The first season of ''Teen Wolf'', an American supernatural drama, was developed by

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based upon the 1985 film of the same name, premiered on June 5, 2011, and concluded on August 15, 2011, on the

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network. The season featured 12 episodes.

Plot

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(

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 ...

), is an average teenager suffering from

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and living with his single mother in

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. One night, he and his best friend Stiles Stilinski (

Dylan O'Brien Dylan Rhodes O'Brien (born August 26, 1991) is an American actor. His first major role was as Stiles Stilinski in the MTV supernatural series '' Teen Wolf'' (2011–2017). He achieved further prominence for his lead role in the science fictio ...

), the son of the local sheriff, Sheriff Stilinski (

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), learn about half a corpse found by police in the woods. The two set out to find the other half, but Scott is attacked and bitten by a werewolf. With his new-found

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, Scott gains supernatural abilities, such as enhanced speed and heightened

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, enabling him to excel as the captain of his Beacon Hills High School

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team. He gains respect from popular girl, Lydia Martin (

Holland Roden Holland Roden (born October 7, 1986) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Lydia Martin in MTV's teen drama series ''Teen Wolf (2011 TV series), Teen Wolf'', Zoe Woods in Syfy's horror anthology series ''Channel Zero (TV series), ...

) and the envy of her lacrosse-playing boyfriend Jackson Whittemore (

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). Scott also develops a romantic relationship with school newcomer, Allison Argent (

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); however, he discovers her father Chris Argent (

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) is a werewolf hunter. Scott and Stiles meet Beta werewolf

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(

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), whose family perished in flames during a mysterious house fire 6 years previously. They uncover the second half of the missing corpse and discover it is Derek's sister, Laura Hale. Scott learns the

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werewolf, the most powerful of all wolves, is on a murdering spree and was responsible for biting him. Realizing the consequences and dangers of his new life, he is forced to protect his peers and loved ones, including his girlfriend Allison, who does not know she belongs to a family of werewolf hunters. Allison's cruel werewolf-hunter aunt, Kate Argent (

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), arrives into town. Derek suspects Scott's mysterious

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boss, Dr. Alan Deaton (

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) is the Alpha, but after it is confirmed that he is not, Alan concedes he is aware of the supernatural world and becomes Scott's ally. Jackson learns Scott is a werewolf and devises a plan to become a werewolf himself to rival Scott's success at lacrosse. The Alpha werewolf is revealed to be Derek's uncle,

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(

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), who was the only survivor of the fire. Kate reveals to Derek that it was she who started the fire, and she also reveals the existence of werewolves to Allison. Chris Argent finds out that Scott is a werewolf, but realizes he is innocent. Peter bites Lydia, who becomes catatonic, and it later turns out that she is mysteriously immune to the bite. Allison discovers that Scott is a werewolf, but this does not change her romantic feelings about him. Derek finds out that Peter had killed Laura (his niece) to become an Alpha werewolf. Allison sees that her aunt Kate is actually cruel and remorseless, and Peter gains revenge for the fire that killed his family by finally killing Kate. However, Derek kills Peter, and becomes the new Alpha werewolf. At the end, Jackson demands Derek bite him and Derek complies.

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(Adam Fristoe), Coach Bobby Finstock (

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), Danny Mahealani (

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), Melissa McCall (

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) and Victoria Argent (

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) also appear during the season.

Cast

Main

as Scott McCall *

as Allison Argent *

as Stiles Stilinski *

as Derek Hale *

as Lydia Martin *

as Jackson Whittemore

Recurring

Episodes

Awards and nominations

Reception

The

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website

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reported an approval rating of 68% and an average rating of 7.09/10 for the first season, based on 25 reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "Thanks to a charismatic lead in Tyler Posey and some dark, biting humor, ''Teen Wolf'' is a pleasant summer surprise, even if it does tread familiar ground." On

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, which uses a

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, the season has a score of 61 out of 100, based on 47 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.

Home media

Season 1 was released on DVD in the United States on May 22, 2012, which is 12 days before the premiere of season 2 on June 3, 2012.

References

External links

* * {{Teen Wolf 2011 American television seasons Teen Wolf (2011 TV series)