Teen Wolf creator Jeff Davis has explained why the upcoming film continuation is actually the seventh season of the show.
Speaking with SFX Magazine, Davis referred to the upcoming Teen Wolf: The Movie as "a colossal undertaking. The first cut was three hours long. Part of that is you have so many characters to service. By the end of writing the movie, I kind of realised, 'Oh my god. This is basically season seven all in one movie.'" He continued, "We packed a lot into this movie. It was trying to give the fans big moments, tear-jerking moments and funny moments, while giving them throwbacks to what the show was, but also a few new things like Vince Mattis, who plays Eli, Derek Hale’s son."
Teen Wolf is a supernatural teen drama series that ran on MTV from June 2011 to September 2017, airing 100 episodes across six seasons. The series -- loosely based on the 1985 film of the same name -- follows a young werewolf (Tyler Posey) who defends his California town from supernatural creatures and other threats. A sequel in the form of a Paramount+ original film was announced in September 2021, with filming taking place from March to May 2022. Russell Mulcahy (Resident Evil: Extinction) directed the film continuation from a screenplay written by Davis.
A New Evil Emerges in Teen Wolf: The Movie
Teen Wolf: The Movie is set several years after the events in the series finale and picks up with Scott McCall now residing in Los Angeles and still struggling to move on in the aftermath of being a hero. Davis explained that the time shift allowed them "the chance to recalibrate all of these characters," with Scott taking a job sniffing out shoddy infrastructure in construction sites. However, "[w]hen a terrifying new evil emerges, Scott McCall and the rest of his pack return to Beacon Hills." Per the film's official synopsis, "Scott rounds up the Banshees, Werecoyotes, Hellhounds, Kitsunes, and other shapeshifters of the night. With the help of his new allies, trusted friends, and the return of a long lost love, Scott and his pack just might stand a chance."
Besides Posey, most of the original Teen Wolf cast returned for the movie, including Crystal Reed, Tyler Hoechlin, Holland Roden, Colton Haynes, Shelley Hennig, Dylan Sprayberry, Linden Ashby, Melissa Ponzio, JR Bourne, Khylin Rhambo, Orny Adams, Seth Gilliam, Ryan Kelley, Ian Bohen and John Posey. Newcomers to the franchise include Vince Mattis as Eli Hale, Amy Lin Workman as Hikari Zhang and L. B. Fisher as Coach Hogan while Nobi Nakanishi, who portrayed a young Katashi in Season 3 flashbacks of Teen Wolf, will appear as Deputy Ishida.
All six seasons of the series are currently available to stream on Paramount+. Teen Wolf: The Movie premieres on Paramount+ on Jan. 26.
Source: SFX Magazine