Netflix's Fear Street "film trilogy event" begins tomorrow, July 2nd, when the first film in the trilogy – Fear Street Part 1: 1994 – will be available to watch on the streaming service. But if you don't want to wait a few more hours to watch the opening sequence, Netflix has already released the first 5 minutes of the film online. Check it out in the embed above!
This opening sequence centers on a character played by Stranger Things season 3 cast member Maya Hawke, and I'm pretty sure it takes her right back to the location that was used for the Starcourt Mall on Stranger Things. The Fear Street movies were shot in the Atlanta area, as Stranger Things is, so why wouldn't they use that place if a mall was required?
Directed by Leigh Janiak and shot back-to-back-to-back, the films in the Fear Street trilogy are Fear Street Part 1: 1994, Fear Street Part 2: 1978 (coming to Netflix on July 9th), and Fear Street Part 3: 1666 (coming to Netflix on July 16th).
Janiak co-wrote all three films, crafting the story for part 1 with Kyle Killen and Phil Graziadei and part 2 with Graziadei and Zak Olkewicz. Janiak then wrote part 1 with Graziadei, part 2 with Olkewicz, and part 3 with Graziadei and Kate Trefry. The synopsis:
In 1994, a group of teenagers discovers that the terrifying events that have haunted their town for generations may all be connected — and that they may be the next targets. Based on R.L. Stine’s best selling horror series, the trilogy follows the nightmare through Shadyside’s sinister history.
The trilogy was produced by Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping, and David Ready. Kori Adelson produced 1666 and executive produced the other two. Janiak executive produced the trilogy with Timothy M. Bourne, Yvonne M. Bernard, Joan Waricha, and Jane Stine.
1994 stars Kiana Madeira, Olivia Scott Welch, Benjamin Flores Jr., Julia Rehwald, Fred Hechinger, Ashley Zukerman, Darrell Britt-Gibson, Jordana Spiro, Jordyn DiNatale, Jeremy Ford, and… for at least 5 minutes… Maya Hawke.
All three Fear Street movies have been rated R. The reasoning for 1994's R rating is "strong bloody violence, drug content, language and some sexual content."