Neve Campbell Returns as Sidney Prescott: Scream 7 Trailer Targets Sidney and Her Daughter, Streaming Window Predicted
neve campbell is back in the role of Sidney Prescott as the new Scream 7 trailer centers on Ghostface making Sidney's loved ones the focus of the hunt — including her daughter Tatum. The trailer, the film's theatrical launch date, and projected home-video timing together shape the earliest picture of how this sequel will play to both theatergoers and streaming audiences.
Neve Campbell Is Back as Sidney Prescott
The studio has brought Neve Campbell back as Sidney Prescott for Scream 7. Sidney remains one of horror's most legendary Final Girls, having endured the first four Scream films and the 2022 relaunch. Campbell turned down Scream VI because of a pay dispute, which led to her absence from that installment, but she returns for this installment where Sidney again faces another Ghostface while her daughter Tatum is caught up in the killer's plan.
Trailer: Ghostface Targets Sidney and Daughter Tatum
The new trailer puts the masked killer's attention squarely on Sidney's circle, explicitly including Tatum, played by Isabel May. The footage emphasizes a campaign of terror aimed at making everyone Sidney loves suffer, and it leans heavily into Ghostface's presence throughout the preview.
What the Trailer Suggests About Stu Macher
The trailer remains coy about the fate of Stu Macher, played by Matthew Lillard, leaving promotional materials unclear on what has happened to him in the years since the original film. The first trailer did include a flash of Stu's voice, and the latest trailer keeps that thread tantalizingly unresolved while filling the screen with Ghostface activity.
Theatrical Start Date and Predicted Streaming Window
Scream 7 opens in theaters starting on February 27. The film will later arrive on the studio's streaming service exclusively, though an exact streaming date has not been confirmed. Based on the studio's recent pattern of maintaining a 60-day theatrical window for its films, a predicted streaming debut falls two months after the theatrical start, on April 28, which is a Tuesday — traditionally the day this studio places new titles on its service.
For viewers wanting the film at home earlier, the studio commonly uses a digital/PVOD window of about 32 days, which produces a predicted PVOD date of March 31. If the rollout follows that pattern, Scream 7 would have just over one month exclusively in theaters before appearing digitally, and would likely finish most of its theatrical run by the time it reaches the streaming platform.
The studio's recent release behavior provides the basis for these projections: it has almost exclusively followed a 60-day theatrical window schedule. In prior years, one notable outlier waited 195 days for its streaming debut, and another had a 61-day gap, but a string of films received 60-day treatment. Examples given include Novocaine, Smurfs, The Running Man, and several of the studio's biggest titles from the year before such as A Quiet Place: Day One, Gladiator II, and Sonic the Hedgehog 3.
By contrast, the previous franchise entry, Scream VI, reached streaming 46 days after its theatrical debut and performed strongly at the box office, with a worldwide gross of $166. 5 million. That illustrates how the current installment's expected 60-day pattern would represent a shift back to the studio's more consistent windowing approach.
Returning Cast and Creative Threads
Alongside Campbell and Matthew Lillard, the cast returning to Scream 7 includes Courteney Cox as Gale Weathers, Jasmin Savoy Brown and Mason Gooding as the twins Mindy and Chad Meeks-Martin, and Isabel May as Tatum. The trailer positions the narrative around Sidney's mother-daughter relationship, with the killer's plot explicitly targeting those close to Sidney.
Reporter Note and Coverage Context
Belen Edwards, an entertainment reporter who covers movies and TV with a focus on fantasy and science fiction, adaptations, and animation, contributed reporting and contextual commentary about the trailer and release strategy. Edwards is a member of the Critics Choice Association and the Television Critics Association and is a Tomatometer-approved critic.
Details remain evolving: the trailer teases the return of legacy elements while leaving specific threads — especially the status of Stu Macher — unclear in the provided context. The theatrical date and the studio's recent windowing behavior give a clear timeline to expect a digital and streaming rollout if the pattern holds.
