Wolf Lake (2001–2002)

Set in the Pacific Northwest, this suspense thriller explores what happens when werewolves overtake a small Seattle suburb.

Creator:

John Leekley

Stars:

Lou Diamond Phillips, Tim Matheson, Paul Wesley

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 nomination.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Lou Diamond Phillips	...	John Kanin (10 episodes, 2001-2002)
Tim Matheson	...	Sheriff Matthew Donner (10 episodes, 2001-2002)
Paul Wesley	...	Luke Cates (10 episodes, 2001-2002)
Mary Elizabeth Winstead	...	Sophia Donner (10 episodes, 2001-2002)
Graham Greene	...	Sherman Blackstone (10 episodes, 2001-2002)
Mia Kirshner	...	Ruby Cates (9 episodes, 2001-2002)
Scott Bairstow	...	Tyler Creed (9 episodes, 2001-2002)
Sharon Lawrence	...	Vivian Cates (9 episodes, 2001-2002)
Carmen Moore	...	Deputy Molly Bloom (9 episodes, 2001-2002)
Christian Bocher	...	Buddy Hooks (7 episodes, 2001-2002)
Fiona Scott	...	Presley (6 episodes, 2001-2002)
Bruce McGill	...	Willard Cates (6 episodes, 2001)
Kellie Waymire	...	Miranda Devereaux (6 episodes, 2001-2002)

Storyline

Set in the Pacific Northwest, this suspense thriller explores what happens when werewolves overtake a small Seattle suburb.

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Plot Keywords:

werewolf

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Taglines:

In this town, mystery runs wild.

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Genres:

Horror

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Details

Official Sites:

SCI-FI Channel

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 September 2001 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Lion's Gate Studios, North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Big Ticket Television, CBS Productions, Cherry Pie Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 60 min (9 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The first five episodes originally aired on CBS, but didn't fare well in the ratings, and was cancelled. Five months later, UPN aired the show after where CBS left off, by replaying most of the episodes, then airing the final four episodes, that CBS decided not to air.

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Connections

Follows Wolf Lake: Unaired Pilot (2001)

User Reviews

Good news! UPN has picked up the series!

CBS, never known for its understanding of or tolerance for fantasy shows, summarily dumped WOLF LAKE right after the crucial turning point of the murder of the town's patriarch (played by Bruce McGill).

Well, tonight UPN started running ads promoting WOLF LAKE, starting April 3rd. In the time slot after ENTERPRISE, formerly occupied by SPECIAL UNIT 2, the show might finally have a chance.

Hope so, as the overall plot is quite engaging and the individual episodes are clever as well. For example, Tim Matheson's Sheriff runs a lycanthropic version of Alcoholics Anonymous, in which people try to help each other overcome the urge to transform into wolves. Also, episodes vary in their treatment of the local werewolves. In many episodes they represent the bad guys, but in others we see things from their point of view, as they try to maintain their way of life against intruders. If the series does well on UPN, hopefully a second season will be commissioned. But even if this does not happen, at least we'll finally have a chance to see the entire 12 episode run.