Overview

• Neve Campbell reprises her role as Sidney Prescott, marking the franchise’s first Sidney-focused story in the new era of legacy sequels.
• Kevin Williamson will make his directorial debut in the series after co-writing several previous installments.
• Original plans featuring Melissa Barrera and Jenna Ortega were abandoned following their departures, leading writers to start the script from scratch.
• The plot skips more than two years beyond Scream VI, relocates from New York to an unspecified town and brings back iconic Woodsboro locations.
• Legacy characters Dewey Riley, Stu Macher and Roman Bridger will return alongside newcomers such as Joel McHale and Isabel May.