Netflix has released the opening five minutes for Fear Street Part One: 1994, which pays homage to Wes Craven's iconic '90s slasher Scream. The horror trilogy is based on R.L. Stine's book series of the same name, which saw the horror writer take a more mature approach to writing in comparison to Goosebumps. The first part centers on a group of teenagers living in Shadyside, Ohio, in the titular year as they discover terrifying events that have occurred throughout the years that may be connected to each other and paint them as the next targets.
The trilogy will star Community alum Gillian Jacobs, Stranger Things' Maya Hawke and Sadie Sink, Benjamin Flores Jr., Ryan Simpkins, Jordana Spiro, and Ashley Zukerman. The three films first entered development in 2015 at 20th Century Fox and were planned for a 2020 theatrical release under its 20th Century Studios banner following Disney's acquisition of Fox. However, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the films were pulled from 20th Century's release schedule and financiers Chernin Entertainment sold the rights to Netflix.
With just a few days remaining until the first part arrives on the streaming platform, Netflix has debuted the opening five minutes from Fear Street Part One: 1994. The footage offers viewers the first glimpse at some of the terror to come from the slasher, as well as introducing Maya Hawke's Heather and a few homages to Wes Craven's Scream. Check out the opening five minutes below:
When it comes to the slasher genre, there's certainly a number of classics for filmmakers to look towards for homaging, but Craven's 1996 revival of the subgenre is one of the best to pay tribute to. Given Scream received plenty of praise upon release for its subversion of slasher tropes and homages to various other iconic outings, Fear Street co-writer/director Leigh Janiak's decision to homage it is certainly exciting for fans of the genre. Not to mention, with the film's 1994 setting, Scream makes a lot of sense to use as inspiration for the first installment in the trilogy.
The first five minutes also offers a nice treasure trove of Easter eggs for horror fans with Heather's job in the Sunnyside Mall's bookstore, from copies of Stephen King novels in the background to the in-universe Robert Lawrence novels featuring artwork akin to the trilogy's source material. With the second and third parts of the trilogy set in various eras, there's certainly plenty of other horror films for Janiak to pay tribute to in the films. Only time will tell when Fear Street Part One: 1994 debuts on Netflix this Friday.
Source: Netflix
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