The slasher sub-genre is being revived on the small screen in a big way this year, as the recent premiere of MTV’s “Scream” is being followed up in a couple months by Fox’s “Scream Queens.” And things are about to get real messy thanks to a new batch of character posters.
Check out the bloody promo photos below, which come our way courtesy of Entertainment Weekly.
“Scream Queens” debuts via a two-hour series premiere beginning at 8pm on September 22nd.
If you’re going to Comic-Con in San Diego, the joint “Scream Queens”/”American Horror Story” panel is set for Sunday, July 12th, from 12:30-1:30 pm in Hall H. Also, don’t miss the “Scream Queens” ride, ice cream carts, and more. You’ll find the “Mega Scream Drop” within the Petco Interactive Zone; it will drop fans 120 feet while capturing their screams with social media sharable photos. The ride will be open Thursday-Sunday (July 9-12) from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.
Skyler Samuels stars as Grace, a new student at Wallace University who hopes to join Kappa Sorority, led by Emma Roberts’ Chanel Oberlin. Keke Palmer plays Grace’s genius best friend. Their co-stars include Jamie Lee Curtis, Lea Michele, Oliver Hudson, Abigail Breslin, Billie Lourd, Diego Boneta, Lucien Laviscount, and Glen Powell. Ariana Grande, Charisma Carpenter, and Nick Jonas are among the guest stars.
The comedy-horror anthology series hails from 20th Century Fox TV and Ryan Murphy Television. Murphy exec produces with “Glee’s” Brad Falchuk, Ian Brennan, and Dante Di Loreto.
Synopsis:
The new anthology series “Scream Queens” revolves around a college campus which is rocked by a series of murders and is set in a sorority house.
Learn more by visiting:
The official “Scream Queens” site: http://fox.tv/ScreamQueens
“Scream Queens” on Facebook: http://fox.tv/ScreamQueensFB
“Scream Queens” on Twitter: http://fox.tv/ScreamQueensTW
“Scream Queens” on Instagram: http://fox.tv/ScreamQueensIG
“Scream Queens” on Tumblr: http://fox.tv/ScreamQueensTB