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

Wolf Lake-Another great show got dumped

Thank God for the SciFi Channel. Once ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox finish with and then cast aside some very good shows, they slowly find their way to the SciFi Channel, well most do anyway. Wolf Lake belongs on DVD and should be right there with shows like Tru Calling, American Gothic, The 4400, Point Pleasant, Dead Like Me and The Kindred, but it looks as if Wolf Lake will be stuck waiting in the wings with Special Unit-2.

Wolf Lake with stars and stars on-the-rise, such as Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Sophia Donner), Lou Diamond Phillips (Noah Cassidy), Sharon Lawrence (Vivian Cates), Mia Kirshner (Ruby Cates), Scott Bairstow (Tyler Creed), Tim Matheson (Sheriff Jack Kohanek), Graham Greene (Professor Duke Joseph ), Carmen Moore (Deputy Molly), and more, should have been given a longer run than 9 episodes, but I guess in 2001-2002 the networks were gearing up for a series of fake reality shows. Without giving too much away the premise starts out like many other shows, both good and bad, boy meets girl, girl leaves for Chinese food, something strange happens, boy looks for girl and then it gets good. While in search of his lost girl-friend he ends up in a town full of werewolves. I won't say anymore about the show so as not to give away anything, but I will say it had it's life snuffed out too soon. It started out very good and could have had a decent run given a little time. If you liked any of the shows mentioned in the first paragraph, try to catch this one. Right now SciFi is showing it.