Fox has claimed a new Queen of Screams for the Ryan Murphy-created TV series “Scream Queens” as Deadline reports that Nasim Pedrad is the latest to join the cast. Pedrad will have a series regular role in the upcoming straight-to-series comedy-horror anthology, from Glee creators Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan.
Pedrad joines the previously announced Jamie Lee Curtis, Emma Roberts, Lea Michele, Abigail Breslin, Keke Palmer, Ariana Grande, Billie Lourd, Skyler Samuels, Joe Manganiello and Nick Jonas. The first season of the anthology series will revolve around a college campus that gets rocked by a series of murders. Production is scheduled to begin in the spring, with the series premiering in the fall of 2015 on FOX.
“Scream Queens” is produced by 20th Century Fox Television in association Ryan Murphy Television. The series is co-created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan. Murphy, Falchuk, Brennan and Dante Di Loreto will serve as executive producers.