<P> Scream is an American anthology slasher television series developed by Jill Blotevogel, Dan Dworkin and Jay Beattie for MTV and is based on the slasher film series of the same name created by Kevin Williamson and Wes Craven . The series is produced by Dimension Television and MTV Production Development, and was formerly filmed in Louisiana, in locations such as Baton Rouge and New Orleans as well as Chalmette High School . Blotevogel and Jaime Paglia originally served as showrunners during the first season before being replaced by Michael Gans and Richard Register in the second season, because of creative differences . </P> <P> The first two seasons were situated in the fictional town of Lakewood, where a string of murders took place . At the center of those murders was Emma Duval (played by Willa Fitzgerald), a teenage girl who is somehow tied to the town's dark past . The series premiered on June 30, 2015 on MTV and concluded its first season on September 1, 2015 . The series was officially picked up for a second season on July 29, 2015 . It was announced the series would air a two - hour Halloween special on October 18, 2016 . Though technically not an international co-production, the series does air globally as a "Netflix Original" title, due to Netflix having exclusive international distribution rights to the series . </P> <P> On October 14, 2016, MTV renewed the series for a six - episode third season, which is scheduled to premiere in 2018 . On April 26, 2017, MTV announced that they were rebooting the series with the third season, with a new cast and setting . As part of the reboot process, it was revealed that Brett Matthews will be serving as the main showrunner . In addition, Queen Latifah, Shakim Compere and Yaneley Arty will be added as executive producers for the series under Flavor Unit Entertainment . Tyga, C.J. Wallace, Keke Palmer, Giorgia Whigham, RJ Cyler, Jessica Sula, Giullian Yao Gioiello, and Tyler Posey will star in the rebooted third season . </P> <P> After a cyber-bullying incident serves as the catalyst for a brutal murder, a group of teenagers become the prime targets of a serial killer, as dark secrets from Lakewood's troubled past resurface and conjure memories of a similar murder that occurred 20 years earlier in the community . Emma Duval, a teenage girl who is somehow linked to the town's past, is the killer's main obsession and the center of these grisly murders . With both her family and friends in apparent danger, she sets out to uncover the town's dark mysteries and unmask the killer once and for all . This proves difficult, however, especially when everyone is a suspect and anyone could be a victim . </P>

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