What to read, watch, and listen to if you lovedRaised by Wolves
Aaron Guzikowski · Series · 2020
If you loved Raised by Wolves, start with I Am Mother (2019) — a film on the same thread. Below: 4 books, 4 films and 2 podcasts, each matched to Raised by Wolves across media.
What worked in Raised by Wolves runs through these too.
Books on the same thread
The Murderbot Diaries
Martha Wells · Book · 2020
Shares a thread with Raised by Wolves: Space Opera.
If Raised by Wolves hit, The Murderbot Diaries shares the thread.
The Robots of Dawn
Isaac Asimov · Book · 1985
Shares a thread with Raised by Wolves: Artificial Intelligence.
If Raised by Wolves hit, The Robots of Dawn shares the thread.
The Three-Body Problem
Cixin Liu · Book
Explores: Existential threat, Technological singularity, Societal collapse.
If Raised by Wolves hit, The Three-Body Problem shares the thread.
Planet of the Apes
Pierre Boulle · Book · 1963
Shares a thread with Raised by Wolves: Existentialism.
If Raised by Wolves hit, Planet of the Apes shares the thread.
Films on the same thread
The Wild Robot
Film · 2024
Shares 2 threads with Raised by Wolves: Artificial Intelligence, Found Family.
If Raised by Wolves hit, The Wild Robot shares the thread.
I Am Mother
Film · 2019
Shares a thread with Raised by Wolves: Artificial Intelligence.
If Raised by Wolves hit, I Am Mother shares the thread.
Wolf Children
Film · 2012
Explores: Single motherhood, Nature vs nurture, Coming of age.
If Raised by Wolves hit, Wolf Children shares the thread.
Blade Runner 2049
Denis Villeneuve · Film · 2017
Shares 2 threads with Raised by Wolves: Artificial Intelligence, Existentialism.
If Raised by Wolves hit, Blade Runner 2049 shares the thread.
Podcasts on the same thread
The Orphans
The Light and Tragic Company · Podcast · 2025
Shares a thread with Raised by Wolves: space opera.
If Raised by Wolves hit, The Orphans shares the thread.
Old Gods of Appalachia
DeepNerd Media · Podcast · 2026
Explores: eldritch entities, ancestral trauma, isolation.
If Raised by Wolves hit, Old Gods of Appalachia shares the thread.
Common questions
Is Raised by Wolves a story about space colonization?
Yes, Raised by Wolves follows two androids named Mother and Father who are sent to the planet Kepler-22b to establish a peaceful, godless colony for humanity after a religious war ravages Earth.
What is the primary conflict in Raised by Wolves?
The primary conflict in Raised by Wolves centers on the struggle between the atheistic androids and the arrival of the Mithraic, a deeply devout religious order of surviving humans that threatens the colony on Kepler-22b.
Who created the androids in Raised by Wolves?
In Raised by Wolves, the androids Mother and Father were created by an atheistic android architect. Their mission is to raise human children on a distant planet and start a new society free from religious influence.
Does Raised by Wolves involve a religious war?
Yes, the premise of Raised by Wolves is driven by the aftermath of a great religious war on Earth. This conflict continues to shape the narrative as the Mithraic religious order challenges the androids on Kepler-22b.