# Wolf Lake

Wolf Lake is an American supernatural drama television series that originally aired on CBS from September 19 to October 24, 2001. Nine episodes were produced, but only five aired before the series was canceled by CBS. The full series, including the four unaired episodes, was later picked up and broadcast on UPN in April–May 2002. Wolf Lake depicts a pack of werewolves living in a Seattle suburb.

## Summary

Seattle policeman John Kanin proposes marriage to his girlfriend, Ruby Wilder, and she accepts. However, as she gets into her car, she is attacked. The only thing Kanin finds of his now fiancee, is a severed hand. He travels to her hometown of Wolf Lake to find some answers. However, his experiences there raise even more questions. What John doesn't know is that some of the inhabitants of Wolf Lake are actually werewolves. The werewolves, or the ones who survive the change, live on the "Hill" and enjoy special treatment, separated from the normal humans.

## Cast
### Main

* Lou Diamond Phillips as Detective/Officer John Kanin
* Tim Matheson as Sheriff Matthew "Matt" Donner
* Graham Greene as Mr. Sherman Blackstone
* Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Sophia Donner
* Sharon Lawrence as Vivian "V" Cates
* Scott Bairstow as Tyler Creed
* Mia Kirshner as Ruby Wilder/Cates/Creed
* Paul Wasilewski as Lucas "Luke" Cates

### Recurring

* Bruce McGill as Willard "Will" Cates
* Kellie Waymire as Miranda Devereaux
* Fiona Scott as Presley
* Carmen Moore as Deputy Molly
* Christian Bocher as Buddy Hooks

### Guest stars

* Bill Mondy
* Gregory Itzin
* Sam Anderson
* Levi James
* Craig Olejnik
* Sarah Carter
* Ralph J. Alderman
* Craig Bruhnanski
* Steve Makaj
* Kelly Dean Sereda
* Deanne Henry
* Ryan Robbins
* Jodelle Ferland

## Episodes

The first five episodes of Wolf Lake aired on CBS in September–October 2001, before CBS pulled the series from the air. The series later was reaired on UPN, with the final four episodes debuting on UPN in April–May 2002.
List of Wolf Lake episodes :
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
| CBS |||||
| 1 | "Meat The Parents" | Bryan Spicer | Alex Gansa & Rick Kellard | September 19, 2001 (2001-09-19) |
| 2 | "The Changing" | Dwight Little | Daniel Knauf | September 26, 2001 (2001-09-26) |
| 3 | "Soup to Nuts" | Joe Chappelle | Roger Director | October 3, 2001 (2001-10-03) |
| 4 | "Tastes Like Chicken" | Rachel Talalay | Philip Levens | October 10, 2001 (2001-10-10) |
| 5 | "Excitable Boy" | Po Chih Leong | Toni Graphia | October 24, 2001 (2001-10-24) |
| UPN |||||
| 6 | "Four Feet Under" | Winrich Kolbe | Roger Director & Daniel Knauf | April 10, 2002 (2002-04-10) |
| 7 | "Leader of the Pack" | James Head | James Duff | April 17, 2002 (2002-04-17) |
| 8 | "Legend of Lost Lenore" | Joe Chappelle | Rick Kellard | April 24, 2002 (2002-04-24) |
| 9 | "If These Wolves Could Talk" | Thomas J. Wright | Story by : Roger Director & Rick Kellard Teleplay by : James Duff & Philip Levens | May 1, 2002 (2002-05-01) |

## Broadcast

ITV bought the rights to show the series in the United Kingdom. In August 2006, the Sci Fi Channel bought the syndication rights to reair the series in the United States.

## Home media

The series was made available on DVD in 2012.

## Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the series has an aggregated score of 20% based on 2 positive and 8 negative critic reviews. The website’s consensus reads: "Wolf Lake's ill-defined story and uninvolving sense of mystery make it a yawn-inducing watch."
While Ron Wertheimer of The New York Times said it was "a promisingly quirky pilot", Variety's Michael Speier remarked that it "sometimes works as high drama but sometimes comes off as extremely silly".
While the series was poorly rated, it received two Emmy nominations, for Outstanding Main Title Design and Outstanding Main Title Theme Music.