Wilfred (US-amerikanische Fernsehserie)

Vorlage:Infobox television Wilfred is an American black comedy television series which debuted on June 23, 2011. Based on the Australian SBS One series of the same name, the series stars Elijah Wood along with series co-creator Jason Gann, reprising his role of the eponymous dog Wilfred. The series was adapted for the American television channel FX by Family Guy veteran David Zuckerman.

Plot

Wilfred follows a young man named Ryan (Elijah Wood) and his neighbor's dog Wilfred (Jason Gann). At first Ryan is suicidal, attempting to kill himself several times in the first episode. Ryan's female neighbor, Jenna (Fiona Gubelmann), asks him to look after her dog for the day. Ryan is taken aback as he sees Wilfred as an Australian man in a dog suit, while everyone else sees Wilfred as just a dog.

Cast

Main cast

• Elijah Wood as Ryan, the depressed and looking-for-more-in-life protagonist. Originally a washed-up lawyer, Ryan was on the verge of suicide until he met Wilfred, who advises him to live life his way.
• Jason Gann as Wilfred, Jenna's seven-year old dog. He is protective of his owner and manipulative toward Ryan, to whom he becomes a mentor. He smokes cigarettes and marijuana, drinks beer, eats junk food, and is prone to various vices. While Ryan (and the viewer) sees Wilfred as a man in a dog suit, he is a normal dog in everyone else's eyes.
• Fiona Gubelmann as Jenna, Ryan's attractive neighbor and Wilfred's owner.

Recurring cast

• Dorian Brown as Kristen, Ryan's older and controlling sister.
• Ethan Suplee as Spencer, the rude and loud neighbor.

Special guest stars

• Chris Klein as Drew, Jenna's "dick" of a boyfriend.
• Ed Helms as Daryl, who abuses Wilfred.

Production

Development

Wilfred is based on the critically acclaimed Australian series of the same name and was adapted for FX by Family Guy veteran David Zuckerman. Zuckerman also serves as executive producer along with Rich and Paul Frank, Jeff Kwatinetz, and Joe and Ken Connor, the latter two returning from the original Australian series. Wilfred co-creator Jason Gann serves as co-executive producer along with Randall Einhorn. Einhorn directed 10 episodes of the first season and Victor Nelli, Jr. directed three. Wilfred is produced by FX Productions. The pilot episode was filmed in summer 2010, written by Zuckerman, and directed by Einhorn.

Unlike the Australian version – which concentrated equally on Wilfred, his owner, and her boyfriend – the American version is presented as a buddy comedy between Wilfred and Ryan.

Casting

The casting of Elijah Wood as Ryan was announced on June 29, 2010. Ryan is described as "an introverted and troubled young man struggling unsuccessfully to make his way in the world until he forms a unique friendship with Wilfred, his neighbor's canine pet." Series co-creator Jason Gann also reprises his role of the eponymous dog Wilfred, a character described by Zuckerman as being a mixed breed dog who is "part Labrador Retriever and part Russell Crowe on a bender". Fiona Gubelmann stars as Jenna, Wilfred's owner and Ryan's next-door neighbor, who works as a local news producer. Dorian Brown was also cast as Kristen, Ryan's controlling and condescending older sister.

External links

Wikiquote: Wilfred (US-amerikanische Fernsehserie) – Zitate

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