As 2022 approaches its end, fans of the horror genre will be excited to learn that the sixth installment of the Scream franchise will be released earlier than expected. Initially set for theatrical release on March 31, 2023, Paramount Pictures has now changed the release date of Scream 6 to March 10, 2023, three weeks earlier.
The American slasher franchise, directed by Wes Craven (for the first four films), Tyler Gillett, and Matt Bettinelli-Olpin (for the fifth and upcoming sixth film), has been credited with reviving the slasher genre in the 1990s. The genre was considered dead back then due to the massive increase in straight-to-video films and the release of multiple film sequels to popular horror franchises from the previous decades.
Scream, the latest entry in the franchise, was released at the beginning of 2022 as a "legacy sequel" that continues the story from where the previous film ended and fixed itself as a starting point for younger audiences.
On February 3, 2022, Scream 6 was given the go-ahead following the success of Scream, and shortly after, it was announced that the film was slated to be released on March 31, 2023. It will be set in New York and follow the four survivors of the Ghostface killer as they start over after leaving Woodsboro.