, is an average teenager suffering from asthma and living with his single mother in Beacon Hills. One night, he and his best friendStiles Stilinski, the son of the local sheriff, Sheriff Stilinski, learn about half a corpse found by police in the woods. The two set out to find the other half, but Scott is attacked and bitten by a werewolf. With his new-found lycanthropy, Scott gains supernatural abilities, such as enhanced speed and heightened senses, enabling him to excel as the captain of his Beacon Hills High Schoollacrosse team. He gains respect from popular girl, Lydia Martin and the envy of her lacrosse-playing boyfriend Jackson Whittemore. Scott also develops a romantic relationship with school newcomer, Allison Argent ; however, he discovers her father Chris Argent is a werewolf hunter. Scott and Stiles meet Beta werewolf Derek Hale, whose family perished in flames during a mysterious house fire 6 years ago. They uncover the second half of the missing corpse and discover it is Derek's sister, Laura Hale. Scott learns the Alpha werewolf, the most powerful of all wolves, is on a murdering spree and was responsible for biting him. Realizing the consequences and dangers of his new life, he is forced to protect his peers and loved ones, including his girlfriend Allison, who does not know she belongs to a family of werewolf hunters. Allison's cruel werewolf-hunter aunt, Kate Argent, arrives into town. Derek suspects Scott's mysterious veterinarian boss, Dr. Alan Deaton is the Alpha, but after it is confirmed that he is not, Alan concedes he is aware of the supernatural world and becomes Scott's ally. Jackson learns Scott is a werewolf and devises a plan to become a werewolf himself to rival Scott's success at lacrosse. The Alpha werewolf is revealed to be Derek's uncle, Peter Hale, who was the only survivor of the fire. Kate reveals to Derek that it was she who started the fire, and she also reveals the existence of werewolves to Allison. Chris Argent finds out that Scott is a werewolf, but realizes he is innocent. Peter bites Lydia, who becomes catatonic, and it later turns out that she is mysteriously immune to the bite. Allison discovers that Scott is a werewolf, but this does not change her romantic feelings about him. Scott finds out that Peter had killed Laura to become an Alpha werewolf. Allison sees that her aunt Kate is actually cruel and remorseless, and Peter gains revenge for the fire that killed his family by finally killing Kate. However, Derek kills Peter, and becomes the new Alpha werewolf. At the end, Jackson demands Derek bite him and Derek complies. Adrian Harris, Coach Bobby Finstock, Danny Mahealani, Melissa McCall and Victoria Argent also appear during the season.
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 68% and an average rating of 7.09/10 for the first season, based on 25 reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "Thanks to a charismatic lead in Tyler Posey and some dark, biting humor, Teen Wolf is a pleasant summer surprise, even if it does tread familiar ground." On Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, the season has a score of 61 out of 100, based on 47 critics, indicating "Generally favorable reviews".
