HBO has produced another excellent series! For the past several weeks, I have been waiting for 3 HBO series to be entirely released so I can binge-watch them. Raised by Wolves was one of them and since it belongs to the service called HBO Max 2 new episodes were added each week instead of the typical 1 episode per week for HBO shows. The other 2 HBO series I will be watching soon are Lovecraft Country and The Third Day.
Raised by Wolves is a scifi series, the story begins with 2 androids that look exactly like humans and are very smart. They arrived in what appears to be a deserted planet and their mission is to bring to life several human embryos and raise them so the human race can continue to exist.
It is obvious from the beginning that something horrible happened on our planet Earth, and if you pay attention to the series' introduction, you will be able to figure out what happened. These 2 androids, one who looks like a man and the other looks like a female are programmed to work together and collaborate with the creation of this new human colony.
Life on this planet is hard, so surviving won't be easy and this planet has its own mysteries that cannot be understood by a human mind, not even the androids are able to figure out some of the strange events that take place in here.
Soon enough, we will realize there are other humans out there with different beliefs and extreme grudges as a result of the disaster on planet Earth so conflicts will naturally arise as these groups have their encounters with each other. However, as the series advances it will be easy to tell that the biggest dangers for humans aren't with those that have different beliefs, but rather with the new hazards that inhabit this planet. This will make itself very clear in the final episode.
The best parts for me were those when the android shows what it is capable of. The 2 androids that take care of the kids, Mother and Father are actually not the same. One of them is a normal service android while the other has much more advanced capabilities. Nevertheless, one thing I found very silly was the way the creators decided to give a certain vulnerability to this android. This vulnerability is extremely silly and designing an android with this potential weak spot doesn't make sense.
On the other hand, even though the cast is mostly unknown to me, the performances were awesome for the most part. The CGI is absolutely top-notch and the writing was good but in the second half of the series, I think it was losing steam. It felt like the writers were desperate to generate new twists and introduce new elements.
The season begins with the question regarding what happened on Earth, and ends not only without answering that question in detail but also with many more questions about the new planet, its past, its mysteries, and its apparently paranormal phenomena. There is a free digital comic book from HBO with more information that can be obtained here.
If you enjoy scifi this series is close to being a must-watch. It is easily one of the best scifi series of the year, but more than scifi it also has a lot of mystery, drama, and action. It is a high-quality production and I am sure most people watching this will enjoy it.
The best
- Very original, entertaining, and high-quality production.
- Excellent action scenes when the cool android shows its power.
The worst
- There are important mysteries left unanswered.
- Certain events were the result of crappy writing, such as one child out running an adult person/android.
More information: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9170108/ Review: AAA In numbers: 8.5/10