Scripted series · MTV
Scream: The TV Series
You'll never see it coming.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Willa Fitzgerald
Emma Duvall
23 eps
RJ Cyler
Deion Elliot
6 eps
Connor Weil
Will Belmont
10 eps
Bex Taylor-Klaus
Audrey Jensen
23 eps
Carlson Young
Brooke Maddox
23 eps
Jessica Sula
Liv Reynolds
6 eps
John Karna
Noah Foster
23 eps
Keke Palmer
Kym
6 eps
Amadeus Serafini
Kieran Wilcox
23 eps
Tracy Middendorf
Margaret 'Maggie' Duvall
23 eps
Jason Wiles
Sheriff Clark Hudson
10 eps
Giorgia Whigham
Beth
6 eps
Tyga
Jamal
6 eps
Santiago Segura
Gustavo Acosta
13 eps
Kiana Ledé
Zoe Vaughn
13 eps
Bella Thorne
Nina Patterson
2 eps
Bobby Campo
Seth Branson
11 eps
Tom Maden
Jake Fitzgerald
12 eps
Brianne Tju
Riley Marra
3 eps
Max Lloyd-Jones
Tyler O'Neil
1 eps
Sharisse Baker-Bernard
Tracy Patterson
1 eps
Anna Grace Barlow
Daisy
1 eps
Bryan Batt
Mayor Quinn Maddox
10 eps
Amelia Rose Blaire
Piper Shaw
9 eps
Marisela Zumbado
Ruby Nicholson
1 eps
Anthony Hill
Deputy Mike Newsome
2 eps
Mike Mayhall
Guy
1 eps
Taylor Murphy
Dara Aldean
1 eps
Tyler Tomás Perez
Brett Kenner
1 eps
Sophina Brown
Detective Lorraine Brock
2 eps
Bryce Romero
Grayson
2 eps
Mike Vaughn
Killer (voice)
14 eps
Tom Everett Scott
Kevin Duval
5 eps
Ryan Broussard
Deputy
2 eps
Lindsay Musil
Ava Miller
2 eps
Sean Grandillo
Eli Hudson
5 eps
Karina Logue
Tina Hudson
3 eps
Chase McCleery Bouchie
Eddie Kreuger
4 eps
Mary Katherine Duhon
Haley Meyers
2 eps
Alec Rayme
Killer
5 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Scream: The TV Series actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Scream: The TV Series reads strongest on Tension, Cliffhanger Intensity and Bingeability.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
What starts as a YouTube video going viral, soon leads to problems for the teenagers of Lakewood and serves as the catalyst for a murder that opens up a window to the town's troubled past. Everyone has secrets. Everyone tells lies. Everyone is fair game.
The run
Seasons
3 seasons · 29 episodes.
Season 0 · Complete
Specials
20169 episodes
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
201510 episodes
6.9IMDbA cyberbullying incident results in murder, recalling a killing spree from the past that may be connected to the current bloodshed.
Best episode · S01E07 In the Trenches
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
201613 episodes
6.9IMDbSix months have passed and new faces appear as the hunt begins for the Lakewood High killer's mysterious, unknown partner in crime.
Best episode · S02E10 The Vanishing
Season 3 · Complete
Resurrection
20196 episodes
4.6IMDbIn Atlanta, a mysterious murderer named "Ghostface" terrorizes a star running back whose dark past threatens to kill his future -- and his friends.
Best episode · S03E06 Endgame
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S02E10
The Vanishing
Audrey and Emma are driven further apart, Maggie and Acosta worry about secrets from their past and Noah's affection for Zoe is used against him.
- Directed by Kevin Kölsch, Dennis Widmyer
S01E07
In the Trenches
Emma races to save a friend from the killer's dangerous game of hide-and-seek.
- Directed by Leigh Janiak
- Written by Jordan Rosenberg, Meredith Glynn
S01E10
Revelations
Emma races to save another loved one. The killer's identity is revealed.
- Directed by Jamie Travis
- Written by Jaime Paglia
S01E09
The Dance
Emma, who doubts that the actual killer has been captured, teams with Piper to find answers at the Halloween dance.
- Directed by Ti West
- Written by Jill E. Blotevogel
S02E05
Dawn of the Dead
The death of a loved one hits everyone hard and GW High goes into lockdown. Suspicions rise among the Lakewood Five.
- Directed by Oz Scott
- Written by Heath Corson
S02E06
Jeepers Creepers
Emma starts to question her friendships when tensions rise between her and her friends. Meanwhile, Noah reveals his latest theory about the identity of Piper’s accomplice. Noah takes his investigation further.
- Directed by E.L. Katz
- Written by Anna Christopher
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S03E06
Endgame
- Directed by Kevin Kölsch, Dennis Widmyer
- Written by Brett Matthews
S03E04
Ports in the Storm
- Directed by Tanya Hamilton
- Written by Penny Cox
S03E03
The Man Behind the Mask
- Directed by Darren Grant
- Written by Deric A. Hughes, Benjamin Raab
S03E01
The Deadfast Club
- Directed by Kevin Kölsch, Dennis Widmyer
- Written by Brett Matthews
S03E02
Devil's Night
- Directed by Tanya Hamilton
- Written by Kristi Korzec, Leigh Dana Jackson
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
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Brett Matthews
Creator
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Jill E. Blotevogel
Creator
Dan Dworkin
Creator
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Jay Beattie
Showrunner
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Liz Gateley
Executive producer
Marianne Maddalena
Executive producer
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Kathy Landsberg
Executive producer
David C. Glasser
Executive producer
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Tony DiSanto
Executive producer
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Shakim Compere
Executive producer
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Yaneley Arty
Executive producer
Queen Latifah
Executive producer
Wes Craven
Executive producer
Cathy Konrad
Executive producer
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Deric A. Hughes
Writer
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Michael Gans
Writer
David Coggeshall
Writer
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Jaime Paglia
Writer
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Erin Maher
Writer
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Penny Cox
Writer
Richard Register
Writer
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Kay Reindl
Writer
Steve Yockey
Writer
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Kristi Korzec
Writer
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Jordan Rosenberg
Writer
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Meredith Glynn
Writer
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Sherman Payne
Writer
Leigh Dana Jackson
Writer
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Anna Christopher
Writer
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Brian Sieve
Writer
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Heath Corson
Writer
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Benjamin Raab
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Created by
- Brett MatthewsCreator
Executive production
- Keith LevineProducer
- Brett MatthewsExecutive Producer
- Liz GateleyExecutive Producer
- Marianne MaddalenaExecutive Producer
- Matthew SignerProducer
- Kathy LandsbergExecutive Producer
Writing
- Deric A. HughesWriter
- Michael GansWriter
- Brett MatthewsWriter
- Jill E. BlotevogelWriter
- David CoggeshallWriter
- Jaime PagliaWriter
Direction
- Tim HunterDirector
- Kevin KölschDirector
- Brian DannellyDirector
- Scott SpeerDirector
- Dennis WidmyerDirector
- Daniel StammDirector
Music
- Jeremy ZuckermanOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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