MTV's 'Teen Wolf' Behind-the-Scenes Set Secrets

Fans were introduced to the supernatural town of Beacon Hills more than 10 years ago! Teen Wolf premiered on MTV on June 5, 2011, and the story of Scott McCall and his best friend Stiles Stilinski stole the hearts of teen girls everywhere. Now, thanks to streaming services, we’re able to relive their sometimes stupid and seriously dangerous adventures all over again.

The show, which aired on the network for six seasons before coming to an end in 2017, starred Tyler Posey as the lacrosse-playing teen werewolf Scott and Dylan O’Brien as his sarcastic BFF Stiles. Joining the dynamic duo — who are still friends to this day — were Crystal Reed (as Allison Argent), Holland Roden (as Lydia Martin), Tyler Hoechlin (as Derek Hale), Dylan Sprayberry (as Liam Dunbar), Arden Cho (as Kira Yukimura), Melissa Ponzio (as Melissa McCall) and Linden Ashby (as Sheriff Stilinski).

Once their time on Teen Wolf came to an end, the stars went their separate ways professionally, but still have a close bond off-screen. In fact, some of them are even hoped for a reboot that brings all the fan-favorite characters back to Beacon Hills.

“Hey @MTV I think it’s time to bring Teen Wolf back for new episodes. First Jersey Shore: Family Vacation. Now Teen Wolf high school reunion,” Tyler shared via Twitter in March 2020. “I’m ready. And 28 so it’s an appropriate age.”

Months after his social media post went viral, the actor reunited with a bunch of his former cast members for a virtual reunion of June of that same year. While there was no reboot announced during their hour-long chat, Tyler did reveal that he’s rewatched the series since production wrapped.

“I don’t know if it’s because I haven’t seen it in years but I was looking at it from such a different perspective. I cried at every single thing that you were supposed to cry at — maybe more,” the MTV alum said. “I was really proud of every single one of us. We really f–king did a cool, really really good job.”

And although the show’s creator, Jeff Davis, said he “couldn’t imagine writing another episode” of the series, Tyler (and fans) were still holding out hope.

“I’ve been coming up with concepts in my head for the last few years texting them to [series creator] Jeff Davis, ‘Hey Jeff. We need to do this idea,’” Tyler reiterated when talking with Variety in March 2021. “So I’m a huge advocate of bringing Teen Wolf back.”

In January 2023, the pack was officially back when the Teen Wolf movie premiered on Paramount+.

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Stiles’ Name

For years, the best kept Teen Wolf secret was Stiles’ first name (which is Mieczyslaw, by the way). Throughout the show, creator Jeff was the only one who knew what it was until revealing it to the world.

“A few years ago, I knew I would have to actually reveal Stiles’s name at some point,” Jeff told EW in 2017. “I was looking for a Polish name that was incredibly difficult to both spell and pronounce. Mieczyslaw sounded like ‘mischief.’ It seemed like a perfect word to describe Stiles. Both as a mischievous child and equally misbehaved adult.”

Allison’s Death Was Almost Very Different

During an appearance at PaleyFest in 2015, Crystal revealed that she added in the “I love you” to Scott before her character died.

“I kept insisting on saying it because it felt so right for me. And I said it, and that was the moment when I felt the most grief,” she recalled. “I hope this doesn’t sound too cheesy, but I do feel like I lost a bit of myself.”

Creator Jeff Didn’t Know If the Show Would Succeed

“Our ratings sucked the first year. And the second!” Jeff told E! News in June 2021. After the show hit Netflix, it started to do better!

“Suddenly, our reach grew and we had actually good numbers for our season three premiere without the MTV Movie Awards as a lead-in,” he added. “They just said they wanted more and more.”