The original Fear Street trilogy captivated audiences in the Summer of 2021 on Netflix. Ever since then, people have been clamoring for more Fear Street from the streamer. Now, we’re getting Fear Street: Prom Queen and there’s even a release date. The new slasher releases on Netflix on May 23rd, 2025. Here’s a short synopsis of the film.

Prom season at Shadyside High is underway and the school’s wolfpack of It Girls is busy with its usual sweet and vicious campaigns for the crown. When the “it” girls competing for prom queen at Shadyside High start to disappear, a gutsy outsider discovers she’s in for one hell of a prom night.

The cast includes India Fowler, Suzanna Son, Fina Strazza, David Iacono, Ella Rubin, Chris Klein, Lili Taylor, Ariana Greenblatt, and Katherine Waterston. Matt Palmer is directing and co-wrote the script with Donald McLeary.

he original Fear Street book series took on a more edgy and “adult” vibe than it’s aimed-for-younger-audiences Goosebumps. The series has sold more than 80 million copies and started in 1989 with The New Girl and features 51 books total. There’s now more than 100 spinoff entries as well.

The Fear Street series focuses more on teenagers who live in the fictitious town of Shadyside. The older characters and more dangerous storylines are what set it apart from Goosebumps. Here’s what Stine had to say about writing for older audiences.

“That’s the best audience in the world, the 7 to 11 [age]. I get them the last time in their lives they’ll ever be enthusiastic. At 7 to 11, they want to read you, they want to buy things. They want to know you, They want to write to you. They want to meet you. They’re incredible. Then they turn 12, they discover sex, they have to be cool and they’re gone.”

What Does This Mean For Fear Street And What Can We Expect?

This release date puts Fear Street: Prom Queen right in the midst of Prom season across the United States. Teenagers will be going to dance the night away with their crushes and we all can sit at home to enjoy the slasher. From the looks of it, they’re capturing the vibes and essence of the classic young adult novels. The original trilogy brought in pieces of the various subgenres of horror but kept it close to a slasher through it all. This film looks to do the same with ’80s-theming and hopefully, some more gruesome kills.

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