The “Scream” franchise kicked off with its first film in 1996, and the world of horror-comedy hasn’t been the same since. The first movie introduced fans to Neve Campbell as Sidney Prescott, a teenager living in the town of Woodsboro. One year to the date she found her mom viciously murdered, Woodsboro is attacked by a masked slasher who’s going after high school kids. Helping her solve the crimes is intrepid news reporter Gale Weathers (Courteney Cox) and the often-bumbling police officer Dewey Riley (David Arquette).
Directed by horror visionary Wes Craven, the first “Scream” was technically a meta critique of scary movies and how people act in them, which was both very funny and very bloody. Its cast is also loaded with ’90s icons, including Drew Barrymore, Skeet Ulrich, and Rose McGowan.
Craven followed the first “Scream” up with three more sequels, each full of surprising cameos, bloody deaths, and lots and lots of jokes. Though the filmmaker died in 2015, the “Scream” legacy continued in 2022 with its fifth movie, “Scream 5,” a “requel” that reboots the franchise while still continuing the story established in the early movies.
One thing that sets “Scream” apart from similar horror franchises is that the person in the Ghostface mask always changes (and it’s almost always two people doing the killings, not one, with “Scream 3” being the exception).
If you’re a “Scream” fan who wants to revisit the movies, or you’re just getting into this incredible franchise for the first time, here’s where you can stream all the “Scream” movies right now.
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Where Is "Scream" Streaming?
The first “Scream,” released in 1996, focuses on Sidney Prescott and her friends as their lives in California were turned upside down by Ghostface’s murder spree. Sidney and Gale, who start the movie as enemies, have to team up to solve the mystery and get out alive.
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Where Is "Scream 2" Streaming?
“Scream 2,” released in 1997, moved the action to Ohio, where Sidney and Randy Meeks (Jamie Kennedy) try to forget what happened in high school. But when Ghostface returns, they’re sucked into a new, deadly mystery they have to solve with help from Gale and Dewey. The movie’s cast includes Laurie Metcalf, Jerry O’Connell, Jada Pinkett Smith, Timothy Olyphant, Portia de Rossi, and Sarah Michelle Gellar.
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Where Is "Scream 3" Streaming?
In the world of “Scream,” the events of the movies are turned into their own film series called “Stab.” “Scream 3,” released in 2000, moves the films to the set of the fictional “Stab 3,” where cast members start dropping in a series of brutal stabbings. Joining Sidney, Gale, and Dewey this time are actors Patrick Dempsey, Scott Foley, Emily Mortimer, and Parker Posey.
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Where Is "Scream 4" Streaming?
“Scream 4,” released in 2011, introduces a younger cast of friends in Woodsboro who are tormented by Ghostface again. Emma Roberts plays Sidney’s cousin Jill. The cast also includes Hayden Panettiere, Rory Culkin, Adam Brody, Anthony Anderson, Nico Tortorella, and Alison Brie. Kristen Bell, Anna Paquin, Lucy Hale, Shenae Grimes, and Aimee Teegarden all have cameos in the movie, which satirizes internet fame.
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Where Is "Scream 5" Streaming?
“Scream 5,” aka “Scream,” released in 2022, marking a new direction for the franchise. Melissa Barrera plays Sam, whose haunted by the fact that she’s the secret daughter of Billy Loomis, Ulrich’s character from the original. When her sister Tara (Jenna Ortega) is attacked in Woodsboro, she comes home with her boyfriend Richie (Jack Quaid) to try to protect her. Sidney, Gale, and Dewey join up with the younger generation for one last go around, and they’re joined by Jasmin Savoy Brown, Dylan Minnette, Mikey Madison, and Mason Gooding.
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When Will "Scream 6" Start Streaming?
The “Scream 5” survivors return for “Scream VI,” aka “Scream 6” – minus Campbell as Sidney. It’s also the first movie in the franchise to move the action to New York. Cox is also back, as is Panettiere as Kirby from “Scream 4.”
“Scream 6” will premiere exclusively in theaters on March 10, so it won’t be immediately available to stream just yet. But it seems likely it’ll eventually arrive on Paramount+ later this spring, just like the other five movies.
