Helen Monks and Alexa Davies star as the oldest sisters in a large family raised by an unconventional single mother.
[1] The first series attracted an average of 1.3 million viewers and 6.3% share of audience per episode, making it Channel 4's second highest-rating comedy of 2015.
[5] Raised by Wolves was generally well received by critics: The Daily Telegraph called it "terrific" and "refreshingly honest", as "every one-liner was a zinger";[6] while The Independent described it as "great fun"[7] and with "joie de vivre to spare";[8] and The Guardian described it as a "loving and funny sitcom".
[9] Amidst this acclaim, the Glasgow Herald complained about the focus on a character's first period in the pilot episode, labelling the comedy "a bloody mess".
"[11] It was announced in January 2017 that ABC would be remaking the series with Aaron Guzikowski and Diablo Cody as writers and Greg Berlanti producing.