Get ready to scream. The first trailer for Scream 5 has been released. The return of the slasher franchise brings back original stars Neve Campbell, David Arquette, and Courteney Cox to help a new group of teens being stalked by a new ghostface killer.

"Scream 5," the first film in the franchise outside of director Wes Craven, who died in 2015, is a direct sequel to 2011's "Scream 4," in which Campbell's Sydney Prescott returns to her hometown of Woodsboro to deal with more Ghostface murders The film takes place In "Scream 5," set 25 years after the original murders, Sydney is called back. And as she well knows, "the killer is always someone you know."

What we know so far about "Scream 5" is as follows.

"Scream 5" will be released on January 14, 2022. It will be released in theaters, and streaming details are not yet available. Can't wait, check out the best scary movies on Hulu.

The road to the release of the "Scream" revival was a long one: even before "Scream 4" was released in 2011, Craven had begun developing two sequels with screenwriter Kevin Williamson. However, with Craven's death and the bankruptcy of the studio, The Weinstein Company, the fate of future "Scream" films was in limbo.

In November 2019, Spyglass Media Group purchased the rights to produce the new Scream film. They hired Matt Bettinelli Olpin and Tyler Gillette to direct, and James Vanderbilt and Guy Busick wrote the script. Williamson joined as executive producer.

Filming took place in Wilmington, North Carolina from September to November 2020.

The trailer for Scream 5, released on October 12, begins much like the original 1996 film. A ghost-faced killer is lurking in her home, even more terrifying.

The rest of the trailer previews how Sidney Prescott and other past characters will be involved in helping a new group of teens confront Ghostface.

The cast of "Scream 5" will be led by three original stars who return from the previous films: Neve Campbell as Sidney Prescott, David Arquette as Dewey Riley, and Courteney Cox as Gail Weathers.

Sidney no longer lives in Woodboro, and it is unclear if Dewey is still sheriff or if he and Gail are still married.

Also returning are Marley Shelton as Judy Hicks (Deputy Sheriff in "Scream 4") and Roger L. Jackson as the voice of Ghostface.

They join the new cast of Scream 5 playing teens and young adults:

"Scream 5" is a direct sequel to 2011's "Scream 4" and takes place 15 years after the original Ghostface murder. Sidney returns to Woodsboro to promote his self-help book. The day before, two high school students are murdered and evidence is found in Sidney's car, making her a suspect.

Sidney's cousin Jill Roberts and Jill's friend receive threatening phone calls. The case is investigated by Dewey, now the town sheriff. Despite his objections, Dewey's wife, Gail, also decides to investigate the murders on her own.

More murders occur, and at one point Gail is stabbed in the shoulder. Sydney struggles to protect her aunt Kate and cousin Jill. However, it turns out that there are actually two killers of Ghostface! The other is a high school movie buff named Charlie Walker. Jill covets Sidney's fame, while Charlie is obsessed with following the slasher movie formula.

Jill betrays and kills Charlie and stabs Sydney. She stabs her own ex-boyfriend in an attempt to turn him into Ghostface. When Sydney survives, Jill sneaks into the hospital room to finish her off, but Dewey, Gail, and Deputy Judy Hicks find her. When Jill is able to subdue them, it is up to Sydney to shoot her.