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From Reuters.com

Buffy The Vampire Slayer

’Teen Wolf’ Off to College with UPN

By Nellie Andreeva

Thursday 2 October 2003

Thu October 2, 2003 05 :32 AM ET

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - UPN is developing a drama series loosely based on the 1985 Michael J. Fox feature "Teen Wolf."

The network is angling for a "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"-esque vehicle about a college student who discovers that he’s a werewolf. It’s understood that UPN and producer Warner Bros. TV are looking to depart from the comedic bent of the original feature and emphasize the fantasy elements and black humor a la "Buffy."

Warner Bros. acquired the rights to use the "Teen Wolf" title from MGM, which owns the original feature. UPN has given a script commitment to the project.

Veteran TV director Terry Hughes ("Friends," "3rd Rock From the Sun") and scribe Ron Milbauer (the 1999 feature "Idle Hands") are penning the script.