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 Linden Ashby Directs 'Teen Wolf'

It was a surprise when Teen Wolf Actor Linden Ashby showed up on location in downtown Los Angeles one chilly night in October. He wasn’t on the call list meaning he wasn’t part of the scene filming that night. He was instead watching carefully as Director Tim Andrew put together each take and then Ashby would scan the monitors intently as the action played out. We didn’t know it at the time, but that night Ashby was learning about how to direct a scene in preparation for taking over the big chair on Teen Wolf episode 614.

On Location With Teen Wolf Link: https://t.co/I0FBqCxtXw

Linden Ashby: True Hollywood Story
Directing is a completely new challenge for Ashby even though he’s acted all of his adult life. Straight out of college he moved to New York and landed on an ABC soap opera called Loving in 1985. There he met his wife, Teen Wolf’s Susan Walters. The pair moved to LA shortly after and started a family.

The next decade was a time of tremendous success. They both worked steadily in TV and movies. However, as they pushed into the new century, Ashby says things in his career began to slow down a bit. “I guess around 2006 I wasn’t working as much as I wanted to,” he recalls. “I’d always told myself I don’t want to overstay my welcome at the party. I don’t want to be one of those actors who is just sort of hanging on.” He was ready to give up show business completely when he and Susan decided to move their family back to her hometown in Georgia, but Hollywood had other ideas. “As it turned out the whole business followed us to Atlanta. It was great.”

Ashby found himself in demand more than ever as Georgia state tax incentives lured productions away from California and into his new back yard. As a veteran actor in the new “Hollywood of the South,” his career never slowed down. He landed TV movies, parts in films and a primetime ABC series.

His audition for Teen Wolf was just one of many he did in Georgia in 2010. “He came in for our Atlanta casting director and read for the part,” Executive Producer Jeff Davis recalls. “I remember seeing the tape and saying ‘Wait a second, that’s Johnny Cage.’” Davis says he’d seen Ashby in Mortal Kombat in a theater in college and remembered the charm and humor Ashby brought to the role. He thought the combination was just what his new Teen Wolf needed. “I was intent on the show being funny, so I knew that we could use someone who could deliver a sarcastic reply, especially as the father to Stiles.”

Advancing to the Director’s Chair
The pair built a strong relationship both professionally and as friends filming six seasons of the MTV show. When Ashby mentioned the idea of directing, Davis encouraged him just as he did with fellow actor Tyler Posey and script supervisor/director Kate Eastridge. “It’s pretty typical on this show that if Jeff Davis knows that you’re invested in the show, he’s invested in you and helps you where he can,” Eastridge explains. “It’s something that really starts at the top that Jeff Davis looks to do.” When I spoke to Ashby on that chilly October night in LA, we didn’t discuss the possibility of him directing, but he did express a level of dissatisfaction with his career. I pointed out that he’s had the kind of success and longevity that most actors could only dream of and he agreed, but there was still a longing in his voice. I could tell he was looking for a new challenge for the next phase of his life and it seems that phase begins now, behind the camera on Teen Wolf episode 614.

Episodes of Teen Wolf Season 6 begin airing November 15. Tyler Posey's episode (613) and Linden Ashby's episode (614) should air in early 2017.

 Director Tim Andrew Interview

On my recent trip to Los Angeles, I got to talk briefly with Teen Wolf director Tim Andrew about how he came to work on the show and how he’s handling the impending end of the series.



Andrew doesn’t just direct on Teen Wolf; he’s also done a few episodes of Supernatural, Z Nation, Salem and the new ABC time-travel drama Time After Time.

 Election Night at 'Teen Wolf' HQ

<p class="MsoNormal">Election Day in the United States ended in a surprise upset early this morning. There were none more surprised and upset than the cast and crew of Teen Wolf.

<p class="MsoNormal">As actors reported to set Tuesday evening, they found a massive viewing station set up to allow those working to watch the results of the election in real time. <p class="MsoNormal">Holland Roden was among those watching early on, “Well done Teen Wolf crew. You are too kind!” she tweeted. Director Tim Andrew and Costumer Danny Flores also shared the impressive set up as well.

<p class="MsoNormal">Members of the Teen Wolf family were quite vocal about this election, encouraging their followers to vote and making no secret that they supported Democrat Hillary Clinton for the presidency.


 * I voted for the first female president and bought an apple pie. No matter what happens, I'm going to need to eat my feelings #imwithher – Benita Robledo


 * Three delays, four planes and 2 hours of traffic later....just made it! Beyond proud to be a woman today. #imwithher – Crystal Reed

<p class="MsoNormal">As the night wore on, a number of members of the Teen Wolf family, past and present, expressed their disappointment with the outcome as Republican candidate Donald Trump maintained a lead in electoral college votes.


 * Waiting on these results is like waiting for a grade on a group project. I did my part, but I'm scared y'all messed it up" #ElectionNight – Keahu Kahuanui


 * White men are a scourge on this earth – Morgan Evans (host of the MTV After After Show)


 * Is this real life? – Max Carver


 * One thing is for certain, whoever wins this election tonight, California gonna be stoned AF. #ElectionNight - Tyler Schnabel (referencing the legalization of recreational marijuana in the state)


 * The CANADIAN IMMIGRATION SITE has crashed. – JR Bourne


 * I'm already hungover #Election2016 – Shelley Hennig


 * Before anything is official, let us remember that above all, we must love & look after one another. No labels, no colors, no hate, love all. – Tyler Hoechlin


 * This can't be real – Colton Haynes

<p class="MsoNormal">Just before midnight in Los Angeles, networks began calling the race for Trump. The electoral college was officially out of reach for Hillary Clinton. Actor/Director Linden Ashby at first struck a conciliatory tone.


 * The sun will still come up tomorrow. We'll still love, laugh, enjoy each other, make art, dream, work hard, and live our lives. It's all ok. – Linden Ashby

<p class="MsoNormal">Later, though, Ashby joined others in expressing his crushing disappointment.


 * Honesty?... Okay, If you're a minority, LGBT, a woman, environmentalist, care about America or have an ounce of decency, it's a dark night. – Linden Ashby

<p class="MsoNormal">By early this morning, the reality had sunk in, and there was a hint of bitterness in the star’s statements.


 * This is what we deserve. – Teen Wolf Writer Will Wallace


 * The reality star is the reality.... #fact #brexit2.0 – Holland Roden (referencing British Voters' recent decision to leave the European Union)


 * Hello fascism. – Max Carver


 * There is a natural balance to everything in this universe. We will get through this, together. – Tyler Schnabel


 * Once again the world hasn't lived up to my expectations.... Maybe it's me. – Ian Bohen


 * This election has exposed all the hatred, discrimination, racism & pain that has always existed. I hope & pray for love & change. – Arden Cho

<h2 style="padding:0.2em 0.4em; margin:0 0 -20px 0; font-family:Century Gothic,serif; color:#778899; font-size:100%; font-weight:bold; text-align:left;"> New 'Teen Wolf' Teasers

<p class="MsoNormal">MTV released three teasers this week that have some Teen Wolf fans scratching their heads in confusion.







<p class="MsoNormal">They deal almost exclusively with footage we've seen before or props from previous seasons. There is even a Museum of Natural History display with wolves that never appeared on the show.

<h2 style="padding:0.2em 0.4em; margin:0 0 -20px 0; font-family:Century Gothic,serif; color:#778899; font-size:100%; font-weight:bold; text-align:left;"> Next Week on 'Teen Wolf'

<p class="MsoNormal">The first episode of Teen Wolf Season 6 airs on Tuesday at 9 PM EST on MTV. Memory Lost picks up three months after the events of Season 5. According to early reviews, everything seems pretty quiet in Beacon Hills. It’s clear from the official network synopsis that things won’t stay calm for very long.

<p class="MsoNormal">“With graduation approaching, a supernatural force rides into Beacon Hills and crosses paths with Scott McCall and his friends, while Liam Dunbar discovers evidence of a new enemy in the high school.” <p class="MsoNormal">You can watch the first episode of Teen Wolf Season 6 live on MTV, on the MTV App or you can purchase episodes on iTunes or Amazon Video.