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While a major element of the Weinstein Co. bankruptcy proceeding — a petition to change it from Chapter 11 to Chapter 7 — was postponed again Monday, two major claims have been settled. U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Mary Walrath approved the settlements, one involving Viacom and the other between Weinstein Co. lender AI…

Viacom is objecting to a proposed settlement between The Weinstein Co., its buyer, Lantern Entertainment, and Netflix, arguing the agreement would leave it essentially holding the bag on money it advanced to complete production of the television series Scream. As the Weinstein Co.’s business deteriorated last fall…

Oscar nominee and Grammy winner Mary J. Blige will join the third season of MTV’s Scream, which will premiere later this year. Blige joins the previously announced ensemble cast for the rebooted new season, including Keke Palmer, Tyler Posey, Tyga, Giorgia Whigham, Jessica Sula, RJ Cyler, C.J. Wallace and Giullian Yao…

UPDATED with Netflix statement about Peaky Blinders: Netflix won a U.S. Bankruptcy Court’s approval to terminate its output deal with The Weinstein Company, a settlement that means the streaming service won’t be obligated to stream a third season of MTV’s Scream. The agreement, filed today (read it here), comes as…

Keke Palmer (Scream Queens), RJ Cyler (I’m Dying Up Here), Jessica Sula (Recovery Road), Giorgia Whigham (13 Reasons Why) and Giullian Yao Gioiello (Julie’s Greenroom) have joined the Season 3 cast of MTV’s Scream. Production begins Monday in Atlanta. The six-hour third season will premiere in March 2018 as a…

Tyga and C.J. Wallace (Everything Must Go) have been cast as series regulars on the upcoming third season of MTV Scream, which is getting a revamp with Queen Latifah joining as executive producer and Brett Matthews (Vampire Diaries) tapped as showrunner. The six-hour third season, which will premiere in March 2018 as…

As Deadline has previously reported, MTV’s Scream was eying a revamp with a new cast, and now the network has confirmed details. The third season is getting a completely new cast and creative reboot, with new showrunner/exec producer Brett Matthews (The Vampire Diaries, Supernatural). Also signing as executive…

The upcoming 6-episode third season of MTV’s series Scream will be hitting the reset button. I hear that the network and producing company, Dimension TV, are looking to reboot the show, based on the hit teen movie franchise, with a new storyline and new cast. The plan is tentative as the project is still searching for…

Scream, MTV’s series adaptation of the hit teen movie franchise, has been renewed for a mini third season of 6 episodes to premiere in 2017. The network would not say whether this would be the final installment of the show, from Dimension TV, whose first two seasons consisted of 10 and 13 episodes each. Like the…

For those who want to talk after they scream, MTV has announced an aftershow for its sophomore adaptation of the horror film franchise. Scream After Dark! will premiere on the cable net Monday at midnight ET/9 PM PT after the Season 2 bow of Scream. Scream After Dark! will be hosted by actor and author Jeffery Self…

Season 2 of Scream, MTV and Dimension TV’s series adaptation of the hit teen movie franchise, will premiere at 10 PM May 31, with new roles, new cast and previously announced new showrunners Michael Gans and Richard Register. Production is underway in New Orleans. Joining the Season 2 cast are recording artist Kiana…

There is a behind the scenes change on the MTV horror series Scream as it heads into a second season. Michael Gans and Richard Register have been brought in as new showrunners, replacing at the helm Jill Blotevogal and Jaime Paglia. Blotevogal, who wrote the final version of the pilot script, will stay on as a…