‘Twilight’ hunk Taylor Lautner to play himself as a werewolf hunter in new TV show

The actor who famously played hunky werewolf Jacob Black in the Twilight movies is getting back to his lupine roots with a self-referential new TV series titled Taylor Lautner: Werewolf Hunter, Entertainment Weekly has confirmed.

The Amazon MGM Studios project will star Lautner as a fictionalized version of himself who seeks to take down the very supernatural creatures that defined his career as a teen heartthrob.Variety first reported the news.

The logline for the series reads: “After wrapping the final Twilight film, Taylor Lautner vanished from the spotlight. Fans speculated, tabloids theorized — but the truth is wilder than fiction. Taylor wasn’t just taking a mental health break. He was preparing for his real calling… Taylor Lautner: Werewolf Hunter. Playing himself, Taylor is drawn into a secret society of werewolf trackers who need his unique expertise. As he navigates his double life — Hollywood actor by day, supernatural warrior by night — Taylor must wrestle with the ultimate irony: fighting the very creatures that made him famous. Between saving the world, reviving his career, and falling in love, he faces the ultimate question — what happens when your biggest role becomes your greatest enemy?”

Lautner confirmed the news on Instagram, writing, “Just when I thought I was out…they pull me back in.”

Lautner will serve as an executive producer on the series, which hails from creator and showrunner Daisy Gardner (The Goldbergs, Single Drunk Female) and Tornante, the indie studio behind Bojack Horseman and Tuca and Bertie.

Ready or Not filmmakers Matthew Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, who are collectively known as Radio Silence, will direct and executive-produce. If their prior work — which includes the two most recent Scream installments and Abigail — is any indication, Taylor Lautner: Werewolf Hunter should have a solid balance of self-aware humor and genuine scares.

Lautner, 33, began his career as a child actor in projects like Cheaper by the Dozen 2 and Sharkboy and Lavagirl before breaking out with his Twilight role, starring opposite Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson.