Teen Wolf is an American television series developed by Jeff Davis for MTV. The series is loosely based on the 1985 film of the same name. Scott Gregorio Howard McCall, played by Tyler Posey, is a teenager who was bitten by a werewolf one night while looking for a body together with his best friend Mieczylaw "Stiles" Stilinski, played by Dylan O'Brien, in a forest in the city, Beacon Hills in California. After that the young teenager has to deal with new changes, new challenges in his life and mainly to save his friends from future dangers. Teen Wolf premiered on June 5, 2011, following the MTV Movie Awards 2011.
On July 24, 2014, MTV renewed Teen Wolf for a fifth season with 20 episodes, which opened on June 29, 2015. On 9 July 2015, Teen Wolf has been renewed for a sixth season. The series received a relatively positive review from critics in general. The series revolves around Scott Gregorio Howard McCall, a high school student who lives in the city of Beacon Hills. Scott's life changes dramatically when he is bitten by a werewolf one night while wandering through the woods in search of a corpse next to his best friend "Stiles".