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35 Werewolf TV Shows, Ranked by Tomatometer

While there are plenty of TV series about easy-to-film supernatural creatures like witches and vampires, it’s much harder to make a fantastical lupine transformation happen on a TV budget and shooting schedule. But there are still plenty of series dedicated to werewolves.

Some of these shows are obvious because the name’s right there in the title — Teen Wolf, for one, and its spinoff, Wolf Pack. Some others (officially) concentrate on humans and other creatures even though their were-friends do get to get into some hair-raising adventures on their own (shoutout to Oz from Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Enid from Wednesday).

Even classic sitcom The Munsters had a werewolf in its cast of spooky creatures — though, like the hybrids on The Originals, he was half vampire. And it’s a credit to book author Charlaine Harris that we’ve learned to not think of the were- world in such binary terms (while True Blood, an adaptation of her The Southern Vampire Mysteries book series, did have the werewolf Alcide and his pack, it also had werepanther Crystal. And the adaptation of her Midnight, Texas books showcased weretiger Emilio).

Rotten Tomatoes has compiled a list of the best and worst werewolf-related television shows. While the series don’t have to solely focus on werewolves to be included, they do have to include significant werewolf characters or storylines (hence the inclusion of so many vampire shows).

The series are ranked by Tomatometer score, then shows without Tomatometer scores — sorry, Bitten! — are listed by Audience Score (denoted by “A” and its rank; see Audience Scores on the series’ pages), then those without any scores are listed alphabetically.

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Being Human
100% 84%

Synopsis: Deciding to turn over a new leaf, a group of friends who also happen to be vampires and werewolves move [More]

Starring: Michael Socha , Damien Molony , Kate Bracken , Steven Robertson

The Order
100% 70%

Synopsis: When Belgrave University student Jack Morton joins a fabled secret society, the Hermetic Order of the Blue Rose, he is [More]

Starring: Jake Manley , Kayla Heller , Sarah Grey , Matt Frewer

What We Do in the Shadows
96% 92%

Synopsis: A look at the lives of four vampires who've lived together for hundreds of years on Staten Island. The self-appointed [More]

Starring: Kayvan Novak , Matt Berry , Natasia Demetriou , Harvey Guillén

Penny Dreadful
91% 90%

Synopsis: Many people are familiar with classic literary characters like Dr. Frankenstein and Dorian Gray. "Penny Dreadful" brings those and other [More]

Starring: Timothy Dalton , Eva Green , Josh Hartnett , Reeve Carney

Grimm
89% 90%

Synopsis: Portland detective Nick Burkhardt, descended from a long line of warriors known as Grimms, defends his city from magical creatures [More]

Starring: David Giuntoli , Russell Hornsby , Reggie Lee , Silas Weir Mitchell

Angel
87% 88%

Synopsis: Leaving his true love, Buffy, behind in Sunnydale, the vampire Angel tries to get a fresh start in Los Angeles. [More]

Starring: David Boreanaz , Alexis Denisof , J. August Richards , Amy Acker

The Vampire Diaries
86% 72%

Synopsis: This supernatural drama, based on the series of novels by L.J. Smith, details the lives of two brothers, Damon and [More]

Starring: Paul Wesley , Ian Somerhalder , Nina Dobrev , Kat Graham

Buffy the Vampire Slayer
85% 92%

Synopsis: Sarah Michelle Gellar takes on the role of Buffy Summers in this TV version of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," based [More]

Starring: Sarah Michelle Gellar , Nicholas Brendon , Alyson Hannigan , James Marsters

The Originals
84% 72%

Synopsis: Klaus, the original vampire/werewolf hybrid, returns to New Orleans -- which his family helped build -- to investigate rumors of [More]

Starring: Joseph Morgan , Daniel Gillies , Phoebe Tonkin , Charles Michael Davis

#10

The Munsters
83% 92%

#10

Synopsis: The family at 1313 Mockingbird Lane is a little... different. Dad Herman looks like Frankenstein's monster; mom Lily and her [More]

Starring: Fred Gwynne , Yvonne De Carlo , Al Lewis , Patrick Lilly

#11

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
82% 72%

#11

Synopsis: This adaptation of the "Sabrina the Teenage Witch" tale is a dark coming-of-age story that traffics in horror and the [More]

Starring: Kiernan Shipka , Ross Lynch , Lucy Davis , Chance Perdomo

#12

Teen Wolf
81% 85%

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Synopsis: The high-school anonymity Scott McCall was trying to break free from couldn't have happened in a more mysterious, complicated way. [More]

Starring: Tyler Posey , Dylan O'Brien , Holland Roden , Shelley Hennig

#13

Death Valley
80% - -

#13

Synopsis: Maintaining law and order is the mandate of the UTF, but this isn't exactly Benson and Stabler working the streets [More]

Starring: Texas Battle , Bryce Johnson , Tania Raymonde , Charlie Sanders

#14

Once Upon a Time
78% 78%

#14

Synopsis: "Once Upon a Time" tells the story of a new world, one in which fairy-tale legends and modern life collide. [More]

Starring: Lana Parrilla , Robert Carlyle , Colin O'Donoghue , Andrew J. West

#15

Being Human
77% 89%

#15

Synopsis: "Being Human," based on a BBC series of the same name, features three 20-something roommates who each try to keep [More]

Starring: Sam Witwer , Sam Huntington , Meaghan Rath , Dichen Lachman

#16

Shadowhunters
76% 80%

#16

Synopsis: On her birthday, Clary Fray discovers a surprise concerning her life. The teenager is not who she thinks she is [More]

Starring: Katherine McNamara , Dominic Sherwood , Alberto Rosende , Emeraude Toubia

#17

Wednesday
73% 85%

#17

Synopsis: While attending Nevermore Academy, Wednesday Addams attempts to master her emerging psychic ability, thwart a killing spree and solve the [More]

Starring: Jenna Ortega , Gwendoline Christie , Riki Lindhome , Christina Ricci

#18