Series synopsis
Wolf Lake is an American action & adventure drama sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on CBS on September 19, 2001. It ended on May 1, 2002. It was created by John Leekley. It stars Lou Diamond Phillips, Mia Kirshner, Sharon Lawrence and Tim Matheson.
"There are those among us who can move at will between the world of the wolves and the world of the humans. My people call them skin walkers." Seattle police detective John Kanin has a problem. He's in love, but shortly after agreeing to marry him, his girlfriend disapears. His search leads to her home town, where people are clearly hiding information from him. One of the things they are hiding is the fact that they are all werewolves, as is John's girlfriend, Ruby.
Premise
"There are those among us who can move at will between the world of the wolves and the world of the humans. My people call them skin walkers." Seattle police detective John Kanin has a problem. He's in love, but shortly after agreeing to marry him, his girlfriend disapears. His search leads to her home town, where people are clearly hiding information from him. One of the things they are hiding is the fact that they are all werewolves, as is John's girlfriend, Ruby.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Lou Diamond Phillips as John Kanin
- Mia Kirshner as Ruby Cates
- Sharon Lawrence as Vivian Cates
- Tim Matheson as Sheriff Matthew Donner
- Scott Bairstow as Tyler Creed
- Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Sophia Donner
- Graham Greene as Sherman Blackstone
- Paul Wesley as Luke Cates
Supporting cast
- Carmen Moore as Deputy Molly Bloom
Guest cast
- Kiersten Warren as Nancy
- Daniel Chen as Wade
- Tiffani Timms as Young Mother
- Steve Zahn as Fletch (uncredited)
- Bill Mondy as Vernon Dicky
- Nathaniel DeVeaux as Lieutenant
- Myron Natwick as Vernon
- Ryan Robbins as Fletcher
- Brandy Kopp as Deena Rose
- Deanne Henry as Female Clerk
- Robert Wisden as Wallace
- Sarah Carter as Brianna
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 11 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 2 | ||
| Season 1 | 9 | September 19, 2001 | May 1, 2002 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Unaired Pilot A man from the Bureau of Wildlife Management goes to a small town to see about problems with wolves that have been reintroduced to the wild. In the town of Wolf Lake some people are ranchers that hate wolves, and the rest are wolves themselves. This unaired pilot contains most of the stars of the show but they all have different character names. |
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| 2 |
Season 1 Extras Creator John Leekley delves into the origins of Wolf Lake, from the way the series draws so much inspiration from Joseph Campbell to the use of lycanthropy as a coming-of-age metaphor. Leekley touches on why he stepped way from the show as well as the very different and more heavily serialized direction Wolf Lake would've taken under his stewardship. Actor Paul Wesley also looks back on his time with the series, including the daunting audition process. |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Meat The Parents As soon as Seattle Detective John Kanin proposes to his girlfriend, Ruby, she disappears mysteriously. John's search for her brings him to her home town of Wolf Lake where he finds few allies and many more questions. |
September 19, 2001 |
| 2 |
The Changing When one of the local girls' first transformation doesn't go right. John thinks they are hiding Ruby, but later finds evidence that she is still around, when he discovers her twin sister's grave. |
September 26, 2001 |
| 3 |
Soup to Nuts Luke and his gang of wolves attack a truck carrying toxic waste for Tyler Creed, leaving the driver badly burned and the truck leaking a toxic gas. Luke visits Sophia in the night to confess, but is almost caught by her dad and flees before telling her the whole story. Sheriff Donner questions Luke about the accident, but when Luke takes him to the site, the overturned truck is gone. All that remains is a strange white residue. |
October 3, 2001 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | CBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 19, 2001 |
| Last aired | May 1, 2002 |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Wednesday at 22:00:00 |