MTV Orders Pilot For Teen Wolf Series

MTV has picked up a pilot presentation order for Teen Wolf after seeing the script. The 1985 film starred Michael J. Fox as a teenager who discovers he is a werewolf. The MTV version will be set in high school, draw from the horror genre to explore werewolf mythology and include a romantic plot line. The script was written by Criminal Minds creator Jeff Davis, who executive produces the pilot with Marty Adelstein and Rene Echevarria.

“It has a fresh take and is very different from the original,” said Liz Gateley, MTV series development. “It has more of an ‘American Werewolf in Paris’ feel to it. It’s a dramatic thriller with two best friends in the center who provide a great comedy element: They are two very relatable characters on the outer circles of popular cliques.”