Hats off to MTV has it has stepped forward in reinventing the 1985 hit movie 'Teen Wolf' into a television series and are casting Tyler Posey ('Lincoln Heights'), Tyler Hoechlin ('7th Heaven'), Crystal Reed ('Hard Times') and Dylan O'Brien in the pilot, penned by 'Criminal Minds' creator Jeff Davis.

The original which starred Michael J. Fox as a high school student who discovers he is a werewolf, is a dramatic thriller with a buddy-comedy element at the center and a romantic plot line.

The TV series will revolve around Scott McCall (Posey), a dorky high-school student who gets a rush of new powers, including the ability to attract girls, after a wolf attack.

O'Brien will play Scott's best friend who is initially dismissive of Scott's theory that he was bitten by a wolf but then begins research on human-werewolf transformation. Reed will play a sweet new girl at school who is immediately smitten with Scott. Hoechlin will play a handsome local boy who in fact is a vicious and predatory werewolf capable of great harm.

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