‘Scream’ Renewed: Season 3 Details — MTV Renews Series For 6 Episodes | TVLine 

Halloween special (MTV, 9/8c) won’t be the last you see of the Lakewood Six; the slasher drama will return for a six-episode third season, TVLine has learned.

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Unfortunately, that’s all there is to report at the moment. Further details — including cast members and a premiere date — are not yet available, though MTV did confirm that the show is expected to get new showrunners for Season 3.

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gang, Kieran — now in prison, following a few killer reveals — got a chilling phone call from someone claiming to be the

Ghostface. (Hmm… Could that be why a hotel clerk is seen welcoming “Mr. James” back to Lakewood in the Halloween special trailer?)

“There’s so much we can’t say about the future — and one of those things, of course, is how Kieran will continue,” then-showrunner Michael Gans told TVLine in August. “But he is alive and in prison … which means anything can happen.”

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Great news! Didn’t think it would get renewed–love my summertime guilty pleasure

I expected this show to be as bad as the last couple Scream movies, but it has proven to be well acted, entertaining, surprising and I actually care if the characters live or die. I am so so happy this is renewed for another season!

Happy the show got renewed for season 3! Can’t wait to see Halloween special next week!

SO HAPPY! I would’ve liked more than 6, but something is better than nothing! I was pretty sure it was getting cancelled but I think fans of the show have been pretty vocal in their support and the cast is really great. The show really stepped it up in season 2 and I’ve been desperate for a 3rd. Looking forward to the Halloween special next week!

Honestly, a shorter season could do this show some good. Cut the filler, get to the chase.

1) Killer opening scene (More in the vein of season 1)

2) Raise the stakes (this can also be done in 1 by offing a beloved character)

2A) Get to the central mystery sooner. Season 2 wandered around a bit before anything substantial was revealed to the characters. Don’t do this. It’s boring. A horror show should be a lot of things, but boring isn’t one of them.

3) Set up the rules of the universe. Then subvert them. The SCREAM movie series did this very clearly (Don’t answer the phone, don’t have sex, etc.). The TV series not so much.

4) Better, witty dialogue. This should be Gilmore Girls with homicide. Instead, it plays more like Days of our Lives.

5) More creative kills. So far, much of it has been a rehash.

This makes me nervous. I ADORE Scream. The films are perfect and I love the tv adaptation.

Only 6 episodes??! And new showrunners??? I hate when they replace the showrunners.

Well they replaced showrunners in between seasons already. But the season 2 showrunners did a much better job than the season 1 showrunners and seemed to understand how to pay homage to the Scream films in really interesting ways. Kinda wish they’d have stuck around for the new season. But 6 episodes is better than none! And maybe we’ll have a clearer plot and a more focused story this year too.

YES! We are so very excited. It’s a shame not more people are interested in this and Scream Queens. Both great shows. Thank you MTV for the renewal. I wish it were more than just six episodes, but I’ll take it.

I think the approaching end of Teen Wolf is a major reason they’re sticking with it. The shorter episode order might also give them incentive to keep renewing it. Although it could also be a death knell. If that ends up being the case, I would hope they might give forewarning.

I’m surprised. I really thought it wouldn’t get renewed—especially when the Halloween special was announced. At the time, it sounded like it was going to be a behind-the-scenes thing with the cast and showrunners discussing unanswered questions from Season 2 and where they hoped to take the show if it got a third season.

I had no idea the special was doubling as two more episodes (with plot). I haven’t even watched the trailer for it.

Anyway, six episodes is better than nothing. Actually, if you think about it, the special could count as two additional episodes on top of what’s been ordered for Season 3, bringing the total to 8.

It could go either way as to whether or not the third season will be the last, but I think there’s more story to tell. It’s also possible that MTV may order more episodes, who knows.

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