Fear Street (film series)
The Fear Street film series includes American horror movies, with various styles particularly the slasher and supernatural subgenre, and based on R. L. Stine's book series of the same name. The overall story revolves around teenagers who work to break the curse that has been over their town for hundreds of years. The first three installments were directed by Leigh Janiak from scripts and stories she co-wrote with other contributors, while the upcoming fourth movie will be directed by Matt Palmer, from a script he co-wrote with Donald McLeary. Produced and developed by 20th Century Studios and Chernin Entertainment, the film's distribution rights were eventually acquired by Netflix following The Walt Disney Company's purchase of 21st Century Fox.
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Based on | Fear Street by R. L. Stine |
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Distributed by | Netflix |
Release date | 2021–present |
Running time | 330 minutes (Total of 3 films) |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The three films were shot back-to-back, and were released on a weekly basis as Netflix Original Films in July 2021 to positive reviews. The series will continue with an upcoming fourth movie in development.