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An anthology television series Scream, which followed new characters and settings and is not canon to the films, aired for three seasons from 2015 to 2016 on MTV and on VH1 in 2019. A fifth installment in the film series was released on January 14, 2022, [7] directed by Bettinelli-Olpin and Gillett.
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4 days ago · This makes the "Scream" series fairly unique in that each entry thus far has been released in the same order that it takes place within the universe, with its timeline still ongoing. As such, the ...
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Resolving Technicalities
The 30th birthday of Roman Bridger potentially conflicts with finding Maureen "four years ago", as it indicates four years have passed since her 1995 murder (when majority of production for the third film occurred, it was the year 1999). When referring to John Milton's Hollywood parties, he states "it was the (19)70s, everything was different", making the logical assumption for it to be a minimum of five years ago. Due to the production of the third film suffering with scripts being written day-by-day during filming, this is one of a few notable continuity errors. By real-world logic, a pregnancy is 42 weeks, and Maureen would have conceived Roman via rape in 1969. However, it is also possible, given we know it was a two-year period for Maureen to be a Hollywood actress, Milton is referring to the allegations where "no charges were brought", when she came to confront it as early as 1970. Additionally, Roman's four-year track can be an approximate timeframe, if we consider the film occurs on its release date (February 2000), 5 months after the 4 year anniversary of her murder; it would be an approximate 4 year and a half period prior, where Roman stalked Maureen (as early as one month prior to her murder). This contradicts the bulletin posts of filming dates indicating the film occurs in the summer (when Sarah Darling goes for a meeting). In this case, background filming dates are generally ignored, as they often contradict on-screen dialogue (such as Himbry's office showing an out-of-focus calendar of April 1996, Scream 2 stating Stab is released in April 1997, etc).
Assumptions
Other assumptions made are ages fitted to real-world requirement ages, such as the age of a high school graduation senior or the actors matching a relatively similar age range, unless stated or strongly implied otherwise. For example, if the characters are seniors in a film set in late-1996, it is generally assumed they are born between September 1978 and August 1979, the California cut-off age of birth for the time period when the film occurred. A future film may reinvent this rule, and state Woodsboro High has a unique age-based system that cuts off year-by-year. However, for the purpose of real-world logic, it is generally best to stay consistent. Other assumptions made include the ages of the Scream 4 characters. Unlike their predecessors and successors, they are not explicitly stated to be seniors in the final cut of the film. An extended ending reveals Jill Roberts is 17. However, a future film may retroactively decide Jill is younger i.e 15 years old. This technically would not violate continuity either, as it is generally assumed, based on script reference and dialogue in a deleted scene, for it to be canon. Some divergences are made from script references if considerably older actors are cast, such as Anna Paquin and Kristen Bell for much younger described characters in a script, or Richie Kirsch, who was promoted as being around 25, but the film makes several inferences to him being a millennial in the final cut (like actor, Jack Quaid, who shot the film at age 28). As such, Richie is generally regarded as having an early-90s, late-millennial birth instead.
1930s
•approx. 1939: Fred, the janitor of Woodsboro High School was born.
1940s—1950s
•approx. 1940s: •Mr. Becker is born, husband of Mrs. Becker, father of Casey Becker. •Mrs. Tate is born, Woodsboro High English teacher (in absentia since the first film). •1940: Gus Gold is born. •1941: Sheriff Burke is born. •1946: Arthur Himbry is born. •Late-1950: Maureen Roberts (later Prescott) was born in Woodsboro, California. (Maureen was 19-20 in a Hollywood photo taken at the backlight of Sunrise Studios specifically 28-years ago, according to Dewey in Scream 3 (set early-2000). •Approx. 1956: Kate Roberts is born. •December—January 19, approx. late-1950s: Officer Richards is born. Sidney Prescott describes him as a Capricorn. (Scream 2) •approx. unspecified dates, mid-late 1950s: •Hank Loomis is born, father of Billy Loomis, cheating husband of Nancy, and grandfather of Samantha Carpenter . •Nancy Loomis (nee unknown) is born, mother of Billy Loomis, divorced wife of Hank, and grandmother of Samantha Carpenter. •Christopher Stone is born (in sixth film; possibly, yet unstated, father and or relative of Steven Stone). •Mrs. Becker (nee unknown) is born, wife of Mr. Becker, mother of Casey Becker. •Neil Prescott is born in Woodsboro, California, husband of Maureen, and father of Sidney Prescott. •John Milton is born, who would in the future become a producer at Sunrise Studios (who would alongside other shady men, rape Maureen, and who may or may not be the alleged father of Maureen's firstborn son, Roman Bridger).
1960s
•approx. 1960: •Mr. Baker is born, Woodsboro High English teacher (unclear if succeeding Mrs. Tate's job). •Bianca Burnette is born. She would later become an archivist for Sunrise Studios. •approx. early-1960s: J. Wallace is born (who would later become a partner as a Homicide Detective in the LAPD to Mark Kincaid). •1964 or beginning of 1965: Sarah Darling is born. (35 in Scream 3, set in February 2000). •Approx. 1964: Gale Weathers is born. In the original film, she is already in her 30s, and notes her age difference with Dewey Riley. •approx. 1965: Wayne Bailey is born (possibly also his unnamed wife). •Approx. mid—1960s: •Cotton Weary is born. •Steven Stone is born. (Resume as bodyguard includes actress Julia Roberts; possibly son and or relative of Christopher Stone). •Kenny Brown is born. (Would become Gale's first cameraman and be brutally murdered, succeeded only by Joel). •May 21—June 20, approx. late-1960s: Officer Andrews is born. Sidney describes him as a Gemini. (Scream 2) •approx. late 1960s: Judy Jurgenstern, otherwise known as Jennifer Jolie, is born. •1969—1971: Maureen Roberts moves to Hollywood and tries an acting career under the name Rina Reynolds. She is gang raped and gets pregnant. Amid this and afterwards, she appears in three of John Milton's horror movies. •approx. 1969: Christine Hamilton is born (third film).
Oct 16, 2024 · The Scream movies in order, as well as the TV series, draw a linear path that results in a terrifying story told pretty much in order.
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5 days ago · The anthology series isn’t connected to the films and is not considered canon, but if you love the whodunnit mystery and teen slasher horror of the Scream films, you’ll enjoy watching the TV show too.
The Scream franchise is a series of six cult horror films directed by Wes Craven (1-4) and later Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett (5-6), and Kevin Williamson (7). It was originally written and created by Kevin Williamson, and later Ehren Kruger, James Vanderbilt and Guy Busick.
May 15, 2024 · With Scream 7 on the way with the return of Neve Campbell, let's dig into the history of the Scream franchise timeline over the years.
