Netflix is releasing a Fear Street trilogy based on the books by R. L. Stine, and here's everything to know about the movies' release dates, cast, and story detail. Since 1989, Stine’s Fear Street book series has provided chills and thrills to children as well as young adults. Stine, of course, is best known for his other horror series for young readers: Goosebumps. While Goosebumps has been adapted into feature films, 20th Century Studios had an interest in developing a Fear Street trilogy before the plans moved to Netflix. Leigh Janiak serves as the director for all three movies, which Netflix is celebrating as a summer trilogy event.
Stine's original run of Fear Street lasted ten years between 1989 to 1999 but was revived first in 2005 and again in 2014. While newer installments in the popular series have a much more adult tone, they contain the same elements as the original. Fear Street was marketed towards young adult readers and, more specifically, young women. Each story in the series was set in the fictional town of Shadyside, with the majority of tales taking place in the '80s and '90s.
Netflix's Fear Street movie trilogy will take elements of Stine's haunting novels while reimagining the vision for a set of new twisted tales. The three movies are titled Fear Street Part 1: 1994, Fear Street Part 2: 1978, and Fear Street Part 3: 1666. Here's what viewers can expect from the three-part viewing event.
Fear Street Release Date
The Fear Street trilogy had an initial release date set for June 2020 before distribution moved from 20th Century Studios to Netflix. The streaming giant was adamant the movies would release in mid-2021 before announcing a special release date strategy for Fear Street, debuting one movie a week over the course of three weeks. With that, Fear Street Part 1: 1994 is set to release on July 2, 2021, while the sequel, Fear Street Part 2: 1978, drops on July 9, 2021. The trilogy will end with Fear Street Part 3: 1666, premiering on July 16, 2021.
Fear Street Cast
Though the Fear Street series will be split into three separate feature-length films, several members of Janiak's cast will appear in more than one installment. Fear Street Part 1: 1994 is set to feature names like Olivia Welch, Benjamin Flores Jr., Kiana Madeira, Ashley Zukerman, and Stranger Things' Maya Hawke. Fear Street Part 2: 1978 will feature another Stranger Things star in Sadie Sink in addition to Emily Rudd, Ryan Simpkins, Chiara Aurelia, and Gillian Jacobs. Many of the previously mentioned cast members will then return for Fear Street Part 3: 1666 alongside trilogy newcomers Elizabeth Scopel and Randy Havens.
Fear Street Story Details
Like the book series, the Fear Street trilogy will be set in the town of Shadyside, interweaving the dark history of the area as groups of teens fall victim. In Part 1: 1994, the Shadyside teens will begin learning about the town's deadly past as sinister events start ramping up. Part 2: 1978 will travel back to the '70s to follow Camp Nightwing and the rivalry between Shadyside and Sunnyvale before the two towns must come together to figure out a dark mystery. These first two Fear Street installments have R-ratings for bloody violence. Finally, the Fear Street trilogy will come to a close with Part 3: 1666, a movie following a witch-hunt, which ultimately connects to the curse plaguing the teens from 1978 and 1994.
Fear Street Trilogy Trailer
To further excite fans of Stine's beloved novel series, Netflix released a full trailer for the Fear Street trilogy. The footage flips back and forth between the different timelines, promising a lot of blood and ample terror. While a focus will be turned to the past, the teenagers on hand will need all the help they can get to stop the massacres from continuing in Shadyside.
