The first half of MTV’s supersized 24-episode third season of its hit scripted series “Teen Wolf” will premiere on Monday, June 3rd, at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT.

“Season 3 will pick up four months after the events that nearly ended Jackson’s life and resurrected Peter Hale when teen werewolf Scott McCall and his friends Stiles, Lydia, and Allison begin their junior year of high school unaware that a new threat has arrived in Beacon Hills: a deadly pack of Alpha werewolves intent on bringing Derek into their fold. In the Season 3 premiere a new Alpha Pack arrives to wreak havoc on Scott’s life while Derek and Isaac struggle to locate Erica and Boyd.”

MTV will air the hour-long special “Teen Wolf: Back to the Pack” on Monday, May 27th, at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT to give viewers a chance to catch up on all the action, scares, laughs, and romance from the first two seasons of “Teen Wolf.” Fans will have access to behind-the-scenes interviews with the cast as they look back at Seasons 1 and 2 plus look forward with a special Season 3 sneak peek.

Season 3 will also feature several new faces in Beacon Hills, including: Ethan and Aiden, twin Alpha werewolves played by Charlie and Max Carver; Gideon Emery as Deucalion, leader of the Alpha werewolves; Kali, an Alpha werewolf played by Felisha Terrell; Brian Patrick Wade as Ennis, an Alpha werewolf who is a force of pure brutality; and Cora, a tough 17-year-old who has ties to the Beacon Hills werewolf line, played by Adelaide Kane. This season will also mark the return of series stars Tyler Posey as Scott McCall, Crystal Reed as Allison Argent, Dylan O’Brien as Stiles, Tyler Hoechlin as Derek Hale, and Holland Roden as Lydia Martin.

The third season comes on the heels of a highly successful second season in which the show was the #1 cable series among P12-34 in its time period and averaged a 1.6 rating among P12-34, marking a 7-percent increase over Season 1. (Source: Nielsen. Live+SD. Ssn 2: 6/3/12-8/13/12. Ranked on 000s.)

“Teen Wolf” was developed by Jeff Davis (creator, “Criminal Minds”), who also serves as executive producer. Additional executive producers include Marty Adelstein (“Prison Break”), René Echevarria (“Medium,” “Castle”), Tony DiSanto, and Liz Gateley. Russell Mulcahy (“Highlander,” Resident Evil: Extinction) is co-executive producer. The pilot was written by Jeff Davis and Jeph Loeb & Matthew Weisman and directed by Russell Mulcahy. The “Teen Wolf” series is based on a screenplay by Jeph Loeb & Matthew Weisman. Justin Levy is the MTV executive in charge of production. The series is a co-production with, and distributed by, MGM in association with Lost Marbles Productions, Inc., First Cause, Inc., and DiGa.