‘THE SCREAM MURDER: A TRUE TEEN HORROR STORY’ PREMIERES WEDNESDAY, FEB. 11, ON HULU

When high school student Cassie Stoddart was found stabbed to death in a house on the outskirts of Pocatello, Idaho, the community was gripped by fear that a random killer was on the loose. Police retrace Cassie’s final hours and focus on the last three people to see her alive: her boyfriend Matt, who was investigated and ultimately cleared of charges, and classmates Brian Draper and Torey Adamcik. As the investigation narrows, detectives uncover a shocking buried videotape that reframes the case, raising the unthinkable question of whether two 16-year-olds could have committed — and attempted to document — such a brutal crime. “The Scream Murder: A True Teen Horror Story” premieres Wednesday, Feb. 11, on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ for bundle subscribers in the U.S.

The three-part series follows the arrest, trial and conviction of Brian and Torey, two young men whose fascination with horror films, particularly the 1996 slasher movie “Scream,” influenced them to make their own — selecting a classmate, setting the scene, and then brutally killing her. The show examines the devastating impact on Cassie’s family, the reckoning faced by the boys’ parents, and the life sentences handed down by the court. Eighteen years later, the story returns to Pocatello as Brian and Torey reflect on that Friday night, while families and viewers alike grapple with what justice means after a life has been taken, alongside the debate of issuing life sentences to minors.

“The Scream Murder: A True Teen Horror Story” is produced by Lone Wolf Media for ABC News Studios. David Sloan is senior executive producer, and Beth Hoppe is executive producer for ABC News Studios. Lisa Quijano Wolfinger is the executive producer for Lone Wolf Media, and Conor McCarthy and Patrick Rogers are co-executive producers. McCarthy and Wolfinger are series directors.

About ABC News Studios
ABC News Studios is inspired by ABC News’ trusted reporting and is an award-winning, premium news and documentary original production house and commissioning partner of series and specials. ABC News Studios champions untold and authentic stories driving the cultural zeitgeist, spanning true crime, investigations, pop culture and news-adjacent stories. ABC News Studios’ original titles include critically acclaimed documentaries “Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields,” “BRATS,” “The Lady Bird Diaries,” Emmy®-winning “Patrice: The Movie,” “Barbara Walters Tell Me Everything” and, most recently, “Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery – The Untold Story.” Other popular docuseries, documentaries and specials include “Scamanda,” “The Fox Hollow Murders: Playground of a Serial Killer,” “Betrayal: Under His Eye,” “Death in Apartment 603: What Happened to Ellen Greenberg?,” “Mr. and Mrs. Murder” and “Trophy Wife: Murder on Safari” and “Emma and Bruce Willis: The Unexpected Journey – A Diane Sawyer Special.”

About Lone Wolf Media
Lone Wolf Media is an independent television production company with a long-standing reputation for producing award-winning programming across a wide variety of genres, including scripted, nonfiction specials, series and documentary features. Founded in 1997 by Kirk and Lisa Quijano Wolfinger, Lone Wolf Media takes pride in producing high-end cinematic content with integrity and creativity. Notable work for ABC News Studios and Hulu includes four seasons of “Wild Crime,” the popular true crime franchise about the federal detectives who investigate homicides in National Parks and Forests.

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