Scream (2022) is a slasher film directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, and written by James Vanderbilt and Guy Busick. It is the fifth installment in the Scream franchise, and the first since the death of director Wes Craven in 2015. The film stars Melissa Barrera, Jack Quaid, Jenna Ortega, Mason Gooding, and Dylan Minnette, alongside returning cast members Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, and Marley Shelton.