The wait is almost over. Scary Movie 6 is an upcoming American parody film directed by Michael Tiddes and written by brothers Marlon, Shawn, and Keenen Ivory Wayans, alongside Rick Alvarez. It is the sixth installment in the Scary Movie film series and serves as a sequel to Scary Movie 5 from 2013. The film is scheduled to be released in the United States on June 12, 2026. No official trailer has been released yet — but the internet is buzzing anyway.

Scary Movie 6 Release Date and Where to Watch

Scary Movie 6 is scheduled for release in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, June 12, 2026. No subscription streaming options are currently available, but future streaming on platforms including Paramount+ is expected after its theatrical window closes.

Paramount Pictures will distribute Scary Movie 6 under its first-look deal with Miramax. The film was announced at CinemaCon in April 2024 and has been building anticipation ever since — 13 years after the critically panned Scary Movie 5 effectively killed the franchise. This time, the original architects are back in control.

Anna Faris and Regina Hall Return as Cindy and Brenda

The most celebrated news surrounding Scary Movie 6 is the return of the franchise's two iconic leads. Anna Faris and Regina Hall are making a long-awaited return to their iconic roles after skipping the fifth installment in 2013. They'll reunite with Shawn, Marlon, and Keenen Ivory Wayans, who launched the horror-comedy franchise and last worked together on Scary Movie 2 in 2001.

Two friends find themselves caught up in mayhem involving killers, monsters, and supernatural creatures once again — a deliberately simple log line that keeps most plot details under wraps. Faris reprises her role as Cindy Campbell and Hall returns as Brenda Meeks, the duo whose chemistry defined the original film's massive commercial success.

The Full Scary Movie 6 Cast: Old Faces and New Blood

The film stars Marlon and Shawn Wayans alongside returning actors Jon Abrahams, Lochlyn Munro, Cheri Oteri, Dave Sheridan, Anthony Anderson, and Chris Elliott. New additions include Damon Wayans Jr., Kim Wayans, Heidi Gardner, Olivia Rose Keegan, Savannah Lee Nassif, Cameron Scott Roberts, Sydney Park, Gregg Wayans, Ruby Snowber, and Benny Zielke.

Shawn reprises his role as Ray, Abrahams returns as Bobby Prinze, Munro returns as Greg Phillippe, and Sheridan returns as the beloved Doofy Gilmore from the original film. Anthony Anderson confirmed his return in February 2026. The ensemble is the largest the franchise has ever assembled, with nearly the entire original cast reuniting for the first time in more than two decades.

What Scary Movie 6 Will Parody: Get Out to Terrifier to Scream

Marlon Wayans confirmed that recent horror films including Get Out, Nope, Longlegs, Heretic, and Sinners could be parodied in Scary Movie 6, as well as the Scream and I Know What You Did Last Summer franchises. The film also parodies the slasher Terrifier 3 and features appearances by Felissa Rose and Michael Leavy. A scene depicting Art the Clown blowing up a mall with children was initially removed but later reinstated in a trimmed-down edit.

The 2026 release window places Scary Movie 6 in direct conversation with Scream 7, which just opened in theaters this same week — giving the parody plenty of fresh material to tear apart before its June arrival.

The Wayans Brothers Are Back in Control — and the R Rating Is Returning

The creative reunion of the Wayans brothers is the central story of Scary Movie 6. Their return marks their first collaboration in 17 years — they co-wrote Scary Movie and Scary Movie 2, but were sidelined after the franchise shifted to David Zucker for parts 3 through 5.

Marlon Wayans has been direct about what the return means creatively: the franchise is going back to its raunchy R-rated roots. He told People Magazine that the later installments without Wayans involvement lacked "the special taste" of the originals. Filming took place at Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, Georgia. With the original writers, original stars, and an R rating locked in — and a target-rich horror landscape full of parody potential — Scary Movie 6 has everything it needs to erase the memory of part five entirely.