Production History of 'Scream Queens'
Channel: Skyler Gaetano
Date: 19/02/2024

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-gives-series-order-to-scream-queens-from-glee-creators-1201334448/

December 8, 2014: Emma Roberts and Jamie Lee Curtis join ‘Scream Queens’ (The Hollywood Reporter)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/emma-roberts-jamie-lee-curtis-754844

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/tv-news/lea-michele-joe-manganiello-more-764537/

January 26, 2015: Nick Jonas joins ‘Scream Queens’ (The Hollywood Reporter)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/nick-jonas-boards-foxs-ryan-767413/

February 2, 2015: Newcomer Billie Lourd joins ‘Scream Queens’ (Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2015/02/billie-lourd-cast-scream-queens-fox-1201365095/ 

February 11, 2015: Skyler Samuels joins ‘Scream Queens’ as Series Regular (Variety)
https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/scream-queens-skyler-samuels-fox-cast-1201431383/

February 23, 2015: Niecy Nash joins ‘Scream Queens’ as Denise, a private security guard (E! News)
https://www.eonline.com/news/628684/niecy-nash-joins-scream-queens-and-she-s-going-to-kick-butt

Feb. 23, 2015: Lucien Laviscount joins ‘Scream Queens’ (Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2015/02/lucien-laviscount-cast-scream-queens-ryan-murphy-glee-fox-1201380015/

https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a631044/lucien-laviscount-joins-ryan-murphys-scream-queens/

Feb. 25, 2015: Diego Boneta & Glen Powell join ‘Scream Queens’ (Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2015/02/diego-boneta-cast-scream-queens-glen-powell-series-fox-1201381546/

Mar. 11, 2015: Nasim Pedrad joins ‘Scream Queens’ (Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2015/03/nasim-pedrad-cast-scream-queens-fox-series-ryan-murphy-1201389939/

Mar. 12, 2015: Filming begins on ‘Scream Queens’ 1x01 - ‘Pilot’ (Cinematographer: Michael Goi)
https://twitter.com/MichaelGoi/status/576012133508345856

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-hudson-cast-scream-queens-joe-manganiello-replacement-1201392394/

Mar. 15, 2015: Rumored character names appear online
https://x.com/sqnewsupdates/status/577176156375498752?s=20 

Apr. 23, 2015: Entertainment Weekly First Look at ‘Scream Queens’
https://ew.com/article/2015/04/23/scream-queens-first-look/

June 25, 2015: Charisma Carpenter and Roger Bart cast as Chanel #2’s parents
https://www.eonline.com/news/670552/scream-queens-scoop-ariana-grande-s-dad-will-be-played-by-this-revenge-star

June 30, 2015: “Horror Stories | Season 1” uploaded to Scream Queens YouTube channel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dU8HSRXuyXA

July 7, 2015: “Ghost Tours with Keke & Lucien” uploaded to Scream Queens’ channel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xouQ00IBL9s

July 10, 2015: Fox releases 2 new TV spots: “Beta Watch Out” and “Pledge Hard”
Beta Watch Out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsH0_7GX7sc&list=PLfrisy2KXzkeTSw-hJWW9P_4MYXzFF-_4&index=37

Pledge Hard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytZB1DUY31M&list=PLfrisy2KXzkeTSw-hJWW9P_4MYXzFF-_4&index=36

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. 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dspABGVb8Y 

Aug. 17, 2015: Fox releases new 1-minute TV Spot “Pretty Girls”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSdz38z5saM&list=PLfrisy2KXzkeTSw-hJWW9P_4MYXzFF-_4&index=35

Aug. 25, 2015: Fox releases “Scream Your Face Off” TV spot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgb0FoZilR8&list=PLfrisy2KXzkeTSw-hJWW9P_4MYXzFF-_4&index=34

Aug. 27, 2015: Vanity Fair: “Ariana Grande Eats Ice Cream with the cast of ‘Scream Queens’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2emybhhOB8 

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/screamqueens/
Sequence: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIQ1fixUuvg 
September 14, 2015: “Critics” TV spot released
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKTReYEpFpQ&list=PLfrisy2KXzkeTSw-hJWW9P_4MYXzFF-_4&index=33