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This article is about the upcoming Fox series. Not to be confused with Scream Queens (2008 TV series).
Scream Queens
File:Scream Queens (2015), logo.png
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Genre
Created by
Directed by
  • Ryan Murphy
  • Brad Falchuk
  • Ian Brennan
Starring
Production
Executive producers
Production locationNew Orleans, Louisiana
Production companies
Original release
NetworkFox
ReleaseSeptember 2015 (2015-09)[1][2]

Scream Queens is an upcoming American horror-comedy anthology television series created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan. It will be broadcast on Fox, and will air on Tuesdays at 9/8c, beginning in September 2015.[2][3] The first season will be centered around a college campus that is rocked by a series of murders.[1]

Plot

The first season focuses on the Kappa sorority, at Wallace University, led by Chanel Oberlin (Roberts), that is threatened by dean Cathy Munsch (Curtis); leading to events that reignites a 20-year old murder mystery, with the reemergence of the Red Devil.[4]

Cast and characters

Main

Production

Development

Brad and Ian and I, all three of us, were always obsessed with the ’80s/early ’90s slasher genre that was always about young people and always about coming of age. So we loved that and we decided to sort of be inspired by that idea. That was sort of the impetus of it.

—Co-creator Ryan Murphy on the inception of the series.[4]

On October 20, 2014, Fox Broadcasting Company announced that it had ordered a 15-episode season of Scream Queens, created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan who also co-created Glee. The series will be executive produced by Murphy, Falchuk, Brennan, and Dante Di Loreto.[7] The series is set to premiere in September 2015.[2] Murphy has stated that every episode a cast member will be killed off, saying, "It’s very much like Ten Little Indians. There’s a real tune-in factor because it’s like, Who’s going to be picked off this week? And also who is the killer? Every episode, you get clues as to who the killer is going to be and then all of these clues accumulate." The series will not be completely anthological in nature with Murphy stating, "Whoever survives—and there will be people who will survive—they will go on next season to a new location and a new terror. Unlike [Murphy and Falchuk's other like series] Horror Story, which completely reboots, this has some of the continuity in that some of the characters and some of the relationships continue into a new world." The first season's killer will not be revealed until the final episode.[4] Murphy, Brennan, and Falchuk are also expected to serve as the series' sole directors, during its freshman run.[5]

"It’s Mean Girls meets Friday the 13th. I think it’s laugh-out-loud funny, it’s edge-of-your-seat scary and everyone is wearing Chanel. What other reasons do you need [to watch]?"

—Lead actress Emma Roberts on the series[8]

Casting

In December 2014, it was reported that Emma Roberts and Jamie Lee Curtis would be featured as series regulars.[9] In January 2015, Lea Michele, Joe Manganiello, Keke Palmer, and Abigail Breslin joined the series' main cast; as well as actress/singer Ariana Grande in a recurring capacity.[10] Later that month, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed that Nick Jonas would recur throughout the first season.[11] In February 2015, newcomer Billie Lourd and Skyler Samuels joined the series' main cast.[12][13] Later in the month, Niecy Nash joined the recurring cast as Denise, a kick-butt security guard;[14] and British actor Lucien Laviscount, Diego Boneta and Glen Powell were confirmed as regulars.[15][16] In March, Nasim Pedrad was cast as a series regular.[17] On March 13, 2015, previously cast Manganiello was forced to depart the series, due to publicity obligations for his upcoming film Magic Mike XXL. Oliver Hudson was hired as his replacement.[18]

Filming

Although first reported to commence in April of the year;[19] the series began principal photography on March 12, 2015, in New Orleans, Louisiana.[20] The show completed filming of the pilot episode on April 24; with filming for the remaining first season installments commencing in early June 2015.[21]

Marketing

On February 13, 2015, FOX released the first teaser trailer for the series on YouTube;[22] a following teaser on March 13, featuring Roberts,[23] and another that aired during the first season finale of Empire, featuring Palmer.[24] On April 9, 2015, another teaser was released featuring Roberts; and once again on April 27.[25][26] Later that month, Entertainment Weekly released a series of exclusive posters.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Ryan Murphy & His 'Glee' Co-Creators Get Fox Series Order For Comedy-Horror Anthology 'Scream Queens'". Deadline. October 20, 2014. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d "Scream Queens exclusive: See three new posters for fall's horror comedy". Entertainment Weekly. April 17, 2015. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
  3. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (May 11, 2015). "Fox Fall 2015 Schedule: 'Minority Report' On Monday, 'New Girl' Held For Midseason". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Stack, Tim (April 23, 2015). "Scream Queens First Look: Ryan Murphy reveals his new horror comedy". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Scream Queens". Fox Broadcasting Company. May 11, 2015. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
  6. ^ "First Look: Lea Michele gets dramatic transformation for Scream Queens=May 11, 2015". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
  7. ^ "Fox Gives Series Order to 'Scream Queens' From 'Glee' Creators". Variety Magazine. October 20, 2014. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
  8. ^ Stack, Tim (April 28, 2015). "Emma Roberts talks Scream Queens: 'It's Mean Girls meets Friday the 13th'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
  9. ^ Goldberg, Lesley (December 8, 2014). "Emma Roberts, Jamie Lee Curtis to Star in Ryan Murphy's Fox Horror-Comedy Series". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
  10. ^ Goldberg, Lesley (January 17, 2015). "Lea Michele, Joe Manganiello, More Join Ryan Murphy's 'Scream Queens'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
  11. ^ Goldberg, Lesley (January 26, 2015). "Nick Jonas Boards Fox's Ryan Murphy Comedy 'Scream Queens' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
  12. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (February 2, 2015). "Billie Lourd Joins Fox's 'Scream Queens'". Deadline.com. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
  13. ^ Wagmeister, Elizabeth (February 11, 2015). "'Scream Queens': Skyler Samuels Cast as Series Regular". Variety (magazine). Retrieved May 11, 2015.
  14. ^ Harnick, Chris (April 23, 2015). "Niecy Nash Joins Scream Queens and She's Going to Kick Butt". E! Online. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
  15. ^ Petski, Denise (February 23, 2015). "Lucien Laviscount Joins Fox's 'Scream Queens'". Deadline.com. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
  16. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (February 25, 2015). "Diego Boneta To Co-Star In Fox Series 'Scream Queens'; Glen Powell Also Cast". Deadline.com. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
  17. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (March 10, 2015). "Nasim Pedrad Joins 'Scream Queens'". Deadline.com. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
  18. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (March 13, 2015). "Oliver Hudson Joins 'Scream Queens' As Joe Manganiello Has To Pull Out". Deadline.com. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
  19. ^ "Joe Manganiello, Lea Michele, Abigail Breslin & Keke Palmer Join FOX's 'Scream Queens'". TV by the Numbers. January 17, 2015. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
  20. ^ Goi, Michael (March 12, 2015). "Rode the trolley to the set of the first day filming for @ScreamQueens this morning. Let the screaming start..." Twitter. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
  21. ^ Abigail, Breslin (April 25, 2015). ".missin dat @ScreamQueens life rn". Twitter. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  22. ^ David Fox, Jesse (February 13, 2015). "Ryan Murphy's Scream Queens Teaser Is Cruel". Vulture. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
  23. ^ "Watch Emma Roberts in the new Scream Queens teaser". Entertainment Weekly. March 13, 2015. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  24. ^ Swift, Andy (March 18, 2015). "Scream Queens: Meet Keke Palmer's Creepy Co-Ed Character in New Promo". TV Line. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
  25. ^ Stack, Tim (April 9, 2015). "New Scream Queens teaser features Emma Roberts wielding a big knife -- and killer lipstick". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
  26. ^ "SCREAM QUEENS Chanel's Mirror". YouTube. April 27, 2015. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
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