Neve Campbell returns as Sidney Prescott in Scream 7 — trailer teases old threats, streaming timing
neve campbell is back as Sidney Prescott in Scream 7, and the first footage and studio rollout details have given fans concrete clues about who will suffer and when the film might reach streaming. The trailer flashes a familiar voice and foregrounds a new Ghostface plot that puts Sidney's daughter at risk, while studio scheduling points toward a predicted PVOD and Paramount+ window.
Trailer flash raises Stu Macher (Matthew Lillard) questions
The first Scream 7 trailer included a brief flash of Stu Macher's voice, linking the tease to Matthew Lillard's original co‑villain role and sending speculation about Stu's fate into overdrive. Promotional materials have not actually shown what has happened to Stu in the years since the original Scream, and the trailer remains coy on the subject while stressing the presence of Ghostface.
Ghostface's plan targets Sidney and daughter Tatum (Isabel May)
The masked killer in Scream 7 appears focused on making everyone Sidney loves suffer, explicitly including her daughter Tatum, who is played by Isabel May. The trailer frames a mother‑daughter threat at the center of the film: Sidney Prescott, long established across the first four Scream films and the 2022 relaunch, now faces another Ghostface while Tatum is caught in the killer's plan.
Cast returns: Courteney Cox, Jasmin Savoy Brown and Mason Gooding alongside Campbell and Lillard
Along with Neve Campbell and Matthew Lillard, the film brings back Courteney Cox as Gale Weathers and reunites Jasmin Savoy Brown and Mason Gooding as the twins Mindy and Chad Meeks‑Martin. The trailer and promotional rollouts position those returning players around Sidney and Tatum as the new Ghostface cycle begins.
Theatrical launch on February 27 and Paramount Pictures' handling of the franchise
Scream 7 opens in theaters starting on February 27. Paramount Pictures has kept the horror series moving after Melissa Barrera's firing and Jenna Ortega's exit following Scream 6 by bringing Neve Campbell back as Sidney Prescott. The movie will stream exclusively on Paramount+, though the exact streaming date is not known.
Predicted PVOD and Paramount+ windows based on Paramount's recent pattern
Using Paramount's recent release patterns, a likely theatrical‑to‑streaming timeline has been projected. Paramount has almost exclusively followed a 60‑day theatrical window for its movies recently, which leads to a predicted streaming release date of April 28 for Scream 7 on Paramount+. A shorter digital or PVOD window of roughly 32 days produces a predicted March 31 digital release. Those expectations note exceptions in recent years: Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning waited 195 days, Regretting You had a 61‑day gap, while titles such as Novocaine, Smurfs and The Running Man received 60‑day treatments. Paramount's 2024 releases A Quiet Place: Day One, Gladiator II and Sonic the Hedgehog 3 also followed a roughly 60‑day pattern. By contrast, Scream VI hit streaming 46 days after debuting in theaters and finished with a worldwide gross of $166. 5 million; if Scream 7 follows the 60‑day pattern, it would spend just over one month exclusively in theaters and likely be in cinemas for less than two months overall before arriving on Paramount+.
Trailer coverage and byline details
One commentary item on the trailer was authored by Belen Edwards, who is described as an Entertainment Reporter at Mashable. That piece notes Edwards covers movies and TV with a focus on fantasy and science fiction, adaptations and animation. The item also lists Edwards' memberships in the Critics Choice Association and the Television Critics Association, and states she is a Tomatometer‑approved critic. Separately, an item carrying the title "Neve Campbell on reprising" appears with the notation "Copyright ©2026 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. "
The combined details from the trailer, cast confirmations and studio scheduling give a clear picture of Scream 7's immediate stakes: Sidney and her daughter are central targets, longtime figures such as Stu Macher and Gale Weathers are invoked, and the film's theatrical run and likely PVOD and Paramount+ windows have been sketched out by comparing recent Paramount release patterns.
