What is Scream Queens about?
The super-charged comedy-horror series is a modern take on the classic whodunit with a killer cast.
Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
A darkly comic whodunit unfolds with brisk pace, as campy satire skewers a killer cast.
Dark satire. A late-night trip at a brisk pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Prime Video, Disney+ and Hulu.
Scream Queens parents guide
It stays inside its TV-14, with some innuendo or implied sex and some strong language.
Our estimate: fine from about 13. Rated TV-14.
- Scare
- Mildly scary
- A few tense or eerie moments.
- Jump scares
- Several
- More than a couple of sudden jolts.
- Gore
- Light gore
- Some blood or injury, briefly.
- Violence
- Strong violence
- Violence is frequent or intense.
- Sex and nudity
- Mild
- Mild means innuendo, or sex implied off screen, with no nudity.
- Language
- Moderate
- Some strong profanity, a few f-words.
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Three questions
- Is Scream Queens scary?
- Only a little. Scream Queens has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
- How gory is Scream Queens?
- Light gore and strong violence.
- What is Scream Queens rated, and is it OK for kids?
- It is rated TV-14, with some strong language, strong violence and several jump scares. Your call for older kids.
Cast and crew
Created byRyan Murphy, Ian Brennan, Dante Di Loreto
StarringEmma Roberts, Lea Michele, Taylor Lautner, Keke Palmer, Jamie Lee Curtis, Billie Lourd
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Scream Queens is on our Comedy on Prime Video, Mystery on Prime Video, Comedy on Hulu, Mystery on Hulu and Comedy on Disney+ lists.
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