Kevin Williamson

Kevin Meade Williamson born March 14 1965 is an American screenwriter and director best known for creating the Scream franchise In 1995 and unhappy with his futile attempts to get an acting career off the ground Williamson wrote a selfreferential comedy horror script titled Scary Movie which was subsequently bought by Miramax Films and put into production under filmmaker Wes Craven Retitled Scream the movie was a sleeper smash upon release in 1996 and was credited with reviving the horror genre as a commercial moneymaker It has as of 2026 spawned six sequels and a TV spinoff series The success of Scream led to Williamson becoming one of the most indemand screenwriters of the era with some of his biggest hits including the thriller I Know What You Did Last Summer 1997 the alien invasion film The Faculty 1998 and the TV drama Dawsons Creek 1998 which was loosely inspired by his own comingofage and ran for six seasons He also made his directorial debut with the black comedy Teaching Mrs Tingle in 1999 Williamsons other credits include the TV series The Vampire Diaries 2009 and The Following 2013 as well as the werewolf horror film Cursed 2005 In 2026 Williamson returned to the world of Scream having only served as a producer on the third fifth and sixth entries in the franchise as the cowriter and director of Scream 7