Some loves don’t end, they make immense turns and then they come back, sings Antonello Venditti. This is the case with Teen Wolf, the television series born in 2011 which, from February 23, returns with the sequel film exclusively on Paramount +.
Created by Jeff Davis – also at the helm of the film -, the saga starring Tyler Posey as the werewolf Scott McCall springs – in turn – from the 1985 film of the same name directed by Rod Daniel starring Michael J. Fox, which landed in theaters Italian cinemas with the title “Wish to win”.
Thirty-eight years and not hearing them. Teen Wolf: The Movie sink your teeth into pop culture contemporary – 38 years after the cinematic release of the film that started it all – and has passed the test of time admirably, demonstrating that the use of werewolves as a metaphor for growing up is an expedient that knows no expiration date.
The story and the characters. In the world of Teen Wolf: The Movie it has been fifteen years since the events of the series finale. We find the protagonists now adults, a much appreciated narrative gimmick that has allowed the actors and actresses to interpret thirty-year-olds and free themselves from the prolonged adolescence of this type of series. There are those who, like Lydia Martin (Holland Roden) and Scott McCall (Posey), have left Beacon Hills to start a new life; others have stuck around and started families — such as Derek Hale (Tyler Hoechlin), who is the father of 15-year-old Eli (Vince Mattis). When the long shadow of an ancient threat looms over Beacon Hills, Scott, Lydia and their friends prepare to once again go into battle to protect California – and the rest of the world – from the approaching darkness.
On the occasion of this cinematic reunion, almost the entire cast of the original series returns. In addition to Tyler Posey, Holland Roden and Crystal Reed – who returns for the first time as Allison Argent after her farewell to the series at the end of the third season – Tyler Hoechlin, Colton Haynes, Shelley Hennig, Dylan Sprayberry are also in the game , Linden Ashby, Melissa Ponzio and JR Bourne.
We do not review Dylan O’Brien, Arden Cho and Cody Christian – respectively Stiles, Kira and Theo -, but Teen Wolf: The Movie it is so full of homages to the mythology of the series – as well as offering new narrative ideas to expand it – that it is difficult to dwell on the absent ones.
Operation nostalgia successful. television speaking, reboot e revival have become the stylistic hallmark of the streaming era. Reviving success stories – with or without the original cast, depending on the spirit of the project – is the simplest way to attract new legions of male and female viewers to the platforms. Some tricks are more effective than others, it goes without saying.
The film by falls into the category of welcome returns Teen Wolf, who returns six years after the conclusion of the series with something to say. And that something is a huge ‘thank you’ to the fandom who has kept the passion for the world of Beacon Hills alive all this time. Series like this instantly managed to generate a cult following. The secret? Jeff Davis has created a world in which – through suggestive paranormal allegories that wink at fans of the fantasy – every outcast can feel at home.
The appeal of Teen Wolf it never ceased to exist because the fear of looking straight into the eyes of the monster that we believe lodges within us knows no age. Thanks to Scott and his friends, entire generations – especially the younger ones, who discovered the series thanks to platforms such as Paramount + – have been able to find a safe place to find solace.
There are those who would certainly like to extend their stay in Beacon Hills; an hour and a half of film is definitely less than what six seasons of Teen Wolf they were well used to it. Soon done. In the face of the great expectation of the fan, Paramount+ has brought forward to February 23 the release of Wolf Pack, the new series – available in the original version with Italian subtitles – on werewolves also created by Jeff Davis.
With Sarah Michelle Gellar to return to the series fantasy after the great success of Buffy, Wolf Pack tells the story of two teenagers who – following a mysterious bite – develop superhuman abilities. Ready to meet a new generation of werewolves?
