A brand-new Fear Street movie is officially in the works from Netflix.
Speaking with Collider, Netflix Filmsâ Scott Stuber confirmed a new stand-alone Fear Street movie is currently being written.
âObviously, thereâs a lot of books,â he said, âThereâs one stand-alone that weâre working on right now that weâre once again trying to get the script right, but I like it very much, and so does the team. So I feel like if we can get that script right there would be a great kind of extension of that franchise.â
Stuber didnât reveal any further details about the project beyond that. Whether or not any characters for the original Fear Street trilogy will return for the stand-alone film is also unclear at this time.
Based on R. L. Stineâs book series of the same name, Netflixâs Fear Street trilogy debuted in July 2021. Included in the trilogy are Fear Street: Part One 1994, Fear Street Part Two: 1978, and Fear Street Part Three: 1666, all of which were directed by Leigh Janiak. The movies star Kiana Madeira, Olivia Scott Welch, and Benjamin Flores Jr., among others.
Stine previously hinted that more Fear Street movies may be coming to Netflix. In July 2022, he told Yahoo! Entertainment, âThe first ones did so well last summer. Those films kind of shocked me, because they were all R-rated, and Iâve never done anything R-rated! All those teenagers were getting slashed. I was like, âSuddenly, I have a slasher movie!ââ
In addition to another Fear Street movie, Stuber said Netflix is looking to further expand its catalog of original horror franchises. âIf you look at its history, which I love horror, Iâd like us to find our own Freddy Krueger, our own Jason, our own kind of iconic horror character, and we havenât really honed in on that yet,â he explained. âSo the team is working hard on that because I think thereâs a real opportunity there. You know, youâve got so many great characters.â