In a surprising turn of events, the return of Woodsboro’s favourite deputy sheriff to the Scream franchise is on the cards. Deadline reports that David Arquette will reprise his role as Dewey Riley in Scream 7, the forthcoming entry in the long-running horror franchise.
The fan favourite won’t be the only one coming back, with Scott Foley’s Roman Bridger and Matthew Lillard’s Stu Macher also joining the homecoming. Further details on all three roles are kept under wraps, and it’s unclear how the sequel will pull the act off, considering the fate of their characters in the franchise (if you know, you know).
The trio are the latest additions to a roster of familiar names, including scream queen Neve Campbell, Courtney Cox as Gale Weathers (making her the only OG star to appear in all seven films), Mason Gooding as Chad Meeks-Martin, and Jasmin Savoy Brown as Mindy Meeks-Martin. McKenna Grace, Celeste O’Connor, Asa Germann, Sam Rechner, and Anna Camp will also star as series newcomers.
Cox, whose character is married to Dewey in the movies, previously expressed hopes for his return, saying, “I understand the reasons they did it, but whoa! Talk about a missed character. Dewey is so loved by Scream fans. They have to figure it out.”
Indeed, the sheriff has appeared in every instalment until 2022’s Scream. Scream 7 will be helmed by Kevin Williamson, the scriptwriter for the original film, who took over the reins from Christopher Landon, following his departure from “a dream job that turned into a nightmare”.
It’s been a rough ride for the sequel, starting with the firing of lead actor Melissa Barrera after she voiced her support for Palestine in the ongoing Israel-Palestine war; former co-lead Jenna Ortega then quit the project a few days after.
Scream 7 will hit theatres on 27 February 2026, joining the previous two films in relaunching the beloved universe. The horror series started in 1996 and spawned four big-screen features before the change in creative reboot: Scream, Scream 2 (1997), Scream 3 (2000), and Scream 4 (2011).
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