Production History of 'Scream Queens'

This long-form analysis goes behind the scenes of the first season of #ScreamQueens and journeys through the casting process, Fox’s marketing campaign, and the Pilot episode of the series.

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Chapters:
00:00-01:20 Intro
01:21-15:00 The Genesis of Scream Queens
15:01-19:33 Filming the Pilot
19:34-33:48 Filming Continues & Marketing Ramps Up
33:49-38:15 Title Sequence History & Final Promos
38:16-52:31 'Pilot' Episode Breakdown

Part 1 Works Cited:

October 20, 2014: “Fox Gives Series Order to ‘Scream Queens’ From ‘Glee’ Creators” (Variety)
https://variety.com/2014/tv/news/fox-...

December 8, 2014: Emma Roberts and Jamie Lee Curtis join ‘Scream Queens’ (The Hollywood Reporter)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/liv...

January 17, 2015: Lea Michele, Joe Manganiello, Abigail Breslin, Keke Palmer, and Ariana Grande join ‘Scream Queens’ (The Hollywood Reporter)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/...

January 26, 2015: Nick Jonas joins ‘Scream Queens’ (The Hollywood Reporter)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/...

February 2, 2015: Newcomer Billie Lourd joins ‘Scream Queens’ (Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2015/02/billie-l...

February 11, 2015: Skyler Samuels joins ‘Scream Queens’ as Series Regular (Variety)
https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/scre...

February 23, 2015: Niecy Nash joins ‘Scream Queens’ as Denise, a private security guard (E! News)
https://www.eonline.com/news/628684/n...

Feb. 23, 2015: Lucien Laviscount joins ‘Scream Queens’ (Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2015/02/lucien-l...

https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a6...

Feb. 25, 2015: Diego Boneta & Glen Powell join ‘Scream Queens’ (Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2015/02/diego-bo...

Mar. 11, 2015: Nasim Pedrad joins ‘Scream Queens’ (Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2015/03/nasim-pe...

Mar. 12, 2015: Filming begins on ‘Scream Queens’ 1x01 - ‘Pilot’ (Cinematographer: Michael Goi)
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Mar. 13, 2015: Joe Manganiello leaves ‘Scream Queens’ for ‘Magic Mike XXL’ commitments; Oliver Hudson joins as his replacement (Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2015/03/oliver-h...

Mar. 15, 2015: Rumored character names appear online
https://x.com/sqnewsupdates/status/57...

Apr. 23, 2015: Entertainment Weekly First Look at ‘Scream Queens’
https://ew.com/article/2015/04/23/scr...

June 25, 2015: Charisma Carpenter and Roger Bart cast as Chanel #2’s parents
https://www.eonline.com/news/670552/s...

June 30, 2015: “Horror Stories | Season 1” uploaded to Scream Queens YouTube channel
   • Horror Stories | Season 1 | SCREAM QU...  

July 7, 2015: “Ghost Tours with Keke & Lucien” uploaded to Scream Queens’ channel
   • Ghost Tours With Keke & Lucien | Seas...  

July 10, 2015: Fox releases 2 new TV spots: “Beta Watch Out” and “Pledge Hard”
Beta Watch Out:    • Scream Queens (FOX) “Beta Watch Out” ...  

Pledge Hard:    • Scream Queens (FOX) “Pledge Hard” Pro...  

July 12, 2015: Ryan Murphy, Jamie Lee Curtis, Emma Roberts, Lea Michele, Skyler Samuels, Keke Palmer, Abigail Breslin, and Billie Lourd attend Comic-Con 2015 in a joint panel with AHS: Hotel.
   • American Horror Story Hotel & Scream ...  

Aug. 17, 2015: Fox releases new 1-minute TV Spot “Pretty Girls”
   • Scream Queens (FOX) “Pretty Girls” Pr...  

Aug. 25, 2015: Fox releases “Scream Your Face Off” TV spot
   • Scream Queens (FOX) “Scream Your Face...  

Aug. 27, 2015: Vanity Fair: “Ariana Grande Eats Ice Cream with the cast of ‘Scream Queens’
   • Ariana Grande Eats Ice Cream With the...  

Sept. 2, 2015: Ryan Murphy uploads the ‘Scream Queens Super-Sized Main Title Sequence’ on his YouTube channel.
Created by Prologue: https://prologue.com/portfolio-item/s...
Sequence:    • Scream Queens Super-Sized Main Title ...  
September 14, 2015: “Critics” TV spot released
   • Scream Queens (FOX) "Critics" Promo HD