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. ''Teen Wolf'' is a

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series that follows Scott McCall (

Tyler Posey Tyler Garcia-Posey (born October 18, 1991) is an American actor and musician. He began his career as a child actor and received recognition for his role as Raul Garcia in ''Doc (2001 TV series), Doc'' (2001–2004) and Ty Ventura in ''Maid in Man ...

), a high school student and social outcast who is bitten by a

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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 (

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), and mysterious werewolf Derek Hale (

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). 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 playing Allison Argent in the series ''Teen Wolf (2011 TV series), Teen Wolf'' (2011–2014). She departed the series after the third season but made a gue ...

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and

Colton Haynes Colton Lee Haynes (born July 13, 1988) is an American actor and model. He is known for his starring role as Jackson Whittemore in the MTV supernatural drama series ''Teen Wolf (2011 TV series), Teen Wolf'' and as Roy Harper (Arrowverse), Roy Har ...

playing Allison Argent, Lydia Martin and Jackson Whittemore respectively. Haynes left the series after the second season to work on ''

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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.

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, and

Dylan Sprayberry Dylan Muse Sprayberry (born July 7, 1998) is an American actor known for portraying the young Clark Kent in the 2013 film ''Man of Steel (film), Man of Steel'' and Liam Dunbar on the MTV series ''Teen Wolf (2011 TV series), Teen Wolf'' from 2014 ...

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,

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and

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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,

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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,

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Seth Gilliam Seth Gilliam (born November 5, 1968) is an American actor. He is best known for his portrayals of Ellis Carver on ''The Wire'', Clayton Hughes on '' Oz'', Dr. Alan Deaton on '' Teen Wolf'', and Father Gabriel Stokes on '' The Walking Dead''. E ...

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 ...

. In May 2022, Tyler Hoechlin was confirmed to be cast in the film.

Overview

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(starring cast in film) : = Recurring cast (actor appears in three or more episodes that season) : = 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

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