In Ridley Scott’s Raised by Wolves, androids in spandex bodysuits, refugees from war on Earth, raise humans in space
- ‘Really they should be naked,’ says Alien and Blade Runner director Ridley Scott of the lead characters in Raised by Wolves, his first TV series since the ’60s
- Instead, they wear spandex bodysuits in the HBO drama series, set in a futuristic world in space where android refugees from apocalyptic war fight for survival
When Ridley Scott, the legendary filmmaker behind Alien, Gladiator and Blade Runner, began directing his first television series in decades, he was faced with a dilemma.
Sci-fi show Raised by Wolves, premiering on HBO Max on September 3, sees a pair of advanced male and female androids land on a new planet after the destruction of Earth, charged with raising a new colony of humans.
“Because it’s Adam and Eve, really they should be naked,” Scott said. “And I thought, ‘That may be a bridge too far for HBO – they might have a heart attack’.”
His solution came as he walked past lingerie store Agent Provocateur in London’s Soho, spotting a racy elastic bodysuit in the shop window.
“The elasticity became a metaphor for nakedness,” said the British auteur. “Besides, [nudity] would be too distracting.”