Netflix is closing the book on its second US run with Teen Wolf. The MTV series leaves the service on December 1, 2026, which makes November 30 the last day to watch. It returned only a year earlier, on December 1, 2025, with all six seasons and 100 episodes.
Why a one-year return?
The expiration date is the tell. Netflix does not own Teen Wolf; it licensed the show for a fixed period. A removal exactly 12 months after the return points to a one-year deal, and that is how the acquired content business works.
The show, created by Jeff Davis and inspired by the 1985 Michael J. Fox film, ran on MTV from 2011 to 2017. Netflix US originally lost the title in 2015, and in the decade before its 2025 return it streamed elsewhere, including Hulu and Prime Video.
The numbers behind the return
Teen Wolf did not come back quietly. Netflix’s engagement disclosures show a quick spike and then a sustained run in the first half of 2026.
- December 2025 (one month back): 49.2 million hours and 4.8 million views.
- First half of 2026: 231.6 million hours and 20.6 million views.
- 2023 comparison: 166.5 million hours.
- Season curve: 6.7 million views for Season 1, falling to 2.3 million for Season 6.
- Total across reporting years: 447.3 million hours.
The show expanded to more regions in March 2026, which helped the H1 2026 numbers pass its older 2023 total.
What the pattern tells media planners
For anyone buying or planning around streaming inventory, Teen Wolf is a reminder that licensed hits are rented audiences, not owned library. The spike is real and measurable, but the asset can disappear at the end of the window.
The season-level data adds a second layer. Season 1 drew 6.7 million views, and the number falls to 2.3 million by Season 6. That is a classic completion curve for a long-running acquired series: high sampling at the front, thinning interest deeper into the catalogue.
What to do about it
Treat high-performing licensed titles as finite, campaignable inventory. If a show like this returns, the value concentrates in the opening weeks and the first seasons. Marketers should plan bursts around those moments and assume the title leaves unless a renewal is publicly confirmed.
The wider December slate
Teen Wolf is not the only licensed title leaving Netflix US in December. Grantchester departs on December 1, Hunters on December 3 and Scandal on December 17.
Internationally, Argentina, Brazil and Colombia added the show on March 4, 2026, with Mexico following on March 5. None of those regions has a removal date yet, but the expectation is that those licenses will expire over the next year.
The takeaway for the screen business: engagement does not equal ownership. A 20.6 million-view first half shows the demand that sits behind a title Netflix cannot hold without a new deal.
Source: What’s on Netflix
