Teen Wolf is an American television series developed for MTV by Jeff Davis. It is based on the 1985 film of the same name. The main character of the series is Scott McCall, a high school student who is bitten by a werewolf while searching for a dead girl in the woods. Scott tries to maintain his normal life while keeping his werewolf identity a secret from everyone except his best friend Stilinski. Another mysterious werewolf, Derek Hale, helps him with the changes in his life and body.