Taylor Lautner will star as himself in “Taylor Lautner: Werewolf Hunter” for Amazon MGM Studios, Variety reports.
Radio Silence’s Matthew Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett (Scream, Scream VI, Ready or Not) have signed on to direct the meta series.
Created by Daisy Gardner (“The Goldbergs,” “South Park”), who serves as as showrunner, the project will be produced by Tornante (“BoJack Horseman,” “Undone”).
The official logline reads: “After wrapping the final Twilight film, Taylor Lautner vanished from the spotlight. Fans speculated, tabloids theorized—but the truth is wilder than fiction. Taylor wasn’t just taking a mental health break. He was preparing for his real calling… Taylor Lautner: Werewolf Hunter.
“Playing himself, Taylor is drawn into a secret society of werewolf trackers who need his unique expertise. As he navigates his double life—Hollywood actor by day, supernatural warrior by night—Taylor must wrestle with the ultimate irony: fighting the very creatures that made him famous.
“Between saving the world, reviving his career, and falling in love, he faces the ultimate question—what happens when your biggest role becomes your greatest enemy?”
Lautner, Bettinelli-Olpin, Gillett, and Gardner will executive produce with Adam Londy (“How I Met Your Father”) of Tornante and Tarik Kanafani, who served as Lautner’s assistant on the last two Twilight films.
Lautner, of course, became a household name for playing Jacob Black — a descended in a long line of shapeshifters who was capable of taking the form of a wolf — in all five films of the Twilight saga.
Radio Silence are currently developing Ready or Not 2 with Samara Weaving and working on a biopic about paranormal DJ Art Bell starring Paul Giamatti.
