The synopsis for the show reveals that it starts with a YouTube video going viral, which acts as the catalyst for a murder, and starts dredging up links to the towns rather dark past. That means it is taking the serial killer and high-school tropes from the franchise, and updating them to fit with the modern setting. Stretching over ten episodes, as opposed to a 90-minute film, means that therell have to be much more than just a bunch of murders, and the producers will be investing in the characters and the mystery as much as the horror-elements of the show. Itll start with the death of Nina, the most-popular girl at school, and they will show that everyone had a motive. Theyve promised big revelations and discoveries, and ensuring that the characters created will be ones the audience care about, with their own secrets and lies and relationships, so that if/when they die itll actually mean something. Itll also be creating more of a mystery around the murders than ever existed in the Scream movies. That is something that can work as a TV series and that the audience can get invested in, such as in Twin Peaks (which they reference), although a more recent example would be the first season of ITVs Broadchurch.
NCTJ-qualified journalist. Most definitely not a racing driver. Drink too much tea; eat too much peanut butter; watch too much TV. Sadly only the latter paying off so far.
A mix of wise-old man in a young man's body with a child-like wonder about him and a great otherworldly sensibility.
