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Netflix Releases Trailer For Fear Street Film Trilogy
Netflix is taking a trip to Fear Street this summer, and the first trailer for the film trilogy is online. Netflix released the trailer on Wednesday for the three films, which will release over three straight weeks in July.
Netflix acquired the rights to the trilogy back in August of 2020 and initially said that the films would be released once a month between June, July, and August, but the service has moved up the timeframe. Now Fear Street Part 1: 1994 will be released on July 2nd, followed by Fear Street Part 2: 1978 on July 9th. Fear Street Part 3: 1666 will conclude the trilogy on July 16th.
The films were all co-written by Janiak and featured a writer’s room that included Phil Graziadei, Zak Olkewicz, Roberto Patino, and Kate Trefry. They star Gillian Jacobs, Sadie Sink, Ryan Simpkins, Emily Rudd, McCabe Slye, Kiana Madeira, Olivia Welch, Benjamin Flores Jr., Ashley Zukerman, Fred Hechinger, Julia Rehwald, and Jeremy Ford and have the following synopses:
First Film: “In 1994, in the aftermath of a brutal tragedy in Shadyside, Ohio, a group of teens discovers that a series of horrifying events that have plagued their town over many years might not be random and that they may be the next victims.”
Second Film: “In 1978, Camp Nightwing is divided by the campers and counselors who hail from the of prosperous town of Sunnyvale and the campers and maintenance staffers from the downtrodden town of Shadyside, but when horrors from their towns shared history come alive, they must band together to solve a terrifying mystery before it’s too late.”
Third Film: “In 1666, a colonial town is gripped by a hysterical witch-hunt that has deadly consequences for centuries to come, and it’s up to teenagers in 1994 to try and finally put an end to their town’s curse, before it’s too late.”