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Teen Wolf ''Teen Wolf'' is a 1985 American coming-of-age 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 when he discover ...
'', an American supernatural drama created by
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and to some extent based on the 1985 film of the same name, received an order of 20 episodes on June 24, 2014, and premiered on June 29, 2015. The second episode aired the day after, on June 30, 2015, then returned to the regular schedule on Mondays. The first ten episodes of the season premiered in June 2015, with the second half of the season premiering on January 5, 2016. The entire season concluded on March 8, 2016. However, unlike the third season, the twenty episodes featured the same story arc. Several cast changes occurred, with
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 ...
becoming a series regular as Liam Dunbar, while
Tyler Hoechlin Tyler Lee Hoechlin (; born September 11, 1987) is an American actor. He initially earned recognition for starring as Michael Sullivan Jr. in the 2002 film '' Road to Perdition''. In television, Hoechlin starred as Martin Brewer on '' 7th Heaven ...
left the show to pursue film roles.


Cast


Main

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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 ...
as Scott McCall *
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 ...
as Stiles Stilinski *
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), ...
as Lydia Martin *
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as Malia Tate *
Arden Cho Arden Lim Cho (born August 16, 1985) is an American actress, singer and model known for portraying Kira Yukimura in the 2011 MTV television series ''Teen Wolf'' and Ingrid Yun in the 2022 Netflix television series '' Partner Track''. Early life ...
as Kira Yukimura *
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 ...
as Liam Dunbar


Recurring and guest


Episodes


Production

The series was renewed for a fifth season for a two-part 20-episode run on June 24, 2014. However, unlike the third season, it remained as a single 20-episode arc. Filming began on February 9, 2015. Season 5 premiered on June 29, 2015. Filming for the second part of Season 5 began on August 24, 2015. The second half of Season 5 premiered on January 5, 2016, and concluded on March 8, 2016. On September 11, 2014,
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), ...
revealed that "you're going to have to tune in for season five to see if we're all coming back or not. That's just reality... It's sort of a toss up of who is not coming back for season five, but somebody is not coming back." Tyler Hoechlin was the major cast member who left the series.
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 ...
disclosed to Hollywood Life that "Liam will get a love interest next season". He also said Season 5 will see more of the friendship of Liam and Mason. Of the season,
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 ...
said "It's going to be badass. Like, it's another thing we haven't done before. I'm really excited. It's cool because I know nothing about the season, I only know one part of it. But it's so badass that I would watch the entire season just for this one part."
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teased that there will be more complex mythology. Furthermore, Posey joined the production team as a co-producer. On December 27, 2014, Davis posted a picture on
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of the front page of the season's first episode's script, written by himself and titled "Creatures of the Night". In January 2015, ''Teen Wolf'' launched a competition where fans could enter their original creature designs on
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using the tag #TWCreatureFeature with the winner getting their creature brought to life in Season 5. The contest ended February 4, 2015 and the winner was announced March 9, 2015. The winning design will be introduced in the first few episodes of Season 5, with the name Slaugh, the creature can reportedly "eat the souls of the innocent. He can also leave a portion of his soul inside the bodies of his victims". On May 9, 2015, it was announced that Slaugh will be portrayed by Michael Lynch.
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was added to the cast as a new villain, Dr. Valack. On February 10, 2015,
Cody Christian Cody Allen Christian (born April 15, 1995) is an American actor. He is best known for voicing Cloud Strife in the ''Final Fantasy VII Remake'' franchise, for which he received the Golden Joystick Award for Best Lead Performer and a nomination fo ...
was cast as Theo, "a lone wolf who is drawn to town in search of a pack. He's described as athletic and charming yet covert, and while it may appear that the young adult is new to town, his past might suggest otherwise". On March 7, 2015,
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revealed at a ''Teen Wolf'' convention that he would not be returning for the fifth season due to scheduling conflicts. On March 11, 2015, it was announced that
Tyler Hoechlin Tyler Lee Hoechlin (; born September 11, 1987) is an American actor. He initially earned recognition for starring as Michael Sullivan Jr. in the 2002 film '' Road to Perdition''. In television, Hoechlin starred as Martin Brewer on '' 7th Heaven ...
would not be returning at all. On May 12, 2015, Michael Johnston was cast in as Corey, reported to appear as Mason's lover. On March 12, 2015, Sprayberry revealed that his character's love interest would be played by Victoria Moroles. On November 11, 2015, Davis confirmed that Adams would return in the second part of Season 5. On January 7, 2016, it was announced that
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 ...
would be returning to the show for a guest appearance playing a different character.


Reception

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reported an approval rating of 92% and an average rating of 6.01/10 for the fifth season, based on 12 reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "''Teen Wolf'' rebounds from a case of the narrative shakes by doubling down on the absurdity in a season that goes for broke with narrative irreverence and campy thrills."


Awards and nominations


References

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