Scream
Movie, 2022, The Requel, Set in Twenty-five years after the first
Scream is #6 of 8 in release order and #5 of 8 in chronological order in the Scream.
The story
Twenty-five years after a streak of brutal murders shocked the quiet town of Woodsboro, a new killer has donned the Ghostface mask and begins targeting a group of teenagers to resurrect secrets from the town’s deadly past.
Scream recap
Twenty-five years after the first killings, Ghostface attacks teenager Tara Carpenter in Woodsboro, and she survives in hospital. Her estranged older sister Sam comes home with her boyfriend Richie and reveals why she left: she is Billy Loomis's daughter, and she sees visions of him. Tara's friends, including Amber, Wes, and twins Mindy and Chad Meeks-Martin, Randy's niece and nephew, become suspects and targets. Sam turns to Dewey, now retired, divorced from Gale and living alone, and he warns Sidney and Gale, who both come back. Mindy explains the new rules of a requel: a sequel that returns to the original story and its legacy characters. Dewey is killed at the hospital. Everyone ends up at a party at Amber's house, the old Macher house, where Ghostface strikes again.
Scream ending explained
Amber and Richie are the killers: toxic fans of the Stab movies who want to frame Sam and give the franchise new material. Sidney and Gale come to help, Gale shoots Amber and Sidney finishes her, and Sam stabs Richie to death, with Billy's voice urging her on. Tara, Mindy and Chad survive, and Sidney and Gale leave Woodsboro to the Carpenter sisters, who carry the series into Scream VI.
Post-credits scenes
No. There is no post-credits scene.
Where to watch Scream
Scream is streaming on Paramount+ and Pluto TV in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 6.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes 76%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Scream: The TV Series, before Scream VI.
- Chronological order: after Scream 4, before Scream VI.
What to watch before Scream
In release order, the essentials before Scream (2022) are Scream (1996), Scream 2 (1997), Scream 3 (2000), and Scream 4 (2011).
Cast
- Melissa Barrera as Sam Carpenter
- Jenna Ortega as Tara Carpenter
- Mason Gooding as Chad Meeks-Martin
- Jasmin Savoy Brown as Mindy Meeks-Martin
- Jack Quaid as Richie Kirsch
- Mikey Madison as Amber Freeman
- Courteney Cox as Gale Weathers
- David Arquette as Dewey Riley
- Neve Campbell as Sidney Prescott
- Dylan Minnette as Wes Hicks
- Skeet Ulrich as Billy Loomis
- Sonia Ammar as Liv McKenzie
Directed by Tyler Gillett, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin.