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If you’re wondering where to watch the Scream movies this spooky season, first of all: excellent life choice. The Scream franchise is a complete and total horror classic. It’s the one that gave us the most iconic face in slasher history. Ghostface. We’re talking about a series that launched Neve Campbell into scream queen stardom, made Drew Barrymore’s five minutes of screen time unforgettable, and somehow turned Matthew Lillard into a horror heartthrob. If you’re a genre fan and haven’t made your way through these yet, honestly? Fix that. Immediately.
Now, we’re up to six films, with Scream 7 officially in the works, although it’s been a bit messy behind the scenes. Melissa Barrera, the franchise’s newest final girl, was fired from the project after her pro-Palestinian social media posts were deemed controversial by the studio. Then, 2025’s most popular scream queen Jenna Ortega followed her out the door, citing creative shifts and scheduling (but let’s be real, the vibes were probably off). The future of Scream 7 is still a bit murky, but the existing films? Still absolute bangers. From the self-aware bloodbath of the original to the emotionally chaotic Gen Z horror of Scream VI, there’s not a bad one in the bunch.
And let’s not forget the Scream TV series. That’s the one that aired on MTV and low-key had us way more invested than we thought, even though it is quite hard to have a slasher series exist in TV show format. Nonetheless, it had twists, teens, and some pretty solid kills, even if it wasn’t totally tied to the main films. We even got that Barrymore-esque Bella Thorne scene in episode one. Now that we’re in season, you’ve got time to catch up on the entire saga. It’s time to silence your phones (because Ghostface loves a call) watch all six Scream movies, plus the underrated TV show. Find out how below.
Scream (1996)
“Do you like scary movies?” This is the one that started it all. The film that over-visualized Drew Barrymore in the trailer in hopes to get people in the theaters and watch her story. And, well, as we all know, it isn’t quite Barrymore’s story — it’s much more detailed and invested than that. This left horror lovers hungry for more and exists today as one of the most well-known slashers in history.
Scream 2 (1997)
This is the sequel that had everything to prove and somehow managed to slash right through the sophomore slump. Scream 2 picks up with Sidney (Neve Campbell) in college, while Ghostface returns with even sharper knives and a bigger body count. We get more rules, more chaos, and a movie theater opening scene that still haunts us every time we hear someone rustling popcorn. Plus, the cast? Stacked. Jada Pinkett Smith, Timothy Olyphant, Sarah Michelle Gellar — it’s like the late ’90s horror Avengers.
Scream 3 (2000)
Scream 3 takes the meta madness to Hollywood. Literally. Sidney’s trauma goes full circle as the murders move to a movie set, where life imitates art in true violence. It’s campy, chaotic, and the most early-2000s entry of the bunch. Is it messy? Sure. But it’s also got Parker Posey giving a performance so unhinged, it deserves its own horror franchise. No wonder she was cast to play one of the most iconic characters from The White Lotus.
Scream 4 (2011)
This time around, we’d skipped a whole decade, and for fans of the Scream franchise, that wait felt like a lifetime. Scream 4 landed in 2011, giving us a modern, tech-savvy take on Ghostface that knew exactly how to drag millennials and call out reboot culture in the same breath. Sidney’s back, wiser and wearier, but still ready to fight. But, the new generation? Let’s just say, um, maybe they just don’t have the same experience with masked killers the way Sidney does.
Scream (2022)
The fifth Scream installment for whatever reason got the same title as the original instead of being called Scream 5. While this might sound like a remake, it instead brought Ghostface back to Woodsboro with a vengeance. This time, we get a brand new cast and a new final girl (Sam Carpenter played by Melissa Barrera) to root for. While Sidney and Gale Weathers (Courteney Cox) return for the ride, Sidney’s screen time is noticeably limited, passing the torch to the next generation. The cast leans more Gen Z, with standouts like Barrera, Jenna Ortega, Jack Quaid, Mikey Madison, and Dylan Minnette, bringing fresh blood (literally and figuratively) to the franchise.
Scream VI (2023)
Scream VI ups the stakes and takes the carnage to New York City. But for the first time ever, there’s no Sidney Prescott in sight. Neve Campbell sat this one out following a pay dispute with the studio, and honestly, this is when things took a turn for the worse when it comes to Paramount’s issues with the Scream franchise’s cast. The film does give her a respectful nod, with Gale Weathers explaining that Sidney and her family have gone into hiding after hearing about the new wave of Ghostface murders. Still, the chaos doesn’t slow down. Bigger city, tighter apartments, and even less places to hide.
Scream: The TV Series (2015 – 2019)
Lastly, Scream: The TV Series aired on MTV and took a sharp turn from the films. No Sidney, no Woodsboro, nothing glued to the original movies. Instead, it introduced a brand new cast and killer storyline centered around Emma Duval, played by Willa Fitzgerald, and her group of unlucky friends in the fictional town of Lakewood. To our surprise, the show still delivered on the tension, mystery, and brutal kills you’d expect, but centered around a more teen-drama-meets-slasher vibe. Think Pretty Little Liars but with more blood.
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