Scott McCall is bitten during a search for a missing body and gets special powers.
Scott tries to adjust to his werewolf powers and contemplates whether to play in the big lacrosse game coming up.
Scott and Allison end up in a group date; an animal attack has Stiles' sheriff father on the lookout.
A new hunter comes to town and shoots Derek, who is certain to die unless Scott can find the right kind of bullet that caused his injury.
Jackson and Lydia have a close encounter with a werewolf after it runs rampage in a video store. Later, Kate has a confrontation with Derek.
Scott tries to manage his transformation and Derek continues trying to get on Scott's good side.
Scott, Stiles, Allison, Jackson & Lydia are all trapped in the high school, due to the fact that the alpha is on the search for Scott to join his pack. Scott volunteers to go on the run to get something that will help them escape, but consequences follow him when he leaves.
The break-up between Allison and Scott impacts them both, making them feel depressed. While Jackson offers a helping hand to Allison, Scott is dealing with the upcoming full moon. Scott behaves very differently and puts his friendship with Stiles in jeopardy.
Jackson seeks out a specialist regarding the wound on his neck.
Scott moves to protect his friends from the Alpha, meanwhile Stiles makes a discovery about Derek's family.
Stiles uses his father's research to get answers about the Alpha's victims
Scott is caught in the middle of a war between hunters and werewolves, and he enlists the help of both his friends and enemies to stop the mysterious huggings and win back Allison.