| Wolf King | |
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| Based on | Wereworld byCurtis Jobling |
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| Composer | Thomas Haines |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
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| Editor | Darren Millstone |
| Running time | 22–32 minutes |
| Production companies | Lime Pictures Netflix Animation |
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| Network | Netflix |
| Release | March 20 (2025-03-20) – September 11, 2025 (2025-09-11) |
Wolf King is a British animatedepic fantasy-adventure television series based on theWereworld novels byCurtis Jobling, who wrote ten episodes of the series. Produced byLime Pictures forNetflix, the series starsCel Spellman in the lead role of Drew Ferran. The first season premiered on March 20, 2025,[3] and the second and final season premiered on September 11.[4]
In a land once subjugated by werelords, sixteen-year-old Drew Ferran realizes he is the last member in a long ancestral line ofwerewolves. Drew must confront and overthrow the tyrannical rule of the lionlords and reclaim the throne as the rightful wolf king.
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| 1 | 8 | March 20, 2025 (2025-03-20) | ||
| 2 | 8 | September 11, 2025 (2025-09-11) | ||
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |||
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| 1 | 1 | "The Rise of the Wolf" | Tom Brass | Curtis Jobling Tim Compton | March 20, 2025 (2025-03-20) | |||
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| 2 | 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 | 3 | "The Caged Beast" | Tom Brass | Curtis Jobling | March 20, 2025 (2025-03-20) | |||
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| 4 | 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 toreanimate 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 | 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 | 6 | "The Maelstrom" | Tom Brass | Andrew Burrell | March 20, 2025 (2025-03-20) | |||
Hector calms Drew and convinces 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 | 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 to serve Queen Amelie, 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 Lucas 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 | 8 | "The Fall of the Lion" | Tom Brass | Curtis Jobling | March 20, 2025 (2025-03-20) | |||
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| 9 | 1 | "The Wolf in Waiting" | Tom Brass | Curtis Jobling | September 11, 2025 (2025-09-11) | |
Drew is struggling with duties as the Wolf King and his determination to find his vengeful brother Trent. After Drew makes clumsy and half-hearted attempt to propose marriage to her, Gretchen is kidnapped by Prince Lucas. Prompted by a desperate Drew, Hector reanimates a dead guard who tells an ominous prophesy involving the death of Drew. Undeterred, Drew and Whitley follow after Gretchen. | ||||||
| 10 | 2 | "Baba Korga" | Tom Brass | Julie Bower | September 11, 2025 (2025-09-11) | |
Gretchen tries to use her emerging Werefox powers to escape from Lucas. Drew and Whitley encounter the Romari, a Romani-like people. Their leader, Baba Korga is trying to heal a wounded man who has been bitten by a dead werelion guard reanimated by Vankaskan's necromancy (a zombie). Eventually the old man dies and becomes a zombie. Drew discovers that his sword can disintegrate the undead. Whitley is bitten by an old zombie. | ||||||
| 11 | 3 | "Biting Point" | Jerry Forder | Andrew Burrell | September 11, 2025 (2025-09-11) | |
Whitley hides her injury from Drew, out of fear that he will reject her. Baba Kroga gives her a map to Baron Ewan, a magister who is skilled in preventing people from becoming the undead. Drew eventually realizes what's wrong with Whitley and abandons his mission to rescue Gretchen to save Whitley. Meanwhile, Hector receives an unexpected visit from his brother Vincent. Vincent blackmails Hector, threatening to reveal his practice of necromancy unless he hands his dukedom over. During a scuffle, Hector accidentally pushes Vincent to his death and is soon tormented by his brother's shadowy ghost. | ||||||
| 12 | 4 | "Hell Comes to Haggard" | Tom Brass | Curtis Jobling | September 11, 2025 (2025-09-11) | |
Drew and Whitley arrive in Haggard, only discover that the town is overrun by a fiery, tyrannical weregoat warlord, Count Kessler. Baron Ewan has been reduced to being a reluctant jailor, enslaving the town's population in a magical trance. Drew convinces Baron Ewan to heal Whitley, who in turn puts Drew into a trance - causing the former to become haunted by a villainous version of himself who taunts him for abandoning everyone. Drew identifies it as his fear and manages to overcome his trance. With the help of Whitley's brother, Drew and Whitley manage to free Baron Ewan and everyone from the burning town. Back at the castle, an attempt is made against King Leopold which fails and results in the death of Earl Mikkel at the king's claws. | ||||||
| 13 | 5 | "The Gathering Storm" | Jerry Forder | Celia Morgan | September 11, 2025 (2025-09-11) | |
Drew and the refugees find their way in the kingdom of a Horse Lord's kingdom. Whitley notices something fishy and tries to warn Drew. It is discovered that the Horse Lord is in league with Lions. | ||||||
| 14 | 6 | "The Reckoning" | Tom Brass | Julie Bower | September 11, 2025 (2025-09-11) | |
Drew encounters a vengeful Trent and they battle, which ends in stale-mate. Lord Orsino, an ally to the lion lords (as well as cousin to King Leopold), orders Prince Lucas to shoot at Drew. Gretchen distracts him to the point where he loses his aim. Trent is hit instead and a devastated Drew jumps after him to save him. An enraged Lucas tries to kill Gretchen with a crossbow. Broghan throws himself in front of Gretchen, sacrificing himself in the process. | ||||||
| 15 | 7 | "Hunted" | Jerry Forder | Curtis Jobling | September 11, 2025 (2025-09-11) | |
Traumatized and grief-stricken by Broghan's death, Gretchen struggles to break the news to Whitley. Meanwhile, Lord Bergan bravely battles King Leopold and seemingly dies in the conflict. Count Vega, Queen Amelie and Hector are forced to retreat. In the process, Amelie discovers Hector's secret. While initially angry, Amelie makes Hector promise to refrain from using necromancy. Baron Ewan betrays Drew, Whitley and Gretchen. Drew finds himself in chains, at the mercy of Vankaskan. Vankaskan proceeds to torture Drew by having him tormented by Broghan's reanimated corpse. | ||||||
| 16 | 8 | "The Fall of the Wolf" | Tom Brass | Curtis Jobling | September 11, 2025 (2025-09-11) | |
While Drew deals with Vanmorten, Gretchen and Whitley are captured by the Romari. Whitley recognizes Baba Kroga and is reunited with her horse, Chancer. Gretchen also discovers the Horse Lord and Baron Ewan in the camp, they both betrayed Drew out of fear of the lions. Gretchen admonishes them for being "sheep" and rallies the Romari to fight back with Whitley. Drew manages to free himself at the loss of his hand and fights Vankaskan. Drew destroys Vankaskan's controls, causing the zombified victims of his necromancy to turn on Vankaskan. Vankaskan is devoured and Drew manages to escape by letting himself fall off the ledge, faking his death in the process. Lord Orsino and Prince Lucas return to Lyssia, only to discover a drunk Leopold. Disgusted by apparent fact that he went out of his way to rescue a drunk, Lord Orsino orders an equally disgusted Prince Lucas to kill Leopold. Vanmorten, who is also disillusioned by Leopold's leadership, restrains Leopold as Lucas stabs his own father with his knife. Lucas is crowned as the new lion lord. Drew is picked up by Count Kessler's werehawk minion and is delivered to his ship. The series ends in a cliffhanger with Drew revealing his identity as the Wolf King to the astonished Kessler, his eyes glowing yellow. | ||||||
The series was first announced in June 2022, initially bearing the same title as the source material.[1] In June 2024, during Netflix'sNext On Netfix: Animation upfront presentation, the official titleWolf King was revealed with a 2025 release window and that Tom Brass would be directing.[5]Wereworld author and creator Curtis Jobling was revealed to serve as a producer, alongside Angelo Abela, Tim Compton and Barry Quinn.[6]Jellyfish Pictures inLondon andAssemblage Entertainment inMumbai provided animation services for the series.
In August 2025, the second season was confirmed as the final season of the series.[4]
In September 2024, an announcement teaser was unveiled duringNetflix's virtualGeeked Week event.[2] In February 2025, a full-length trailer was released.[3]
All eight episodes of the first season ofWolf King premiered on March 20, 2025.[3] The second and final season, also consisting of eight episodes, premiered on September 11.[4]
| Year | Organisation | Category | Project | Result | Ref. |
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| 2025 | Children's and Family Emmy Awards | Outstanding Children's or Young Teen Animated Series | Wolf King | Pending | [7] |
| Outstanding Directing for an Animated Series | TBA | Pending |
