Wolf King

Wolf King is a British animated epic fantasy-adventure television series based on the Wereworld novels by Curtis Jobling, who wrote six of the eight episodes. Produced by Lime Pictures, the series stars Cel Spellman in the title role and was released on March 20, 2025, on Netflix.^[3]

Wolf King
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Genre	Epic fantasy[1] Adventure[2]
Based on	Wereworld by Curtis Jobling
Written by	Curtis Jobling Tim Compton Julie Bower Andrew Burrell Celia Morgan
Directed by	Tom Brass
Voices of	Cel Spellman Kate Fleetwood Rob Rackstraw Nina Barker-Francis Paterson Joseph Samuel Anderson Tom Rhys Harries Chris Lew Kum Hoi Georgia Lock
Composer	Thomas Haines
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	8
Production
Executive producers	Angelo Abela Tim Compton
Producers	Curtis Jobling Barry Quinn
Editor	Darren Millstone
Running time	24–32 minutes
Production company	Lime Pictures
Original release
Network	Netflix
Release	March 20, 2025 (2025-03-20)

Premise

In a land once subjugated by werelords, sixteen-year-old Drew Ferran realizes he is the last member in a long ancestral line of werewolves. Drew must confront and overthrow the tyrannical rule of the lionlords and take back the throne as the rightful wolf king.

Voice cast and characters

• Cel Spellman as Drew Ferran, the main protagonist and the titular character. A young boy who discovers he is not only the last werewolf, but the son and heir of the wolf king Wergar. Honorable and courageous, Drew wants to protect his friends from their enemies.
• Louis Landau as Trent Ferran, Tilly and Mack's son and Drew's foster brother
• David Yip as
  • Hamwell, a villager from Motley
  • Baron Huth, the boarlord of Redmire and father of Hector and Vincent
• Kim Adis as Erin, Hamwell's daughter and Drew's childhood girlfriend
• Peter Serafinowicz as
  • Mack Ferran, Drew's adoptive father
  • Duke Manfred, a staglord and longtime ally of Duke Bergan
• Kate Fleetwood as
  • Tilly Ferran, Mack's wife and Drew's adoptive mother
  • Duchess Rainier, Whitley and Broghan's mother and Duke Bergan's wife
  • Queen Amelie, Drew's and Lucas' biological mother and the queen of Lyssia who sent Drew away as an infant for safety after the defeat and death of King Wergar
• Rob Rackstraw as
  • Lord Vanmorten, a ratlord who serves King Leopold as one of his chief enforcers
  • Lord Vankaskan, a ratlord and Vanmorten's twin brother. He is a magister who is capable of casting and manipulating dark magic.
• Nina Barker Francis as Whitley, A female werebear, daughter of Duke Bergan and Gretchen's cousin who befriends Drew. A spirited, rebellious, and fearless tomboy, Whitley is the first to discover that Drew is the rightful wolf king and Lyssia’s only hope to restore the balance.
• Kobna Holdbrook-Smith as
  • Master Hogan, Whitley's scoutmaster
  • The werelord of Bast, an ally of King Leopold, whom Trent sets out to find
• Paterson Joseph as Duke Bergan, the werebear lord of Brackenholme, who swore to protect the future wolf king, Drew Ferran
• Samuel Anderson as Broghan, Whitley's brother and son of Bergan who is fiercely protective of his home and family
• Tom Rhys Harries as Prince Lucas, a young werelion, King Leopold's spoiled and selfish son, Gretchen's betrothed, and Drew's half-brother
• Chris Lew Kum Hoi as Hector, the nerdy son of a wereboar lord who becomes Drew’s friend and confidante. He is training to be a magister, an amalgamation of a wizard and a magistrate.
• Georgia Lock as Gretchen, the Rose of Hedgemoor. Initially stuck-up and seemingly a spoiled princess, Gretchen shows a good deal of spunkiness and courage. At first, looking down on Drew as a "mongrel", Gretchen eventually warms up to him and comes to accept him as the true wolf king.
• Colin Ryan as Vincent, Hector's conniving brother who is loyal to the Lions
• Ralph Ineson as King Leopold, a lionlord of Bast, the tyrannical ruler of Lyssia, and the main antagonist
• David Dawson as Count Vega, a wereshark and former ruler of the Cluster Isles. He now lives a life of piracy aboard his ship, the Maelstrom.
• Rasmus Hardiker as Earl Mikkel, Manfred's brother and a fellow staglord

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	"The Rise of the Wolf"	Tom Brass	Curtis Jobling Tim Compton	March 20, 2025 (2025-03-20)
Sixteen-year-old Drew Ferran lives a normal life on a farm in Motley, a small village on the Cold Coast, alongside his parents Mack and Tilly, and brother Trent. When Tilly notes the Hunter's Moon is rising, which begins to affect Drew, she informs Mack that they must share a long-held secret with their son about his origins. While his father and brother are away, Tilly prepares to speak to Drew, but they are attacked by a wolf-like shadow, which kills Tilly and disappears. During the fight, Drew's eyes begin to glow yellow and he partially gains canine features. Hearing screams, Mack and Trent return home and believe Drew has killed Tilly, forcing him to flee into the Dyrewoods with his mother's sword. Heeding her final words, Drew plans to escape to Brackenholme to speak with Duke Bergan, but is caught in a snare by Whitley, who is completing her scout training alongside her master, Hogan. When they are ambushed by the local monstrous Wyldermen, Drew helps fend off the attack and protects a wounded Hogan. They make it to Brackenhole, where Bergan transforms into his werebear form to repel the last of the Wyldermen. Revealed to be Whitley's father, Bergan refuses to speak to Drew and demands that he leave, telling his daughter that King Leopold's Lionguard soldiers are already there searching for Tilly's murderer and having been tipped off by Trent. Surrounded by guards, Drew inadvertently transforms into a werewolf for the first time.
2	"Brackenholme"	Tom Brass	Curtis Jobling	March 20, 2025 (2025-03-20)
Drew is imprisoned in Brackenholme and is informed by Broghan, the Duke's son and Whitley's brother, that Bergan will speak to him after the Lionguard have left the city. Alongside the soldiers, King Leopod's son Lucas is in Brackenholme for a feast celebrating his betrothal to Bergan's niece Gretchen, accompanied by ratlord magister Vankaskan and his apprentice Hector. Believing that Hector's training can help her determine Drew's true heritage, Whitley tricks the guards into allowing them access to the prison, and they realize that the discovery of a new wolflord is a threat to Leopold and Lucas' claim to the throne of Lyssia. During the feast, Lucas and Vankaskan question Bergan and his family about their prisoner, but they do not reveal Drew's identity. Lucas notices claw marks on Hector's hand, deduces that the prisoner is a werelord, and orders him to be brought to him. Drew escapes from his cell and is intercepted by Whitley. They fight briefly, but Drew is forced to transform into a wolf to save her from a fall, and they land in the Brackenholme market. The townspeople are shocked by the return of a new wolflord, while Lucas grows enraged.
3	"The Caged Beast"	Tom Brass	Curtis Jobling	March 20, 2025 (2025-03-20)
Duke Bergan reveals to Drew that he is the son and heir of the wolflord Wergar. Lucas and Vankaskan interrogate Drew after killing the guard standing watch over his room, with Vankaskan attacking Drew using his dark magic. Drew insists that he just wanted to speak with Bergan, as per his mother's request, which Lucas interprets as a treasonous attempt with the Bear Lord to overthrow King Leopold. Hector warns Whitley and Broghan about Lucas' plans, and they rush to rescue him. Vincent, Hector's brother and a loyalist to the lions, convinces their father Baron Huth, not to intervene, and later asserts to Hector that he will assume the title of Baron of Redmire when their father dies, and threatens to kill Hector if he tries to prevent this. Lucas moves forward with his betrothal ceremony to Gretchen so that he can depart from Brackenholme as soon as possible, planning to take Drew with him as his prisoner. Whitley, Broghan, Hector, and Bergan help Drew to escape the city, reluctantly aided by Gretchen. The escape culminates in a battle with Lucas and his guards, during which Baron Huth is killed by Vankaskan, revealing himself to have a blade made of silver, along with the rest of the Lionguards' blades. Cornered, Drew is forced to cut the ropes to a lift to escape, sending it plummeting towards the river with him, Hector, and Gretchen inside.
4	"The Wyrmwood"	Tom Brass	Curtis Jobling	March 20, 2025 (2025-03-20)
The trio survives the fall and flees Brackenholme in a rowboat. Gretchen and Drew argue, with the former furious that Drew has ruined her wedding and forced her to leave home against her will. She later tries to abandon the boys, but is captured by a Wyldermen tribe who worship Vala, a wereserpent werelord who cast her humanity aside and succumbed to her reptilian nature. Hector uses a forbidden communing ritual to reanimate a Coldwood, a Wylderman shaman killed by Drew, and find out where they are holding Gretchen, whom the tribe plans to sacrifice to Vala. Upon finding and rescuing her, Vala reveals herself and ambushes the group, but is ultimately defeated by Drew after a fierce battle. Drew suddenly collapses, having been poisoned by Vala's venomous bite during the struggle. Dragging him to the boat, Hector and Gretchen decide to head to the nearby village of Motley. Hector notices a black mark on his palm that he is unable to remove and hallucinates Coldwood attacking him, indicating that something had gone wrong with his earlier ritual.
5	"Return to Motley"	Tom Brass	Julie Bower	March 20, 2025 (2025-03-20)
Vala's poison causes Drew to experience nightmares of being taken over by his werewolf side, and makes him act aggressively towards his friends. Waking up, Drew realizes the group is back in Motley and warns Hector and Gretchen that the townspeople blame him for murdering his mother. They come across a prisoner, Hamwell, who tells Drew that the Lionsguard tore the town apart searching for him. Drew reaches his family farm and finds it destroyed before fleeing and stumbling upon his mother's grave. As the poison continues to affect Drew's behaviour, the group inadvertently discovers a chest that Tilly had kept hidden. Inside are symbols of loyalty from three werelords (the bears, the stags, and the sharks) promising to protect him. They resolve to find Vega, the pirate captain wereshark, and ask for his aid. Victor gains permission from Leopold to court Whitley, much to her frustration, and Bergan reluctantly agrees to avoid suspicion from the crown. The Lionsguard kills Drew's childhood friend Erin, and he loses control, shifting into a werewolf and cornering Gretchen.
6	"The Maelstrom"	Tom Brass	Andrew Burrell	March 20, 2025 (2025-03-20)
Hector calms Drew and causes him to change back into his human form. Traveling to All Hallows Bay, the group finds Count Vega at a local inn and is granted passage on his ship, the Maelstrom, after Hector shows him the symbol they found at the farmhouse. Drew and Gretchen reconcile, but she chooses to stay behind and plans to travel back to Brackenholme to marry Lucas. Bergan and Whitley are summoned to an audience with King Leopold at Highcliff and are mocked by Lucas, who forces Whitley to be a bridesmaid at his upcoming wedding. He later threatens Whitley not to step out of line. Vega trains Drew in combat and advises him on how to control his werelord powers and harness them without being overcome. Exploring the Maelstrom, Hector finds Gretchen has been taken captive and discovers that Vega plans to take the group to Highcliff to gain favour with the King. Drew fights Vega but is overpowered.
7	"Chained"	Tom Brass	Celia Morgan Tim Compton	March 20, 2025 (2025-03-20)
The Maelstrom docks in Highcliff, and Vega presents Drew to King Leopold for a reward, while Gretchen and Hector are returned to Lucas and Vankaskan. When Vega tries to extort Leopold and reclaim his home in the Cluster Isles, Leopold denies him. Leopold tells Drew he will be executed on the morning of the royal wedding. Bergan and Whitley meet up with the stag lords Mikkel and Manfred, two of King Weregar's staunchest allies, and they break Drew free of his imprisonment, but Drew later surrenders to Lucas when he and his guards corner Whitley. As punishment, Leopold assigns Whitley tro serve Queen Amel,ie who is trapped in a trance-like state thanks to Vankaskan's dark magic. Gretchen expresses second thoughts to Hector about marrying Lucas, and tries to convince him to spare Drew. When he is undeterred, she steals the key to Drew's cell, but he refuses to take it out of fear that she will be hurt when Lucas and Leopold find out that she betrayed them. Bergan confronts Vega for turning his back on the wolves, and inadvertently discovers that Mack and Trent have joined the Lionsguard.
8	"The Fall of the Lion"	Tom Brass	Curtis Jobling	March 20, 2025 (2025-03-20)
Mack and Trent find Drew's cell and try to kill him. Drew explains that he thinks Leopold sent one of his ratlords to kill Tilly, but they are unconvinced. Mack is unable to go through with killing Drew, and they resolve to let him be executed instead. Leopold decides to execute Drew personally, revealing a giant vat of silver for it to the audience, but Mack and a group of wolf loyalists stop him. Having been given a potion earlier by Hector, Queen Amelie reawakens and declares Drew the rightful heir of Lyssia. Gretchen breaks off her marriage to Lucas, who flees after losing the ensuing fight against her and Whitley. Bergan and Manfred fight Leopold, forcing him to retreat into his palace. Drew realizes that Vankaskan's brother, Vanmorten, is the one who killed his mother and engages him in battle; though he is unable to prevent him from also killing Mack, who reconciles with Drew before his death. Amelie apologizes for sending Drew away, stating that she believed he would be safer with Tilly and Mack. Drew attempts to kill Leopold, but is pursued by Vanmorten. With Vega's aid, they critically wound Vanmorten and escape the palace by leaping from the roof into the ocean. Drew wakes on the Maelstrom and reunites with his birth mother Amelie, and the rest of his friends, who promise to help Drew take the throne. Still loyal to Leopold, Trent travels to Bast to seek allies who will help him gain vengeance against his brother.

Production

The series was first announced in June 2022, initially bearing the same title as the source material.^[1] In June 2024, during Netflix's Next On Netfix: Animation upfront presentation, the official title Wolf King was revealed with a 2025 release window and that Tom Brass would be directing.^[4] Wereworld author and creator Curtis Jobling was revealed to serve as a producer, alongside Angelo Abela, Tim Compton and Barry Quinn.^[5] Jellyfish Pictures in London and Assemblage Entertainment in Mumbai provided animation services for the series.

Release

In September 2024, an announcement teaser was unveiled during Netflix's virtual Geeked Week event.^[2] In February 2025, a full-length trailer was released along with its release date of March 20, 2025.^[3] All eight episode of Wolf King were released in March 2025 on Netflix.^[4]