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Scream (also known as Scream: The TV Series) is an American horror television series that premiered on MTV on June 30, 2015. The series is a television adaptation of the slasher film series of the same name.

On July 29, 2015, MTV renewed Scream for a second season, set to premiere in 2016. The first season finale paid tribute to the film series' director Wes Craven who died on August 30, 2015.

Instigated by a cyberbullying incident that goes viral, a brutal murder in Lakewood stirs memories of a crime spree from the town's past that has haunted some, intrigued others and maybe just spawned a new executioner. At the center of the story is a group of teenagers—with two old friends struggling to reconnect at its heart—who, says the network, "become lovers, enemies, suspects, targets and victims of a killer who's out for blood."

Cast and characters

Main

Willa Fitzgerald as Emma Duvall, a recently popular high school student and daughter of Maggie Duvall.
Bex Taylor-Klaus as Audrey Jensen, a bi-curious filmmaker and Emma's former best friend.
John Karna as Noah Foster, a smart tech genius who has an interest in serial killers and the horror genre.
Carlson Young as Brooke Maddox, a popular, rich high school student and Emma's best friend.
Amadeus Serafini as Kieran Wilcox, a new student who was living with his dad, Emma's main love interest.
Connor Weil as Will Belmont, Emma's ex-boyfriend.
Jason Wiles as Sheriff Clark Hudson, the sheriff of Lakewood.
Tracy Middendorf as Margaret "Maggie" Duval (née Anderson)/Daisy, Emma's mother and the medical examiner.

Recurring

Mike Vaughn as The Killer (voice)
Tom Maden as Jake Fitzgerald, an arrogant student and Will's best friend.
Amelia Rose Blaire as Piper Shaw, a podcaster who comes to Lakewood to investigate the recent murders.
Bobby Campo as Seth Branson, an English teacher having a secret relationship with Brooke.
Bryan Batt as Mayor Quinn Maddox, the Mayor of Lakewood and Brooke's father.
Brianne Tju as Riley Marra, one of Emma's best friends who takes interest in Noah.
Anthony Hill as Deputy Mike Newsome, a deputy and close friend of Clark.
Bella Thorne as Nina Patterson, a popular, manipulative student.
Sosie Bacon as Rachael Murray, Audrey's girlfriend who has depression.
Lindsay Musil as Ava Miller, a ditzy student who takes interest in Jake.
Sophina Brown as Detective Lorraine Brock, a detective recently assigned to Nina Patterson's murder case.

Production

Development

In June 2012, it was reported that MTV was in the early stages of developing a weekly television series based on the Scream film franchise. In April 2013, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed that MTV had greenlit the pilot episode, with Wes Craven in talks to direct. In July 2013, it was reported that Jay Beattie and Dan Dworkin had officially boarded the project to write the pilot script and in April 2014, it was reported by TVLine that the show will be penned by Jill Blotevogel. In August 2014, the series announced its cast as well as the director of the pilot episode, Jamie Travis. The series was originally planned to debut in mid-2014, however, this was changed to summer 2015.

On April 12, 2015, the first trailer for the series was aired during the 2015 MTV Movie Awards presented by Bella Thorne, also revealing the series's June 30, 2015 premiere date.

Casting

On August 5, 2014, both the main cast and recurring cast were announced. However, Amy Forsyth dropped out and was replaced by Bex Taylor-Klaus. On February 22, 2015, it was revealed that Joel Gretsch, who was playing Sheriff Clark Hudson, had left the show as producers thought his character should go down a different path. He was replaced by Jason Wiles. On December 11, 2014, it was revealed that Bella Thorne will be a part of the cast. Thorne confirmed this during an interview saying, "Yes it's true. I will re-enact the famous scene of Drew Barrymore in the original series."

On April 22, 2015, True Blood actress Amelia Rose Blaire was confirmed to be joining the show as Piper Shaw, which by the character description is a role similar to Gale Weathers from the Scream films.

On June 18, 2015, Bella Thorne confirmed she was offered the lead role in the series but turned it down in favor of a smaller role. She went on to explain, "I had the option to do the lead, but I thought I should choose this role because I felt it was more iconic, I thought it was just a little bit more and also I’ve never been killed on screen before. I’ve never been killed ever on anything that I’ve done. I’ve always been the character that lives at the end so it was my first time dying on screen which is pretty cool. I wouldn’t say that my character isn’t necessarily in any more of the episodes but you’ll see!”