MUMBAI: For the first time MTV has renewed a primetime scripted series for a third season, making it the largest episode order in the scripted category to date.

MTV?s drama series ?Teen Wolf will gets its third season run, the US broadcaster announced at Comic-Con. It will feature 24 episodes, double the number of its first and second seasons, and will shoot in Los Angeles.

The drama about transformation is set against the backdrop of contemporary teen life, with a forbidden, romantic love story at its core. The series stars Tyler Posey as Scott McCall, Crystal Reed as Allison Argent, Dylan O?Brien as Stiles, Tyler Hoechlin as Derek Hale, Holland Roden as Lydia Martin and Colton Haynes as Jackson Whittemore.

MTV Programming head David Janollari said, "?Teen Wolf? represents a terrific foray into the scripted world for the millennial MTV audience, and marks tremendous success in the continued diversification of our schedule. Renewing the show for a third season celebrates the creative vision of executive producer Jeff Davis and the remarkable talent of the cast who bring this bona fide fan favourite to life."

?Teen Wolf? is part of MTV?s continued commitment to scripted programming, along with the comedy ?Awkward?, the launch of the comedy ?The Inbetweeners ? on 20 August, and the dramedy ?Underemployed? which will launch later this year.

MUMBAI: US media conglomerate Viacom?s channel MTV has announced premiere dates for its returning series ?Teen Wolf? and ?Awkward?, as well as the debut of the new series ?Snooki & JWOWW? at its annual Upfront Presentation at the Beacon Theatre in New York City.

In addition, the network presented a new slate of scripted and reality series, with ?Catfish?, ?Inbetweeners?, ?Underemployed?, ?Wake Brothers? and ?Zach Stone is Gonna Be Famous?, along with a preview of its upcoming "storytelling without borders" initiative, ?Teen Wolf: The Hunt?, a way the network is leveraging its social footprint.

The second season of ?Teen Wolf? premieres in two-parts, with part one kicking off on 3 June, immediately following the ?2012 MTV Movie Awards?, and part two debuting the following night, on 4 June in its regularly scheduled time slot. ?Jerzdays? will continue on Thursdays, this time with a female twist. ?Snooki & JWOWW? premieres on 21 June followed by the comedy series ?Awkward?, debuting its second season on a new day beginning 28 June. Additionally, the network announced a second season of ?MTV2?s Guy Code?.

MTV presented advertisers with first looks of its upcoming series, including new docu-series ?Catfish?, inspired by the documentary film; new scripted comedy ?Inbetweeners?, based on the UK series; ?Underemployed?, from executive producer Craig Wright; reality series ?Wake Brothers?, featuring wakeboarding champs - and brothers - Phil and Bob Soven; and new scripted comedy ?Zach Stone is Gonna be Famous?, starring Internet comedian Bo Burnham.

MTV also highlighted its "storytelling without borders" strategy that looks to engage audiences across every platform as demonstrated through "Teen Wolf: The Hunt." The new "Teen Wolf" social experience will live on Facebook and other platforms and will allow fans to "friend" and interact with the show?s characters in real time within the context of a choose-your-own-adventure mystery. "Teen Wolf: The Hunt" will feature a completely original storyline, written by the "Teen Wolf" team of writers, while also serving as a complementary online experience to the television series. The multi-platform experience will launch on Monday, June 4, the night of the show?s regular time period debut. This initiative follows last month?s news that MTV is leading the industry after surpassing 100 million Facebook ?likes.?

The Upfront event also included appearances by "Jersey Shore?s" Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi, Jenni "JWOWW" Farley and Paul "Pauly D" Delvecchio; "Teen Wolf?s" Tyler Posey, Crystal Reed, Dylan O?Brien and Holland Roden; "Awkward?s" Beau Mirchoff and Brett Davern; Nev Schulman and Max Joseph from "Catfish;" Charlamagne Tha God from "MTV?s Hip Hop POV" and "MTV2?s Guy Code;" and rapper Fat Joe from the upcoming MTV2 series "Hip Hop Squares."

Additionally, MTV "Power of 12" correspondent Andrew Jenks was joined by Liddy Huntsman, daughter of former Presidential candidate Jon Huntsman, Jr., to talk about the network?s new "Fantasy Election ?12" game, which will launch this summer. The presentation also featured special musical performances by multi-platinum recording artist Alicia Keys and fun., the upcoming "MTV Movie Awards" performer and chart-topping band.

Mumbai: Action oriented broadcaster AXN will kick off the show ?Teen Wolf? tonight at 10 pm. 

This is a teenage drama where the protagonist braves the supernatural while he struggles to lead a normal life. From sparkling in the sunshine heartthrobs to nocturnal underdogs, the craze forsupernatural characters has been a rage amongst teens. 

The show follows Scott McCall (Tyler Posey), a high school student and social outcast who gets bitten by a werewolf while wandering in the woods. Scott attempts to maintain a normal life, while hiding from everyone his secret life as a werewolf with the exception of his best friend Stiles Stilinski (Dylan O‘Brien) who helps him through this change in his life and body.