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Teen Wolf
''Teen Wolf'' is a 1985 American coming-of-age romantic fantasy comedy film directed by Rod Daniel and written by Jeph Loeb and Matthew Weisman. Michael J. Fox stars as the title character, a high school student whose ordinary life is changed ...
'' was an American television series that aired on
MTV
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. The series premiered on Sunday, June 5, 2011, following the
2011 MTV Movie Awards. ''Teen Wolf'' is a
supernatural
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drama
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series that follows Scott McCall (
Tyler Posey Tyler may refer to:
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* Tyler, the Creator (born 1991), American rap artist and producer
* John Tyler, 10th president of the United ...
), a high school student and social outcast who is bitten by a
werewolf
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. He tries to maintain a normal life while hiding his secret and dealing with supernatural dangers that plague the town of Beacon Hills. He is aided by his best friend, Stiles Stilinski (
Dylan O'Brien
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), and mysterious werewolf Derek Hale (
Tyler Hoechlin
Tyler Lee Hoechlin (; born September 11, 1987) is an American actor. Initially earning recognition for starring as Michael Sullivan Jr. in the 2002 film '' Road to Perdition'', Hoechlin went on to star as Martin Brewer on '' 7th Heaven'' betwee ...
).
Casting announcements were made in December, 2010, with the rest of the main cast being
Crystal Reed
Crystal Marie Reed (born February 6, 1985) is an American actress. She came to prominence for playing Allison Argent in the series ''Teen Wolf'' (2011–2014). She departed the series after the third season but made a guest appearance in the fif ...
,
Holland Roden
Holland Roden is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Lydia Martin in MTV's teen drama series ''Teen Wolf'', Zoe Woods in Syfy's horror anthology series '' Channel Zero: Butcher's Block'', Bridget Cleary in Amazon Prime Video's ho ...
and
Colton Haynes
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playing Allison Argent, Lydia Martin and Jackson Whittemore respectively. Haynes left the series after the second season to work on ''
Arrow
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''. He returned in the second part of the sixth season as a guest star. Reed followed, leaving after the third season to pursue other projects. She returned to guest star in the second part of Season 5 and played one of Allison's ancestors.
Arden Cho,
Shelley Hennig
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Prior to pursuing an acting career, Hennig comp ...
, and
Dylan Sprayberry joined the cast for Seasons 4 and 5. Tyler Hoechlin left the series after the fourth season. Hoechlin later returned to the show in the second part of the sixth season in a guest capacity. On April 11, 2016, Arden Cho announced that she would not be returning for Season 6. After appearing in a recurring capacity in the first five seasons,
Linden Ashby
Clarence Linden Garnett Ashby III (born May 23, 1960) is an American actor and director. On television, he portrayed Brett Cooper on the final two seasons of the Fox soap opera ''Melrose Place'' (1997–1999) and Sheriff Noah Stilinski on all s ...
,
Melissa Ponzio
Melissa Ponzio is an American actress, best known for her roles as Melissa McCall on ''Teen Wolf'' and Karen on '' The Walking Dead''. Most recently, Ponzio has starred in '' Chicago Fire'' as Donna Robbins.
Life and career
As of the late 1990 ...
and
JR Bourne
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were all upgraded to series regulars for the final season, and Dylan O'Brien got moved to a guest character due to his real life accident.
In February 2022,
Paramount+
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confirmed that the
revival film's cast will consist of Tyler Posey, Holland Roden, Crystal Reed, Colton Haynes, Linden Ashby, Melissa Ponzio, J.R. Bourne, Shelley Hennig, Dylan Sprayberry,
Orny Adams,
Seth Gilliam
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and
Ryan Kelley
Ryan Jonathan Kelley (born August 31, 1986) is an American actor. He is known for his roles in ''Mean Creek'', '' Prayers for Bobby'', as Ben Tennyson in '' Ben 10: Alien Swarm'', and as Deputy Jordan Parrish on '' Teen Wolf''.
Early life
Kel ...
. In May 2022, Tyler Hoechlin was confirmed to be cast in the film.
Overview
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Main cast (credited)
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Recurring cast (actor appears in three or more episodes that season)
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Guest cast (actor appears in two or fewer episodes that season)
Main characters
Scott McCall
Allison Argent
Stiles Stilinski
Derek Hale
Lydia Martin
Jackson Whittemore
The Nogitsune
Malia Tate
Kira Yukimura
Liam Dunbar
Noah Stilinski
Melissa McCall
Chris Argent
Secondary characters
References
External links
Eonline.com
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Teen Wolf
''Teen Wolf'' is a 1985 American coming-of-age romantic fantasy comedy film directed by Rod Daniel and written by Jeph Loeb and Matthew Weisman. Michael J. Fox stars as the title character, a high school student whose ordinary life is changed ...
Teen Wolf
''Teen Wolf'' is a 1985 American coming-of-age romantic fantasy comedy film directed by Rod Daniel and written by Jeph Loeb and Matthew Weisman. Michael J. Fox stars as the title character, a high school student whose ordinary life is changed ...
Teen Wolf (2011 TV series)