List of Scream (film series) characters

==Introduced in Scream (1996)==

Scream is the first film in the Scream series. One year prior to the events of the film, Maureen Prescott is brutally raped and murdered, apparently by Cotton Weary. During the film, the fictional town of Woodsboro is again attacked by a murderer, who particularly targets Sidney Prescott, Maureen's daughter. Deputy Sheriff Dewey Riley investigates the murders, while news reporter Gale Weathers follows the story. Sidney, her boyfriend Billy Loomis and their friends Tatum Riley, Stu Macher and Randy Meeks try to survive the attacks. The killer is revealed as both Billy and Stu, who admit to having killed Maureen and framed Cotton for the act. Sidney then kills them both in retribution. Principal Arthur Himbry • Portrayed by Henry Winkler • Appeared in: Scream (1996) • Status: Deceased Arthur Himbry is the principal of Woodsboro High School, attended by Sidney Prescott and her friends. He disciplines several students for wearing Ghostface masks, and comforts Sidney after she narrowly escapes the killer. While in his office, he is attacked by Ghostface and is stabbed to death. His body was said to have been discovered hanging up on the school's goalposts. Billy Loomis • Portrayed by Skeet Ulrich • Appeared in: Scream (1996), Scream (2022) (hallucination), and Scream VI (hallucination) • Status: Deceased William "Billy" Loomis is a Woodsboro teenager, the boyfriend of Sidney Prescott and best friend of Stu Macher. He is also an avid fan of horror films. Following a series of murders, Billy becomes a suspect when he is found at Sidney's house with a cellphone shortly after she is taunted on the phone and attacked by a masked killer. Evidence is discovered that points to other characters, and Billy is removed as a suspect. During a party at Stu Macher's home, Billy and Sidney are reconciled and have sex, before Billy is stabbed by Ghostface. Later after a series of attacks, Billy is revealed to be alive and tries to help Sidney, obtaining in the process a gun which he then uses to shoot Randy Meeks. Billy then reveals himself to be the killer, having feigned the injury in the first place, with Stu confessing to be Billy's accomplice. The pair also admit to having murdered Sidney's mother, Maureen Prescott, one year previously, after she had an affair with Billy's father, causing Billy's parents to divorce and his mother to "abandon" him. Billy and Stu's plan to frame Sidney's father for their killing spree ultimately backfires when Sidney manages to escape and calls the police on them, while taunting Billy and Stu with a phone call, leaving Billy shocked and enraged. Despite his desperate attempts to kill Sidney, Billy is ultimately beaten by both her and reporter Gale Weathers, and finally dies after Sidney shoots him in the head. Several scenes leading to Casey's eventual death gave rise to disputes between Craven and the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), the film rating board, who raised concerns over the violence and intensity of the scene. When she is initially stabbed in the chest by Ghostface, Craven insisted that he had only been able to make one successful take of the scene, so that no substitution was possible; he was, in fact, lying. The scene in which her corpse is hung from a tree and disemboweled was heavily edited: Craven was forced to remove all still shots of the body, and the scene itself was sped up to reduce its time on screen. In Scream VI, the shrine scene shows a booth dedicated to Dewey, where we see his photographs and portraits, as well as badges and a gun. Dewey is mentioned several times by other characters (including Ghostface). In Scream 7, the killers create a highly realistic deepfake version of Dewey via AI manipulation to torment Sidney, where on his behalf they blame her for his demise and responsibility for the deaths of other loved ones and friends. Dewey had been intended to die in the finale of the first installment of Scream. Kenny Jones • Portrayed by W. Earl Brown • Appeared in: Scream (1996) • Status: Deceased Kenneth "Kenny" Jones is Gale Weathers' cameraman on the fictional news show "Top Story". In Scream, Kenny accompanies Gale as she reports on the series of murders in Woodsboro. After seeing on a hidden camera that Randy Meeks is about to be murdered, he leaves his van to help, and his throat is slit by Ghostface. In Scream 7, it’s revealed that Sidney named her eldest daughter Tatum in honour of her deceased best friend. Actresses Marley Shelton, Melinda Clarke and Rebecca Gayheart also auditioned for the role, however, McGowan was cast as Tatum because the production team felt she best embodied the "spunky" nature of the character. She even extended it to Tatum's bedroom by removing the posters of the Indigo Girls and replaced them with kitten posters. Additionally, in order to distinguish her character from Neve Campbell's, McGowan had to dye her hair blonde. Tatum's death, like those of Casey Becker and Kenny Brown, caused conflict between director Wes Craven and the MPAA film rating board. Craven was ultimately forced to reduce any lingering shots of her body, necessitating a quick visual cutaway once she dies. While filming Tatum's death scene, McGowan discovered she actually could fit through the pet flap and as a result, she would fall out of it during filming. The producer had to staple her clothes to the flap to prevent her from falling out of it again. ==Introduced in Scream 2==

Scream 2 is the second film in the Scream series and is set two years after the original Woodsboro murder spree. Sidney Prescott and Randy Meeks now attend the fictional Windsor College as students. "Stab", a film based on the Woodsboro murders, has just been released, and a copycat murder spree begins during its premiere. The new Ghostface attacks Sidney and her friends, killing Randy and wounding Dewey Riley, before being revealed as Sidney's classmate Mickey Altieri and Nancy Loomis, the mother of Scream killer Billy Loomis. Cici Cooper • Portrayed by Sarah Michelle Gellar • Appeared in: Scream 2 • Status: Deceased Casey "Cici" Cooper is a student at Windsor College. While alone in her house, Cici is attacked by Ghostface. She runs upstairs pursued by the killer, who throws her through a glass door on to a balcony and stabs her twice in the back before picking her up and throwing her over the balcony to her death. From her murder and the preceding murders of Phil Stevens and Maureen Evans, Gale Weathers and Dewey Riley deduce that the new killer is choosing targets with names similar to those of the victims of the original Ghostface killers, Billy Loomis and Stu Macher. Stab Casey Becker • Portrayed by Heather Graham • Appeared in: Scream 2, Scream 4 (archive footage), and Scream (2022) (photo only) • Status: Alive Stab Casey Becker is the movie version of Casey Becker, portrayed by Drew Barrymore. She takes a shower while making popcorn. She also does not have a boyfriend, unlike her real-life counterpart. In the fourth film, Gale is attacked at Stab-A-Thon as the Woodsboro High teenagers watch the famed Stab opening scene, quoting her lines of dialogue. In the fifth film, Tara sees Heather Graham's image on her QuickSearch results when drilled with a movie trivia question by Ghostface. She identifies Heather Graham as the actress who portrays Casey (a fictionalised version of herself). Film Class Guy #1 • Portrayed by Joshua Jackson • Appeared in: Scream 2 • Status: Alive Joshua Jackson is a film student at Windsor College, in class with Randy Meeks, Mickey Altieri, and Cici Cooper. Credited as Film Class Guy #1, the character was retroactively established to be a fictionalised version of the actor Joshua Jackson in Scream (2022). ==Introduced in Scream 3==

In Scream 3, the third film in the Scream series, a new series of Ghostface murders begins during production of Stab 3, a film within a film based on the murders in Scream and Scream 2. Sidney Prescott has hidden herself away, and Ghostface leaves photographs of a young Maureen Prescott, her mother, at the crime scenes, hoping to lure her to Hollywood. The killer is revealed as Roman Bridger, Sidney's unknown half-brother and Maureen's son. Roman was conceived after the young Maureen was gang-raped in Hollywood while attempting to become an actress under the pseudonym Rina Reynolds. Baby Roman was given up for adoption, but as an adult he found Maureen, who rejected him. In revenge for this, Roman convinced Billy Loomis to kill her. Sidney and Roman fight, and Sidney stabs him before Dewey Riley shoots him through the head and kills him. Angelina Tyler • Portrayed by Emily Mortimer • Appeared in: Scream 3 • Status: Deceased Angelina Tyler is the actress who plays the role of Sidney Prescott in Stab 3, taking over for Tori Spelling who declined to reprise her role as Sidney. To win this role, she took part in a talent competition, but she later reveals that she had sex with John Milton, the producer of the Stab films, to secure the job. Throughout the film, she feigns a sweet and innocent ingenue persona which slowly starts to unravel in the third act. While attending the birthday party of Roman Bridger, she is attacked and killed by Ghostface. In a subsequent Scream Trilogy DVD boxset booklet, Angelina is not listed as a deceased character from Scream 3. In Scream (2022), Martha is the 39-year-old mother to fraternal twin children: Chad and Mindy Meeks-Martin. Both children are high school seniors, suggesting she became a mother at 21. She leaves snacks for the kids to discuss the new killings, and reunites with Dewey for the first time on-screen since the third film after telling him "Bye Dewey, come visit us soon". She appears speechless at his unkempt appearance, before Chad signals her to leave. Later, a text message sent by Chad reveals he texted Liv that he snuck out of his mother's house behind her back. Roman Bridger • Portrayed by Scott Foley • Appeared in: Scream 3, Scream (2022) (footage), Scream VI (photo only) and Scream 7 (cameo) • Status: Deceased Roman Bridger is the director of Stab 3: Return to Woodsboro. During his birthday party at John Milton's mansion, he is found in the basement, apparently murdered. Later, when Sidney Prescott is confronted by Ghostface, the latter is unmasked as Roman, who has faked his death to eliminate himself as a suspect. Roman tells Sidney that he is her maternal half-brother, relating the circumstances of his conception by Milton (who is unaware that Roman is his son) and later rejection by Maureen Prescott. Having admitted to Sidney that he is their mother's third killer, Roman reveals that he masterminded Maureen's murder by allying with Billy Loomis, thus making him the overall architect of the Ghostface spree. Harboring a grudge against Sidney and believing that she has the life and fame that he was denied because of his being a child of rape, Roman now tries to kill her, and he engages in a vicious fight with Sidney after she denounces him for his motives, telling him that contrary to what he thinks, it's Roman's own fault that he chose to kill people. In the end, Roman is ultimately outsmarted and beaten by Sidney, and is killed by Dewey Riley (sparing Sidney from committing fratricide), and thus, relieving him from the misery of his existence, and Sidney takes no pleasure from her half-brother's death. In Scream VI, the new Ghostface is leaving behind masks from past killers. After Dr. Stone is murdered in his home, Ghostface leaves Bridger's mask used in the third film. While Detective Bailey and Kirby are investigating, they have all of the killers photos on a board with when they died and which mask was left where. Roman's picture can be seen above "Death: 2000". In Scream 7, the killers create a highly realistic deepfake version of Roman via AI manipulation in order to taunt Sidney. Sarah Darling • Portrayed by Jenny McCarthy • Appeared in: Scream 3 • Status: Deceased Sarah Darling is an actress starring in Stab 3. She receives a phone call from someone claiming to be Roman Bridger (later revealed to actually be him), the director of that film, but after the call turns sinister she attempts to conceal herself among a set of film prop Ghostface costumes. However, one of the costumes is being worn by the killer, who attacks and murders Sarah, leaving a picture of the young Maureen Prescott on her corpse. Steven Stone • Portrayed by Patrick Warburton • Appeared in: Scream 3 • Status: Deceased Steven Stone is Jennifer Jolie's bodyguard. While guarding her home, he inspects Dewey Riley's trailer, which is kept on her land. While there he receives a phone call from someone claiming to be Dewey, who is later revealed to be Ghostface using a voice synthesizer to imitate Dewey's voice. Stone is attacked and killed by Ghostface. Tom Prinze • Portrayed by Matt Keeslar • Appeared in: Scream 3 • Status: Deceased Tom Prinze is an actor in Stab 3, playing the role of Dewey Riley. At night in Jennifer Jolie's house, Tom, Jennifer, Dewey and Gale Weathers are attacked by Ghostface. The killer begins faxing them pages of script detailing the immediate events. As there is a power cut in the house, Tom attempts to illuminate the pages with his lighter, unaware of gas leaking into the house, causing an explosion that kills him. Tyson Fox • Portrayed by Deon Richmond • Appeared in: Scream 3 • Status: Deceased Tyson Fox is an actor in Stab 3, playing the role of Ricky, the Stab 3 equivalent of Randy Meeks, following backlash of his death in Stab 2. While attending the birthday party of Roman Bridger, he is attacked, stabbed, and thrown over a balcony to his death. ==Introduced in Scream 4==

Scream 4 is the fourth film in the Scream series. On the fifteenth anniversary of the Woodsboro massacre depicted in Scream, Sidney Prescott returns to the town to promote her new self-help book, "Out of Darkness", about her overcoming the attacks and the deaths in her life. The fictional "Stab" series of horror films based on her life have continued to be produced and have become increasingly popular. In Scream 4, Woodsboro is attacked by a new Ghostface, who recreates the original Woodsboro killings from Scream. Ghostface targets Sidney, her cousin Jill Roberts, and Jill's friends. As the killings occur, Gale Weathers-Riley struggles to reestablish her journalistic career, while working on her strained marriage to Dewey Riley, now promoted to Sheriff. Anthony Perkins • Portrayed by Anthony Anderson • Appeared in: Scream 4 • Status: Deceased Deputy Anthony Perkins (credited simply as "Deputy Perkins") is a member of the Woodsboro police, who is assigned to guard Jill Roberts, Kirby Reed and Sidney Prescott after threats from Ghostface. While patrolling the grounds of Jill's home, he and his partner are attacked and stabbed to death by Ghostface. Perkins pulls a prank on Hoss, before Hoss is stabbed from behind, then Perkins is stabbed in the head. Hoss refers to him as "Anthony" when he plays dead, a nod to actor Anthony Perkins, who portrayed Norman Bates in Psycho (1960). Shortly before he drops to his death, he is still living, despite being impaled in the skull with a knife; this was based on a real-life story that Wes Craven heard about, from a man who took himself to the E.R after being stabbed in the head. Anderson replaces Rutina Wesley who was intended to portray Marcie Perkins until budget cuts prevented it. Ross Hoss • Portrayed by Adam Brody • Appeared in: Scream 4 • Status: Deceased Deputy Ross Hoss is a "rookie" member of the Woodsboro police, who is assigned to guard Jill Roberts, Kirby Reed and Sidney Prescott after threats from Ghostface. While patrolling the grounds of Jill's home, he and his partner are attacked and stabbed to death by Ghostface, after his partner Perkins pulls a prank on him. His wife is pregnant with his child at the time of his death. Marnie Cooper • Portrayed by Britt Robertson • Appeared in: Scream 4 • Status: Deceased Marnie Cooper is the shyer, more reserved best friend of Jenny. She is a student at Woodsboro High, who is critical of Stab 6 and Stab 7 due to the movie-within-a-movie format seeming illogical. She is the audience surrogate in order for viewers to be explained by Jenny what the fake-out openings meant. When Jenny claims to hear a noise, Marnie immediately suspects she is about to prank her, a regular occurrence. When she comes upstairs, Jenny calls Marnie in the Ghostface voice through an app, and scares her, before she reveals it is her speaking through an app. However, Marnie croaks, and the phone shuts off, indicating something has happened to her. Jenny investigates. Her window is smashed open, and Marnie's corpse falls through, and Jenny is killed moments later. The next day, unbeknown that she has died, Olivia Morris refers to her as "Marnie the Carnie" when she tells Jill that she got a call from her earlier in the morning using the Ghostface voice, indicating animosity between the two. At Sidney's book signing, the knife used to kill her makes Sidney a material witness to the crime, as Jenny and Marnie's phones are found in Sidney's rental. The climax reveals Charlie killed her, and shows footage of Marnie's stabbing to Sidney. A crime scene aftermath scene was shot and famously photographed as a promotional image for the film in 2010. It depicts Marnie hung from a ceiling fan at the Randall household, where the cops photograph the crime scene. Dewey asks them to take Marnie's corpse down. Later, Judy Hicks provides an explanation for why they are home-alone, with Marnie's parents assuming Jenny's parents were at home, while they were away. Against director Wes Craven's wishes, Bob Weinstein who had greater creative power, deleted the scene in the editing room, which was critical to highlight the remake theme. Craven expressed disappointment with this decision, arguing with Weinstein about it. Jill Roberts . • Portrayed by Emma Roberts • Appeared in: Scream 4, and Scream VI (photo only) • Status: Deceased Jill Roberts is a student at Woodsboro High School, cousin of Sidney Prescott and Roman Bridger, the daughter of Kate Roberts, and the niece of Maureen and Neil Prescott. Before the events of the film, she ends her relationship with her boyfriend Trevor Sheldon after he cheats on her. She and her friends, Kirby Reed and Olivia Morris, are targeted by the new Ghostface, resulting in their gaining police protection. Jill sneaks away from the protection to Kirby's house for a party. Ghostface attacks the party, murdering some of the attendees before being revealed as Charlie Walker. Following this reveal, Jill reveals herself as the other Ghostface and the mastermind behind the murders, as she and Charlie capture Sidney. Envious of Sidney's fame and tired of living in her shadow, Jill wants to become the new "Sidney Prescott" by recreating the events that made Sidney famous. Jill murders Trevor for cheating on her, betrays Charlie by stabbing him through the heart, mainly because she didn't want to share the spotlight, and stabs Sidney in the stomach. Believing that the witnesses to her crimes are all dead, Jill plants evidence framing Trevor and Charlie for the murder spree. Jill then intentionally harms herself to appear to be the lone survivor of the Ghostface attacks. After being taken to the hospital, Jill discovers that Sidney has survived her wounds, ruining her plan. An enraged Jill again attempts to kill Sidney, but Sidney, aided by Dewey Riley, Gale Weathers-Riley and Judy Hicks, ultimately beat her and eventually kills Jill by shooting her in the chest, while her plan to become the new "Sidney Prescott" also collapses. Lake Bell was given the role of Judy, but she dropped out only four days before filming was to begin, citing scheduling conflicts. Kate Roberts • Portrayed by Mary McDonnell • Appeared in: Scream 4 • Status: Deceased Kate Roberts is the mother of Jill Roberts, aunt to Sidney Prescott, sister to Maureen Prescott, and the sister-in-law of Neil Prescott. After Kate and Sidney are attacked by Ghostface, Kate, leaning against a door, is stabbed in the back through a mail slot and dies. • Status: Alive Kirby Reed is a Woodsboro teenager, friend of Jill Roberts and Olivia Morris, love interest of Charlie Walker and an avid fan of horror films. While entertaining friends at a party, she begins to pursue Charlie romantically. Ghostface attacks the party and she retreats into the basement with Sidney. Ghostface captures Charlie and forces Kirby to play a game to save his life. When she believes she has won, she unties Charlie, who then stabs her in the stomach and reveals that he is the killer, blaming her because she had not returned his affections sooner. In May 2022, Panettiere officially signed on to be a cast member in the upcoming 2023 film Scream VI, indicating Kirby's return. In Scream VI, Kirby returns as an FBI agent investigating the latest Ghostface killings in New York City. She is revealed to have known Sam when they were both in high school, Sam having been a freshman when Kirby was a senior. Olivia Morris • Portrayed by Marielle Jaffe • Appeared in: Scream 4 • Status: Deceased Olivia Morris is a Woodsboro teenager and a friend of Jill Roberts and Kirby Reed. Following a new series of Ghostface murders, she is attacked by Ghostface in her home and disemboweled while her friends are forced to watch from the neighboring house. Rebecca Walters • Portrayed by Alison Brie • Appeared in: Scream 4 • Status: Deceased Rebecca Walters is Sidney Prescott's secretary and publicist, who helps arrange Sidney's visit to Woodsboro to promote her book. Sidney fires her after Rebecca attempts to capitalize on the new Ghostface murders to increase sales of Sidney's book. While returning to her car, Rebecca is taunted and attacked by Ghostface. She is stabbed to death and her body is thrown from the top of a parking garage, landing on a news van in front of a crowd of reporters. Robbie Mercer • Portrayed by Erik Knudsen • Appeared in: Scream 4 • Status: Deceased Robert "Robbie" Mercer is a Woodsboro teenager, a friend of Charlie Walker and an avid fan of horror films, running a film club with Charlie. While attending Kirby Reed's party, he is attacked by Ghostface and fatally wounded, living long enough to warn Sidney Prescott, Jill and Kirby before dying. Trevor Sheldon • Portrayed by Nico Tortorella • Appeared in: Scream 4 • Status: Deceased Trevor Sheldon is a Woodsboro teenager and the ex-boyfriend of Jill Roberts, who ended her relationship with him after he took her virginity and then cheated on her with Jenny Randall. He makes repeated attempts to earn her forgiveness and continue their relationship. After Ghostface's victims receive calls from Trevor's cellphone, which he claims to have lost, he becomes a suspect in the murders. He attends Kirby Reed's house party, claiming to have been invited by phone, but the guests deny responsibility. When the true Ghostface killers are unmasked as Charlie Walker and Jill, they reveal a bound Trevor, whom they plan to frame for their crimes. Jill shoots him in the crotch for cheating on her, before executing him by shooting him in the head. Tortorella auditioned five times to secure the role of Trevor by reenacting a scene from Scream where the character of Billy Loomis reveals he is one of the killers. ==Introduced in Scream (2022)==

Samantha Carpenter and was nominated at the Golden Scythe Horror Awards for Best Actress • Portrayed by Melissa Barrera • Appeared in: Scream (2022), and Scream VI • Status: Alive Samantha "Sam" Carpenter is a young woman from Woodsboro who now lives in Modesto, California with her boyfriend, Richie Kirsch. She is the older sister of Tara Carpenter, and former babysitter of Wes Hicks. After discovering her real father is Billy Loomis when she was thirteen, Sam had a troubled adolescence before leaving her family and Woodsboro at eighteen, fearing that she would become a psychotic killer since. Upon receiving a call from Wes about Tara's attack, Sam returns to Woodsboro after five years with Richie to be with Tara as she recovers. At the hospital, she is attacked by Ghostface and begins experiencing hallucinations of her father. She eventually tells Tara her secret, which creates tension between the two. After rescuing Tara from a second attack, Sam decides to leave for Modesto again with both Richie and Tara. When Tara realizes she is missing her inhaler, the trio stops at Amber's house to retrieve a spare. There, Richie stabs her, revealing himself to be one of the killers alongside Amber and Tara's attacker. He tries to kill Sam but she overpowers him and kills him by slitting his throat. She then thanks Sidney and Gale before leaving for the hospital with Tara. The sixth movie reveals that Sam and Tara are no longer in contact with their mother, after Sam was disowned for revealing the truth about her parentage to Tara, and Tara subsequently disowned their mother as a result. Sam also followed Tara to New York City out of fear for her safety, and the two move in with Quinn Bailey while Sam takes up a number of jobs to support them financially. She is also publicly ostracized following a string of conspiracy theories framing her for the Woodsboro murders, attends therapy frequently with Dr. Stone, and enters a secret relationship with her neighbor Danny Brackett. When Ghostface returns and murders a pair of students, Sam's driver's license was found at the scene, but her appointment with her therapist gives her an unbeatable alibi. She is asked to come with Tara to the police station, but the two are attacked by Ghostface in a bodega. They team up with FBI agent Kirby Reed (a former survivor of Ghostface herself) and are taken to an abandoned theater, transformed into a shrine for Ghostface killers. After Gale is attacked by Ghostface, Sam, Tara, Kirby and Chad decide to use the shrine to lure Ghostface into a trap. While there, Sam begins to reexperience hallucinations of Billy Loomis, who warns her to not trust anybody. Unfortunately, the group is locked inside, and Kirby and Chad are attacked by the Ghostfaces, who reveal themselves to be Wayne Bailey and his children, Ethan Landry and Quinn, who faked her death earlier and was the one who started the conspiracy theories to ruin Sam's image. They reveal themselves to be Richie's surviving family and intend to frame Sam and Tara for the murders. After they start fighting, Sam and Tara are able to gain the upper hand as they kill Quinn and subdue Ethan respectively. Sam uses the voice changer to mock Wayne before ambushing him in a Ghostface costume and finally kills him. After Kirby kills Ethan, they all receive medical treatment and Kirby advises Sam to call her anytime, as Sam agrees to let Tara live independently and stares at her father's mask before discarding it on the street and leaving the scene with Tara. Tara Carpenter • Portrayed by Jenna Ortega • Appeared in: Scream (2022), and Scream VI • Status: Alive Tara Carpenter is a Woodsboro teenager and the younger sister of Sam Carpenter. Her friend group includes Amber Freeman, Wes Hicks and Chad and Mindy Meeks-Martin. She is the first target of the new Ghostface, though she survives the attack. She prefers elevated horror rather than typical slashers, citing the films Hereditary and The Babadook as some of her favorites. Tara is initially excited to see her sister after five years, but grows distant when Sam reveals her biological father is Billy Loomis. After she is attacked again at the hospital, Sam decides to bring Tara back to Modesto with her and Richie. As they leave Woodsboro, Tara realizes she is missing her inhaler, but remembers she left a spare at Amber's house. Upon arriving, Amber ends the memorial party in honor of Wes Hicks and goes with Tara to retrieve the inhaler. After revealing herself to be the killer, Amber ties up Tara in her closet. She is eventually found by Sam, who unties her. After fatally shooting a still-alive, badly burnt Amber, who was rushing at Sidney, Sam and Gale to stab them, Tara is loaded into an ambulance. Requesting that Sam ride with her, the two leave the scene. Following the events of the fifth installment, Tara enrolls at Blackmore University and moves to New York City with Sam, who helicopters her much to Tara's annoyance. She is also revealed to have cut off her mother in support of Sam after she was cut off for revealing the truth about her paternity to Tara. Following a party that resulted in Sam tasing a student in the testicles for attempting to take advantage of Tara, Tara lashes out at Sam and pleads for her independence. Shortly after, she is taken care of by Chad, and the two almost kiss before being interrupted by Tara's roommate Quinn. When Sam and Tara head to the police station for some questioning about Ghostface's return, the two are attacked by the masked killer and escape into a bodega. Kirby Reed, a former Ghostface survivor and an FBI agent, arrives and agrees to help them stop Ghostface. Following another attack at their apartment that results in Quinn having her throat slit, the group uses an abandoned theater to lure Ghostface into a trap and stop him. While waiting, Chad kisses Tara, who reciprocates, though the two are attacked by Ghostface afterwards. Tara is able to escape, but witnesses Chad being stabbed repeatedly, devastating her. Sam and Tara are confronted by Wayne Bailey, Ethan Landry and a still-alive Quinn, who reveal themselves as the Ghostfaces. The two sisters are attacked but are soon able to gain the upper hand, which results in Tara stabbing Ethan in the mouth. Following the ordeal, Tara receives medical treatment for her wounds and expresses sadness over Chad's apparent death. Luckily, Chad is wheeled out of the theater, having survived the attack, much to Tara's relief, and they kiss once more before he is taken to the hospital. After Sam states she will let Tara be more independent, Tara says she will to go to therapy to seek help and walks off with her sister into the city. Richie Kirsch • Portrayed by Jack Quaid • Appeared in: Scream (2022), and Scream VI (archive footage) • Status: Deceased Richard "Richie" Kirsch is introduced in Scream (2022) as Sam Carpenter's boyfriend and coworker of six months at a bowling alley in Modesto, California. When she learns her sister Tara was attacked and hospitalized, he goes with her to Woodsboro for emotional support. After Sam is attacked in the hospital by Ghostface, he overhears her tell Tara she (Sam) is Billy Loomis' illegitimate daughter, but decides to stay with her. He goes with her to seek out Dewey Riley, who warns her that, as her boyfriend, he's high on the list of suspects. He's also there when she speaks to Tara's friends. He later finds Tara being attacked by Ghostface and is mildly injured. Sam and Dewey arrive and, while Richie and the girls escape, Dewey is killed. Afterwards, they meet Sidney and, despite her warnings, decide to leave. On the way out, Tara realizes she lost her inhaler and Sam convinces Richie to go to Amber's house to get her spare. When they learn Ghostface is there, Sam is suspicious of Richie, though he warns her it could be Tara. After Sidney arrives, she and Sam subdue Ghostface, only for Richie to stab Sam, revealing himself as a killer, the other being Amber. They take them and the wounded Gale captive and reveal their plan: to make a real life reboot of "Stab" with Sam, as Billy's daughter, framed as the killer. Richie also stole Tara's inhaler so they would fall into his trap. However, they learn Tara is free (Richie's attempt to sow distrust in Sam failed), distracting them long enough for Sidney and Gale to deal with Amber while Sam fights Richie. She ultimately gets a knife and stabs him many times with it, and as a wounded and now-frightened Richie cowardly pleads for his life and asks about "his ending", Sam gives him his "ending" by slitting his throat, and then empties a gun taken from Gale into his corpse to be sure he is dead. In Scream VI, he is seen again in footage of his Stab fan film saved by his father Wayne and siblings Quinn and Ethan, who collectively elect to avenge his death as Ghostface, to which Sam taunts them over most of Richie's "victims" having survived their wounds, with the majority to have died having been killed by Amber, and for Richie having exposed himself to be a helpless coward before she killed him. Amber Freeman • Portrayed by Mikey Madison • Appeared in: Scream (2022), and Scream VI (photo only) • Status: Deceased Amber Freeman is a Woodsboro teenager and friend to Tara Carpenter, Wes Hicks, Chad Meeks-Martin, Mindy Meeks-Martin, and Liv McKenzie in Scream (2022). She is seen being threatened by Ghostface during Tara's attack. After Tara's attack, she and the rest of the teenagers go visit her in the hospital along with Tara's older sister Sam and her boyfriend, Richie Kirsch. She and the teenagers are kicked out of a bar, where Liv's summer fling Vince Schneider is killed by Ghostface. After Wes is murdered, she and the teens plan a party at her house to honor his memory. During this, Amber shoots Liv in the head and kills her after revealing herself as the killer. Amber shoots Gale and Richie reveals himself as her accomplice, taking Gale, Sidney, Sam, and Tara captive. She reveals that they were disappointed at the last Stab movie and wish to revive the franchise with a new killing spree to act as "source material" and break away from the "toxic fandom" label they feel they have unjustly received. It is also revealed that Amber stabbed Dewey Riley to death in the hospital when he tried to finish her off. Amber is killed after she is shot by Gale and lit on fire, burning alive while screaming, and is subsequently shot in the head by Tara. In Scream VI, Amber is revealed to have committed the majority of the murders in Scream (2022), with all but one of Richie's attempts at killing having failed. Mindy Meeks-Martin • Portrayed by Jasmin Savoy Brown • Appeared in: Scream (2022), Scream VI, and Scream 7 • Status: Alive Mindy Meeks-Martin is a Woodsboro teenager and the fraternal twin sister of Chad. Through her mother, Martha, she is Randy Meeks's niece. Like her uncle, she is an avid horror fan. At the memorial party for Wes, she is attacked by Ghostface while watching Stab, mirroring the attack on Randy twenty-five years ago. After the killers are stopped, both Chad and Mindy are revealed to have survived and awaiting medical treatment. The sixth movie details the group's lives in New York City, where Mindy has enrolled at Blackmore University and is in a relationship with Anika Kayoko. Upon Ghostface's return, Mindy shares her theories that they are in a "sequel to the requel", and states that nobody is safe from Ghostface. Shortly after, the group is attacked by Ghostface, and Anika is killed, leaving Mindy devastated. The group team up with Kirby Reed and decide to lure Ghostface to a trap at an abandoned movie theater turned shrine for the infamous killer. However, while on the way there, Mindy is stabbed by Ghostface and receives medical treatment. When the ordeal is finished, Mindy has realized who the killers are, and goes to warn the others, though is annoyed to find they have been stopped and she once again missed the monologue. Mindy instead returns to the hospital to continue receiving care for her wounds. In Scream 7 she and her brother work for Gale filming her TV appearances. Chad Meeks-Martin • Portrayed by Mason Gooding • Appeared in: Scream (2022), Scream VI, and Scream 7 • Status: Alive Chad Meeks-Martin is a Woodsboro teenager and the fraternal twin brother of Mindy. Through his mother, Martha, he is Randy Meeks's nephew. He is an athlete at Woodsboro High and the boyfriend of Liv McKenzie. He becomes protective of Liv after Vince Schneider tries to get her back one night at the bar. At the memorial party for Wes, he refuses Liv's request to go somewhere private out of fear of going with the killer. Liv storms away and Chad chases after her using location-sharing on his phone. Believing to have found Liv, he is instead attacked by Ghostface. After the killers are stopped, both Chad and Mindy are revealed to have survived and awaiting medical treatment. In the sixth movie, Chad is revealed to have moved to New York City along with Sam, Tara, and Mindy, and enrolls in Blackmore University and has Ethan Landry as his roommate. He and Tara are also revealed to have a mutual crush on one another, as he tends to her following a party and the two almost kiss before being interrupted by Tara's roommate Quinn. When the group is attacked by Ghostface, Chad and Tara are able to escape, and Mindy and Sam also survive the attack. The group then decides to create a trap in an abandoned movie theater to lure Ghostface in. While waiting, Chad and Tara finally kiss, but Chad is stabbed and left for dead by a duo of Ghostfaces. Following the ordeal, Chad is revealed to have survived and Tara kisses him once more before he is taken to the hospital. In Scream 7 he and his sister work for Gale filming her TV appearances. Liv McKenzie • Portrayed by Sonia Ben Ammar • Appeared in: Scream (2022) • Status: Deceased Olivia "Liv" McKenzie is a Woodsboro teenager and the girlfriend of Chad Meeks-Martin. She previously had a summer fling with Vince Schneider. At the memorial party for Wes, Liv becomes angry with Chad over his perceived mistrust of her. She leaves the house and returns later to find his body outside after being attacked. Panicked, she rushes inside to discuss the killer's identity with the remaining guests. In the ensuing argument, in which Amber accuses Liv of being the killer, Liv is shot in the head and killed by Amber who revealed herself as one of the killers. Wes Hicks • Portrayed by Dylan Minnette • Appeared in: Scream (2022) • Status: Deceased Wesley "Wes" Hicks is a Woodsboro teenager and is also Sheriff Judy Hicks' son. He goes to Woodsboro High and is part of the friend group. He calls Sam and tells her about Tara's attack and is worried that the killer will target him and his mother due to Judy having a part in solving the previous killings. As he is preparing the table for dinner, Wes hears strange noises in the house. He goes to lock the front door for safety but is then attacked by Ghostface. He tries to hold off the knife but the killer forces it through his throat, killing him. Vince Schneider • Portrayed by Kyle Gallner • Appeared in: Scream (2022) • Status: Deceased Vincent "Vince" Schneider is a resident of Woodsboro and had a summer fling with Liv McKenzie. After spending the night at the bar, he is murdered by Ghostface in a nearby alley, becoming the true first victim. When the group discusses potential suspects at the twins' house, it is revealed that Vince is the nephew of Stu Macher through his mother, Leslie. ==Introduced in Scream VI==

Anika Kayoko • Portrayed by Devyn Nekoda • Appeared in Scream VI • Status: Deceased Anika Kayoko is shown to attend Blackmore University and is the girlfriend of Mindy. While being attacked by Ghostface in Sam and Tara's apartment, Anika is choked and then stabbed in the abdomen before escaping to a bedroom with Mindy and Sam. While trying to escape across a ladder into an adjacent apartment, Ghostface breaks into the room and violently shakes the ladder Anika is trying to cross while Mindy, Sam & Danny try to rescue her. Ghostface manages to shake the ladder enough, causing Anika to violently fall to her death. Dr. Christopher Stone • Portrayed by Henry Czerny • Appeared in Scream VI • Status: Deceased Dr. Christopher Stone, simply referred to as Dr. Stone, appears as Sam's therapist who she has been visiting to deal with her traumatic experience in Woodsboro. It is revealed that Sam has been withholding details of her past and when she finally reveals the events that took place and her satisfaction in killing Richie, he is shown to be apprehensive of her and admits that he will have to inform the police of her admission. Stone is then later murdered at his house the following day by Ghostface, who stabs him through the nose and steals Sam's file from his records. Danny Brackett • Portrayed by Josh Segarra • Appeared in Scream VI • Status: Deceased Ethan Landry is shown to be a freshman at Blackmore University and is roommates with Chad Meeks-Martin. After the group are attacked at Sam and Tara's apartment and Anika is killed, Mindy and Chad suspect Ethan is responsible. However, Ethan swears he was attending class on campus with numerous others, thereby exonerating him. When the group are later trying to board a subway carriage, Mindy and Ethan are cut off from the others and have to wait for the next train to arrive. Mindy keeps her distance from Ethan, still suspicious of his whereabouts from the night before and once they board the next train, keeps clear of him. Mindy is then stabbed by Ghostface, who has followed her on the subway, and Ethan rushes to her aid before calling for help. During the finale at the Ghostface shrine, Ethan is later unmasked as one of the killers along with Detective Wayne, who is revealed to be his father and Quinn Bailey, his sister. It's also revealed that "Ethan Landry" is not even his real name and that Richie Kirsch was Ethan's oldest brother, the family now seeking revenge on Sam for the "brutality" she took in killing him. Ethan tries to attack Tara, who is hanging from a railing above, trying to climb up but cannot do so. Tara then manages to arm herself with a knife and drops down, crashing onto Ethan who manages to stab her once, but just as Ethan gloats, Tara quickly manages to violently stab him in the mouth, presumably killing him. He is later shown to still be alive but is promptly killed by Kirby Reed, who drops a television on his head. Jason Carvey and Greg Bruckner • Portrayed by Tony Revolori and Thom Newell • Appeared in Scream VI • Appeared in Scream VI • Status: Deceased Detective Wayne Bailey is a detective investigating the latest Ghostface killings in New York City. Detective Bailey is shown as the father of Quinn Bailey, who works for the NYPD and is assigned to work on the case following the recent Ghostface attacks. He works with Kirby Reed, who is now an FBI agent to try and track down the killer. Wayne is shown visibly upset after his daughter has been murdered, following an attack at Sam and Tara's apartment and reveals he has been removed from the case. He then teams with Sam to help kill whoever is behind the Ghostface mask, as revenge for his murdered daughter. During the finale, Wayne contacts Sam and reveals that Kirby had been previously fired from the FBI due to delusions regarding her previous attack and that she has trapped them in the Ghostface shrine. Once he arrives at the shrine, he shoots Kirby and reveals himself as the mastermind behind the Ghostface killings, with his son Ethan and daughter, a still alive Quinn, who he helped fake her death. Wayne reveals that Richie Kirsch was his eldest son and he, along with Ethan and Quinn, seeks revenge against Sam for killing him, while it is also revealed he supported Richie's obsessions to the Ghostface killings and movies despite not liking them himself. Wayne's schemes for revenge fail as Sam and Tara get the upper hand, with Wayne losing his composure as Sam and Tara take down his two children. Sam then turns the Ghostface trick on Wayne by taunting him with a phone call using the voice changer and violently stabbing Wayne multiple times while dressed in her father's Ghostface mask and costume, all while Wayne exposes himself to be a helpless coward like Richie. Sam then states that she is better than her father and other killers no matter what Wayne thinks, and Wayne believes that Sam will not kill him and thanks her, only for Sam to kill Wayne by stabbing him through the eye, stating that he "did fuck with her family". ==Introduced in Scream 7==

Aaron • Portrayed by Cyle Winters • Appeared in: Scream 7 • Status: Deceased Aaron is one of Tatum's classmates assisting in the school's theater play. Aaron is the controller of the harness that Hannah is performing on. During practice, he is killed by having his throat slit by Ghostface, who hijacks the harness. Ben Brown • Portrayed by Sam Rechner • Appeared in: Scream 7 • Status: Deceased Ben Brown is Tatum's boyfriend who Sidney does not seem to take a liking to. He also one of Tatum's friends and Lucas's best friend. Tatum initially thinks Ben is Ghostface due to an AI-generated video of Stu on his laptop. However, he gets stabbed to death in front of her in the abdomen and presumably dies off-screen Chloe Parker • Portrayed by Celeste O'Connor • Appeared in Scream 7 • Status: Deceased Chloe Parker is one of Tatum's best friends. Chloe's parents own a tavern in Pine Grove. She has a crush on Lucas that he seems to reciprocate. She is later killed when Ghostface throws her into some pint glasses, with one of the shards of glass impaling her neck. Emma Evans • Portrayed by Maggie Toomey • Appeared in Scream 7 • Status: Alive Emma Evans is Sidney and Mark's middle daughter, Tatum's young sister and Rebecca's older sister. She and Rebecca were staying with their grandmother in another town before the murder occurred and after Hannah is killed, the siblings are placed under the protection of the Denver Police force. George Willis • Portrayed by Tim Simons • Appeared in: Scream 7 • Status: Alive George Willis is the drama teacher at Pine Grove High. He looks down on Tatum and unfavorably compares her to her mother. Hannah Thurman plays Hannah Thurman. • Portrayed by Mckenna Grace • Appeared in: Scream 7 • Status: Deceased Hannah Thurman is one of Tatum's best friends. She is starring in the high school's theater play. She mentions to Tatum and Chloe that she is hosting a party later that day. While practicing take-offs and landings with Aaron, Hannah is left hanging from the stage during rehearsal after Aaron is killed. Ghostface hijacks the harness and causes Hannah to swing back and forth before entering on-stage and slashing at her, eventually disemboweling her. Jessica Bowden • Portrayed by Anna Camp • Appeared in: Scream 7 • Status: Deceased Jessica Bowden is Sidney's neighbor and the mother of Lucas Bowden. She is one of the Ghostface killers due to Sidney disappearing from public life and not present during the New York City Killings. She was motivated by Sidney’s book Out of Darkness (referenced in Scream 4), to kill her abusive husband. She is shot multiple times in the face by Sidney and Tatum. Karl Gibbs • Portrayed by Kraig Dane • Appeared in: Scream 7 • Status: Deceased Karl Gibbs is a murderer who killed three women prior to being committed and escaping from the Pine Grove Mental Institution. He is one of the Ghostface killers who gets killed early on by getting run over by Gale, Chad, and Mindy. When he is unmasked, only Sidney recognizes him, with Gale noting how it is odd that he is not related to anyone Sidney or Tatum knows. Lucas Bowden • Portrayed by Asa Germann • Appeared in: Scream 7 • Status: Deceased Lucas Bowden is one of Tatum's friends. He is obsessed with true crime and is also Ben's best friend. He and his mother are Sidney's neighbors. Chloe has a crush on him, which he seems to reciprocate. He is killed by having his head impaled on a bar tap ornament by his own mother, Jessica. Madison • Portrayed by Michelle Randolph • Appeared in: Scream 7 • Status: Deceased Madison is Scott's girlfriend who travels with him to Stu Macher's house in the opening. After Scott is killed, she gets in a chase with Ghostface. Madison ends up dangling on a chandelier, where she falls, gets stabbed in the gut by the killer, and set on fire. Marco Davis • Portrayed by Ethan Embry • Appeared in: Scream 7 • Status: Deceased Marco Davis works at a mental institution near Pine Grove. When Sidney and Gale visit him in the psychiatric hospital, he lies about Stu Macher being alive, and is revealed to be one of the Ghostface killers, and has a background in AI engineering that allowed him to create AI deepfakes of past Ghostface killers. He gets shot in the head by Sidney after Mark frees Tatum. Mark Evans • Portrayed by Joel McHale • Appeared in: Scream 7 • Status: Alive Mark Evans is Sidney's husband and Tatum, Emma and Rebecca's father. He is a police officer of Pine Grove. He was stabbed multiple times by Ghostface while in the extension section of his house and survives the Pine Grove killings. Rebecca Evans • Portrayed by Annabelle Toomey • Appeared in Scream 7 • Status: Alive Rebecca Evans is Sidney and Mark's youngest daughter and Tatum and Emma's young sister. She and Emma were staying with their grandmother in another town before the murders occurred. After Hannah is killed, Rebecca and her sister are placed under the protection of the Denver Police force. Robbie Rivers • Portrayed by Mark Consuelos • Appeared in Scream 7 • Status: Alive Robbie Rivers is the news television host from Pine Grove, who hosts a TV spot with Gale and Sidney in hopes to attract "Stu" to call Scott • Portrayed by Jimmy Tatro • Appeared in Scream 7 • Status: Deceased Scott is Madison's boyfriend who is a fan of the Stab films who decided to stay at Stu Macher's house in the opening. He is later killed by being stabbed multiple times in the chest and head by Ghostface. Tatum Evans plays Tatum Evans. • Portrayed by Isabel May • Appeared in: Scream 7 • Status: Alive Tatum Evans is Sidney and Mark's oldest daughter and Emma and Rebecca's older sister. She was named after Sidney's deceased childhood best friend, Tatum Riley, in honor of her. She is Ghostface's new main target. She eventually end up being held hostage, where her and her mother end up murdering the ghostfaces ==Reception==

Neve Campbell praised the role of Sidney Prescott, saying she "adored" the character and "she's a fantastic character for any kind of movie." On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating, the series has a score of 57 out of 100, based on 20 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". In a positive review, David Hinckley from New York Daily News awarded the pilot four out of five stars and stated, "Happily, Scream maintains a sense of humor, reinforced with snappy, self-aware pop culture dialogue." Similarly, Brian Lowry of Variety commended the show's ability to maintain suspense "without much actually happening during the rest of the episode," noting its use of music, but expressing skepticism if the series could maintain its originality. Aedan Juvet of PopWrapped gave a positive assessment of the series and called it, "a prime example of a game-changing horror series." Conversely, David Wiegand of the San Francisco Chronicle panned the series and gave it one out of four stars, criticizing the acting performances as "bland, robotic, and uninteresting" as well as its apparent lack of racial diversity. In a mixed review, Mark Perigard of the Boston Herald gave the show a C+, saying, "There are a few scares here, but while the Scream films kept audiences jumping, Scream: The TV series risks putting viewers to sleep." Awards and nominations The cast of the Scream series have won, or been nominated for, several awards, most notably Campbell who has received the most wins and nominations of the cast for her role as Sidney Prescott, including the Saturn Award for Best Actress for Scream (1996) and MTV Movie Award for Best Performance for Scream 2 (1997). For Scream (1996) Skeet Ulrich and Drew Barrymore received Saturn Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor. Arquette won Blockbuster Entertainment Awards in the "Favorite Actor – Horror" and "Favorite Actor – Horror" (Internet Only) categories for his role in Scream 2 and Scream 3, and also won Teen Choice Awards for his role in Scream 3 in the "Choice Chemistry" (along with Cox) respectively. Melissa Barrera was nominated at the Golden Scythe Horror Awards for Best Actress In a Leading Role for her amazing performance in Scream Vl (2023). Parker Posey's role as Jennifer Jolie received near unanimous praise from critics, with the New York Times Elvis Mitchell saying "[Posey] alone makes the picture worth seeing. Dizzy and nakedly – hilariously – ambitious, she's so flighty she seems to be levitating." The film series itself has been the recipient of several awards, including Best Horror Film at the Saturn Awards and the MTV Movie Award for Best Movie for Scream (1996). Scream VI (2023) won for Best Movie (the second time a movie in the franchise has won Best Movie at the MTV Awards) and Best Fight (Courteney Cox vs Ghostface). ==References==