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Wolf Lake

TV·2001–2002·1 season, 9 episodes·UPN·Drama, Crime, Supernatural·1h·7.8·Created by John Leekley

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Seattle police detective John Kanin, finds his world turned upsidedown when his girlfriend Ruby mysteriously disappears one night after leaving his apartment. After months of searching, an anonymous tip leads Kanin back to Ruby's hometown Wolf Lake, a place where the residents are hiding a dark secret.

(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.)

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Wolf Lake S01E01Meat The ParentsS01E01 · 8.8As 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.
  2. 02Wolf Lake S01E02The ChangingS01E02 · 7.7When 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.
  3. 03Wolf Lake S01E06Four Feet UnderS01E06 · 7.7During what he thinks is a routine traffic stop, Sheriff Donner is shot three times and hangs on the brink of death as Sophia and Sherman try to convince him that he must become a wolf in order to save himself. In an effort to protect John, Ruby reluctantly marries Tyler.

Cast

Lou Diamond PhillipsLou Diamond PhillipsJohn KaninTim MathesonTim MathesonSheriff Matthew DonnerMia KirshnerMia KirshnerRuby WilderPaul WesleyPaul WesleyLuke CatesMary Elizabeth WinsteadMary Elizabeth WinsteadSophia DonnerGraham GreeneGraham GreeneSherman BlackstoneSharon LawrenceSharon LawrenceVivian CatesScott BairstowScott BairstowTyler Creed

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode9Episodes2001–02Aired 7.6Season avg
  1. S01E01Wolf Lake S01E01Season's bestMeat The ParentsSeptember 19, 2001 8.8As soon as Seattle Detective John Kanin proposes to his girlfriend, Ruby, she disappears mysteriously. John's search for her brings him to h
  2. S01E02Wolf Lake S01E02The ChangingSeptember 26, 2001 7.7When one of the local girls' first transformation doesn't go right. John thinks they are hiding Ruby, but later finds evidence that she is s
  3. S01E03Wolf Lake S01E03Soup to NutsOctober 3, 2001 7.0Luke and his gang of wolves attack a truck carrying toxic waste for Tyler Creed, leaving the driver badly burned and the truck leaking a tox
  4. S01E04Wolf Lake S01E04Tastes Like ChickenOctober 10, 2001 7.0When a serial killer strikes again in Wolf Lake after over 30 years, Sheriff Donner and Deputy Molly withhold critical information about the
  5. S01E05Wolf Lake S01E05Excitable BoyOctober 24, 2001 7.0Miranda, the torch singer, is assaulted and raped by a wolf, and initially refuses to divulge any details of her attack. Kanin tries to pers
  6. S01E06Wolf Lake S01E06Four Feet UnderApril 10, 2002 7.7During what he thinks is a routine traffic stop, Sheriff Donner is shot three times and hangs on the brink of death as Sophia and Sherman tr
  7. S01E07Wolf Lake S01E07Leader of the PackApril 17, 2002 7.7A humorous episode in which Sherman Blackstone recounts the night when the pack came together to elect a new Alpha Male to replace Willard C
  8. S01E08Wolf Lake S01E08Legend of Lost LenoreApril 24, 2002 7.7Kanin rents a house from Sherman and discovers to his horror that a disfigured young woman named Lenore is living underneath the home. She h
  9. S01E09Wolf Lake S01E09If These Wolves Could TalkMay 1, 2002 7.7Crackpot Web adventurer Arthur Van Halen, who has been chasing shape-shifting wolves for some time, traps Ruby while she's in wolfen form af

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