‘Scream’ Season 3 Spoilers: Brandon James Alive? — Finale Interview | TVLine 

finale may have wrapped up the big mystery of Season 2, but just as you’d expect from the MTV drama, the hellish hour also left viewers with a slew of unanswered questions.

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TVLine turned to showrunners Michael Gans and Richard Register for the inside story on that twisted season ender, as well as a taste of what a third season — yet to be ordered by MTV — might have planned for the good (and not-so-good) people of Lakewood:

TVLINE | You guys came in as the new showrunners this season. Was Kieran 

MICHAEL GANS | It was exactly who we thought it was — and it was exactly

we thought it was — from the very beginning, when we came in to pitch our take on the show to MTV and Dimension. There was one other person we thought of before we met anybody… but I won’t say who it was.

| We also loved the possibility that it could have been Emma this season, that she’d completely lost her mind.

TVLINE | This might be a mean thing to ask, but is Kieran smarter than we’ve been giving him credit for?

a bad question, it’s just the truth. He’s really this other person that you don’t know. We only got a glimpse of the real Kieran.

, do you know how much Kieran we’re going to see? Like, will it be limited to occasional prison visits?

GANS | It’s hard to talk about, because there’s so much we can’t say about the future — and one of those things, of course, is how Kieran will continue. But he is alive and in prison! And that’s another thing we wanted to do differently than you normally see at the end of slashers. Most of the time, the killer gets killed. And I think Emma is the right character to choose not to take the kill. … Kieran’s alive, which means anything can happen.

TVLINE | Do you two know (yet) who was on the other end of that phone call? 

GANS | It’s tied into the complete history and fabric of the town, we can say that.

TVLINE | Switching gears a bit, I can’t help but blame Audrey for all of this. Is that something the characters will wrestle with moving forward?

REGISTER | There’s a ripple effect, and I think it’s something they’ll struggle with as they go forward, definitely.

GANS | I think there’s something truthful in that friends like these, regardless of their history, would work together in such desperate times. As for how things will be in the aftermath of that, those questions have to be answered. That culpability has to be faced, on both of their sides.

TVLINE | This might be a little morbid, but I would have liked to see Brooke 

GANS | I think that would have been spectacular to see, and I don’t think it’s weird at all. If I’m being honest, it’s about the scope of what you can get done in the time allotted to you at the end of the season. Brooke was already carving out her own choices separate from her father’s wishes for her — first Jake, then Stavo — but they were like teammates when we first met them. And now he’s dead. It’s going to affect her forever, and it definitely changes who she is going forward.

TVLINE | We saw Brooke with Stavo and the sheriff at the end. Is she living with them now?

REGISTER | She’s just having dinner with them. We wanted to give a hint as to where her relationship with Stavo was heading.

GANS | I think she could sit down at a table with the Acosta family, but could she

with them? Could she live at their level of

TVLINE | And what about Noah? Will he still have the same affinity for the horror genre in the future?

REGISTER | When you look at the way PTSD works, it sometimes doesn’t even settle in until months after the original trauma. So all of these characters are dealing with two distinct traumatic events, which will affect them moving forward. He will be very altered by these events.

GANS | You also have to remember that he lost two women that he loved — and he was a guy who never thought he could get anyone.

TVLINE | I like how you turned Ms. Lang into the new Gale Weathers by having her write that book. I assume Emma won’t appreciate being the subject?

] Not at all. And speaking of Ms. Lang, Austin Highsmith gave a great performance. It was a hard role to play, the way the character was written. We didn’t want people to know what she was. … I really loved Gale Weathers on a certain level. If someone’s being killed, she doesn’t run away. She tries to help. … But I think Ms. Lang is slightly crazier than Gale.

TVLINE | And just to be clear, that note in the tree was supposed to make us think Brandon James is still alive?

REGISTER | Yes, that’s exactly what we wanted to plant. Whether or not that’s really happening is a question we can’t answer.

Your thoughts on the finale? Hopes for (a potential) Season 3? Grade the episode below, then drop a comment with all of your thoughts.

this show… i cant begin to explain how it affects me. i absolutely love the cast anf ive been by their sides from season one. i mourned the death of jake and especially will. i love watching this show because it gives me the same scary feeling i adore along with the excitement. season 2’s ending was amazing, i can only pray for a season 3.

This season was very slow at the start. Season one left me hanging with each episode and with each episode I expected someone else. However the way this season played out is what kept me going. It was like just like everyone in the show all I could think about was finding pipers accomplice. The last 4 and a half episodes, of season 2, were phenomenal. That’s why I gave this season a rating as very good. Although it could be better I’m definitely hoping for a season three I loved it.

Loved the finale and the seeds that have been planted for season 3 so MTV renew already!

Awesome! We need a season…… 3 When a stranger calls.. I’m hanging here😭😭😭😭

Please don’t end I love it so muchhhhh have a season 3 can’t wait to see what happens if there’s another season. So many mysteries to solve and so many questions. Who was that on the phone. What’s gonna happen next.

MTV please please please please pleaseeeeee renew this show almost everyone loves this show please don’t stop it renew it

Im surprised no one mentioned that there will be a special Halloween episode? They showed clip of it on the after show.

I don’t care what anyone says. Emma and Audrey were on a movie date. Emma was going to put her arm around Audrey, but the camera cut away too soon.

Literally freaking out on the inside! I was a big fan of the Scream franchise and the fact that there was a tv series really made a knew highlight for my interests. I’m keeping my fingers crossed for a season three!

renew it, its one of the best shows ive ever seen and been in love with this show since day 1. mtv renew it, your ratings will pick up more and more as show goes on. its one of the only shows that is worth watching and made my every tuesday that much better :)

I always knew it was Kieran since season 1 becaouse am a fan of the movie scream plus maybe your gonna bring Brandon James awesome….I thinnck I was the on who spread the thing of ” #ScreamAfterDark I really want to know is Brandon James alive?

renew it, its one of the best shows ive ever seen and been in love with this show since day 1. mtv bring it back for 1 more season, your ratings will pick up more and more as show goes on. its one of the only shows that is worth watching and made my every tuesday that much better :)

Hope it is renewed. Really well made season this season, more so than last years season. If it doesn’t, I am hopefully Netflix picks it up! That would be AMAZING!

Is the person we heard on the phone the same person we see laying over Kieran’s cell. And if so, have we seen this person in other episodes including season 1 &2

Really enjoyed the finale and the season overall. Hope we get a season 3!

If there isn’t a third season I will be very depressed

Oh my goodness I’m beyond obsessed with scream! I love it, I didn’t want it to be over. Diffenitly neeeeeed season 3 ! I can’t go not knowing I need answer and a new plot twist . Biggest scream fan ever!

The killer reveal was always going to be obvious, as every character had their shady moments. They could have gone so many roots, but they decided to stick to the old boyfriend killer reveal. Im not complaining that Kieran is the killer, i preparaed myself for the obvious, but that motive was simply ridiculous! Did the writers even watch the first season? Kierans motive for wanting to kill Emma and Audrey, is because they killed Piper and he and piper were in love…partners in crime. So why did Kieran leave piper unconscious on the floor when will was attacked? Some love that is. And what really irritates me, is that his reasons for doing the killings with piper is because clark and maggies relatinship made them sick, but their relationship only started after the killings began? Also, if Kieran wanted to hurt Emma and Audrey, why would he kill Jake, Seth, Eddie, Zoe…the people Noah and Brooke cared about. It does not make sense. Please, someone correct me if im wrong. Cause i really want ti be wrong 😭

I want a third season so badly! But i dont want the next killer to be just as obvious as Piper and Kieran. They were very dull reveals. I really hope Brooke is the mastermind behind everything, otherwise this series was ultimately stupid. I feel like the death scenes are very rated R which i live…but the story and drama and especially the mystery and reveals are as if they are writing it for ten year olds. This series needs a drastic spark. Its missing the magic thepat the first two scream films had. :(

I love the show I haven’t miss a single episode from season 1 or season 2. Both season were incredible if I’m was being made to choose which season is the best of the two I would have to say season 2 bc it kept me on my toes the whole time with all the surprises and clues that had me going back and forth of who I thought the killer was but the killer emma’s boyfriend he was one of my guesses. I really hope that the show comes back for a season 3. Please.

Why’d they have to kill Eli off ? But to the Scream TV Series producers & directors that was an amazing episode. 😊 big thumbs up !! Loved it & I honestly knew it was Kieran sineed episode 1 😂 but hope scream gets renewed for season 3 .

Well it was already confirmed by the previous EP that Noah would have been one of the killers until the actor’s performance changed their minds. And judging by this interview saying that Noah could have a rippling PTSD side effect, I’m already reading in-between the lines that they’ll use Noah as a possible PTSD killer instead of Emma for a possible season 3.

I’d like to know why stavo had jakes phone and I noticed everytime Brooke got a text stavo would have a phone out , was stavo one of the killers?

This show had my brain going nonstop trying to figure out till the very end who was the killer! Now I’m so upset it’s over and I wanna watch more! Ahhh I hope there will be a season 3!

I’d just like to say that I thought it was Kieran in season one as the killer was surprised when it wasn’t so for him to come out at the end of season 2 as the killer another surprise. Great show!

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