’80s television series Werewolf is finally getting an official DVD release

Last Updated on August 2, 2021

I have never seen an episode of Fox's short-lived television series Werewolf, which ran for twenty-nine episodes back in 1987 – '88, but I've certainly heard a lot about it. Fans of the show have made sure to keep it alive all these years, despite the fact that it never even got a proper home video release. For thirty years, the only way to watch the episodes has been through bootlegs of recordings fans made as the show aired. Shout Factory was working with rights holder Sony to give it a DVD release back in 2009, but they had to scrap their plans due to music licensing issues. As explained at the time, 

Shout Factory had to cancel the release because of two artists (which will remain unnamed) that would not play ball. Sony does not have the individual audio tracks, so they were unable to replace the songs, as the audio was mixed together. The two songs were featured over dialogue scenes that could not be cut. Shout Factory’s only option, even after spending a lot of time and money on it, was to cancel it and give the title back to Sony. If Sony had the audio tracks, it would have been easy to replace the two songs.

Eleven years after that release fell through, French company Elephant Films has announced that they are finally bringing Werewolf to DVD this year. The six DVD set will include every episode of the show with English and French audio tracks, a 52 page photo book, and special features. The street date is October 26th, and copies can be pre-ordered directly from Elephant Films or through Amazon.fr. Of course, fans in some other countries are going to need a region free DVD player to be able to watch these discs.

Created by The A-Team co-creator Frank Lupo, Werewolf starred John J. York, Lance LeGault, and Chuck Connors. The show followed 

the misadventures of everyman Eric Cord who, after being bitten by a werewolf, embarks upon a dangerous cross-country game of cat and mouse as he pursues the originator of the cursed werewolf bloodline, all in a desperate attempt to end his own curse.

It definitely sounds cool. I'm going to have to watch it one of these days.