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Scream: The TV Series

Scream: The TV Series

If you thought it was over, you're dead wrong.

20156.93 Seasons29 EpisodesCanceled

Overview

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.

Created by Tony Disanto
Produced by Matthew Signer, Keith Levine, Chris Stone
NetworksMTVVH1

Top Cast

RJ Cyler

RJ Cyler

Deion Elliot

Jessica Sula

Jessica Sula

Liv Reynolds

Keke Palmer

Keke Palmer

Kym

Giorgia Whigham

Giorgia Whigham

Beth

Tyga

Tyga

Jamal

Themes & Keywords

high schoolmurderserial killerbased on movie

About Scream: The TV Series

Scream: The TV Series is a drama, crime, mystery series that first aired in 2015 exploring themes of high school, murder, serial killer, based on movie. Created by Tony Disanto, it stars RJ Cyler, Jessica Sula, Keke Palmer. 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.

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