Taylor Lautner, who captured teen hearts as a werewolf in the "Twilight" franchise in the late 2000s, will now hunt the mythical creatures in a new scripted television series starring as himself.

Taylor Lautner is making his return to television in a brand-new supernatural show. The 33 year old actor, who is best known for his portrayal of Jacob Black from the Twilight movie franchise, took a break from acting for a while after the release of the final movie (The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2) in 2012.

It's a sentiment that reads a bit harsh, especially when one considers that Lautner isn’t the only Hollywood star signing on to these meta-roles. In 2022, Nicolas Cage played a fictionalized version of himself in The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent,