A college student's quest for revenge ignites a gritty, darkly comic war between werewolves and dark magic.
Suspenseful and pulpy. A full-attention watch at a brisk pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Netflix.
Moderate sex and nudity, and strong violence, about what a TV-MA should carry.
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Out to avenge his mother's death, a college student pledges a secret order and lands in a war between werewolves and practitioners of dark magic.
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
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