The second season of the black comedy slasher television series Scream Queens aired on Fox. Fox renewed the series for a second season on January 15, 2016. It premiered on September 20, 2016 and concluded on December 20, 2016. The season consists of 10 episodes.
Emma Roberts, Abigail Breslin, Billie Lourd, Lea Michele, Keke Palmer, Niecy Nash, Glen Powell, Oliver Hudson and Jamie Lee Curtis reprise their roles from the previous season. John Stamos, Taylor Lautner, James Earl and Kirstie Alley were added to the main cast. Unlike the first season, which took place in a sorority house, the second season takes place in a hospital.
On May 15, 2017, Fox announced the cancellation of the series, making this the final season of the show until Ryan Murphy announced that a third season had begun development in May 2020.
Plot
After the events at Wallace University, Dean Cathy Munsch becomes a global icon and purchases the C.U.R.E. Institute in order to reform America's health care system and to cure incurable diseases. Hester confesses her crimes, leading to the Chanels' release from prison. However, the Chanels remain hated in the nation. Cathy then casts two doctors — Dr. Cassidy Cascade and Dr. Brock Holt — to fulfill the mission of the hospital, and installs Zayday Williams and the Chanels as medical students. Meanwhile, flashbacks to 1985 show the hospital's dark past, as a new serial killer surfaces: the Green Meanie.
Cast and characters
Main
Emma Roberts as Chanel Oberlin
Kirstie Alley as Nurse Ingrid Hoffel
Taylor Lautner as Dr. Cassidy Cascade
Lea Michele as Hester Ulrich / Chanel #6
Abigail Breslin as Libby Putney / Chanel #5
Keke Palmer as Zayday Williams
Billie Lourd as Sadie Swenson / Chanel #3
James Earl as Chamberlain Jackson
John Stamos as Dr. Brock Holt
Jamie Lee Curtis as Dr. Cathy Munsch
Special guest stars
Niecy Nash as Denise Hemphill
Colton Haynes as Tyler
Brooke Shields as Dr. Scarlett Lovin
Recurring
Glen Powell as Chad Radwell
Oliver Hudson as Weston "Wes" Gardner
Trilby Glover as Jane Hollis
Jerry O'Connell as Dr. Mike
Laura Bell Bundy as Nurse Thomas
Andy Erikson as Marguerite Honeywell / Chanel #7
Riley McKenna Weinstein as Daria Janssen / Chanel #8
Dahlya Glick as Andrea / Chanel #10
Guest
Jeremy Batiste as Bill Hollis
Cecily Strong as Catherine Hobart
Kevin Bigley as Randal
Brian Baumgartner as Richard
Cheri Oteri as Sheila Baumgartner
Alec Mapa as Lynn Johnstone
Ivar Brogger as Mitch Mitchum
Mary Birdsong as Penelope Hotchkiss
Pablo Castelblanco as Tristan St. Pierre / Chanel Pour Homme
Moira O'Neill as Addison / Chanel #9
Cathy Marks as Midge / Chanel #11
Amy Okuda as Anna Plaisance
Ray Fega as Slade Hornborn
Bill Oberst Jr. as Clark
Episodes
Casting
In June 2016, John Stamos, Taylor Lautner and James Earl joined the cast of the series, portraying doctors and an employee at the hospital, respectively.
In July 2016, Colton Haynes and Cecily Strong were announced to guest star in the season. That same month, Jerry O'Connell and Laura Bell Bundy were announced to have recurring roles. In August 2016, it was announced Cheri Oteri would also guest star. In September 2016, Kirstie Alley was cast in the series. In November 2016, Brooke Shields was announced to guest star in the series.
Reception
Critical response
The second season of Scream Queens has received positive reviews, with critics labelling it a big improvement over the previous season. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an 83% approval rating with an average rating of 7.12/10 based on 6 reviews.