town Film Studios, while <em>Raised by Wolves<\/em> also shot at locations like The Good Hope Centre and the old Maitland abattoir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scott\u2019s long-time collaborator Dariusz Wolski, who was also director of photography on <em>The Pirates of the Caribbean <\/em>franchise, was nominated for a 2020 Camerimage Award for the series pilot, so you know our landscapes are in safe hands.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Film Afrika line producer Cheryl Eatock confirms <em>Raised By Wolves<\/em> is the biggest budget show ever to film in South Africa. For context, she says, Season 1 created nearly 700 full time equivalent jobs, 52% of which went to youth and 66% of which went to historically disadvantaged individuals. The series also hired 1200 businesses, predominantly small, medium and micro enterprises. 25 historically disadvantaged individuals received hands-on training, facilitated by the non-profit The SA Film Academy (SAFA), an accredited training provider established and managed by the SA production service companies to ensure growth in the industry. And 18 SAFA alumni worked as full crew members of <em>Raised By Wolves<\/em>. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eatock confirms Collin is already back in the country prepping for Season 2: great news for the South African economy, our international service sector that has been brutalised by the pandemic, and all sci-fi fans.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis chart-topping series beautifully weaves together Ridley\u2019s hallmarks of sci-fi and horror while offering fans one of the most original storylines they\u2019ve seen in some time,\u201d says Sarah Aubrey, head of HBO Max. \u201cI can\u2019t wait to see what\u2019s in store for Season 2.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Season 2 is also pioneering a more sustainable approach to filmmaking. On Season 1, GreenSet, a local non-profit film industry sustainability organisation, in partnership with Wrap Zero, diverted tons of organic waste from landfill to organic gardens; avoided an estimated 193 000 single-use plastic water bottles; installed a solar cell tower at Lourensford; and donated 97 tons of wood to charities for reuse. For Season 2, GreenSet, in partnership with Credible Carbon, has developed a groundbreaking carbon calculator, with 63 key film-industry specific environmental indicators, to measure the carbon footprint of the production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch <em>Raised by Wolves<\/em> S1 on Showmax:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/dqfjdr5g-raised-by-wolves\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/dqfjdr5g-raised-by-wolves<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HBO\u2019s epic sci-fi series Raised by Wolves, shot in Cape Town with Film Afrika, is now available to binge first on Showmax. The story follows two androids tasked with raising human children on a virgin planet, after Earth has been destroyed in a religious war.&nbsp; Raised by Wolves has already been nominated for three 2021&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2021\/02\/05\/ridley-scotts-sci-fi-series-raised-by-wolves-now-on-showmax-starring-cape-town\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Ridley Scott\u2019s Sci-fi Series &#8220;Raised by Wolves&#8221; Now On Showmax, Starring\u2026 Cape Town!<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[97],"tags":[110],"class_list":["post-11504","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-online","tag-showmax","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11504","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11504"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11504\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11504"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11504"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11504"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}