Overview

• Kevin Williamson will make his franchise directorial debut on Scream 7, steering the narrative back to Sidney Prescott.
• Following the departures of Melissa Barrera and Jenna Ortega, writers Guy Busick and James Vanderbilt rewrote the script to center on Neve Campbell’s return.
• The story leaps more than two years beyond Scream VI and forgoes New York for an undisclosed setting.
• Courteney Cox returns as Gale Weathers to bridge legacy characters, with David Arquette’s Dewey Riley, Matthew Lillard’s Stu Macher and Scott Foley’s Roman Bridger also reprising their roles alongside the Meeks-Martin twins.
• Scream 7 will hit theaters on February 27, 2026, and features new cast additions including Joel McHale and Isabel May in undisclosed roles.