Friday, March 13, 2015

Tyler Hoechlin No Longer a Teen Wolf Regular

It was recently announced that "Teen Wolf's" Tyler Hoechlin will not be coming back as a series regular for the upcoming fifth season. Hoechlin portrays Derek Hale, the experienced former Alpha, who has spent the past four seasons as Scott's mentor.

However, just because Hoechlin is no longer a series regular, this doesn't mean that we have seen the last of Derek Hale. Creator, Jeff Davis told MTV that he and Hoechlin have already discussed upcoming plots involving Derek. We can expect to see appearances of the grouchy werewolf in future seasons, but he will no longer play as large as a part on an episode to episode basis.

After Hoechlin's recent experience in an indie film, the actor has decided that it is time to move on from "Teen Wolf" and work on other projects, like so many of his fellow cast mates. Colten Haynes (Jackson), Crystal Reed (Alison), and Daniel Sharman (Isaac) have also left the cast with similar reasons.

The biggest concern that I have with Hoechlin's departure is that he will take a part of the value of the show with him. After Alison and Issac left, season 4 fell short of the fan's expectations. Loosing a actor that is such a fan favorite really takes a hit at a show's ratings.

The fact is that the original cast of "Teen Wolf" and the cast that we will see in the next season are barely the same thing. This is a natural thing for a TV show. However, it is hard for fans to see a show go on without the characters that they first fell in love with.

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1 comment:

  1. I feel like this show is just going down hill. Ever since Crystal Reed left they kept loosing more and more good actors including Daniel Sharman. I'm not really looking forward to the next season but I'll watch it cause I invested so much time into it.

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