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List of Scream Queens characters

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Source revisionSep 15, 2026
Entity authorityQ21467842 ↗
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The following is a list of characters from Fox's black comedy slasher television series, Scream Queens, which aired from September 2015 to December 2016. Created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Ian Brennan, and produced by 20th Century Fox Television and Ryan Murphy Productions, the series features an ensemble cast including Emma Roberts, Lea Michele, Jamie Lee Curtis, and others.

The first season focuses on the Kappa Kappa Tau sorority at Wallace University, led by Chanel Oberlin (Emma Roberts), as it is targeted by a serial killer who dresses in the Red Devil mascot uniform as a disguise. The second season focuses on the murder spree committed by another serial killer using a Green Meanie costume at the C.U.R.E. institute, a new hospital where Chanel and other characters work. The show blends humor with horror. It was filmed at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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^1 Niecy Nash, Ariana Grande, Nick Jonas, and Colton Haynes are credited as Special Guest Stars in their respective seasons.

^2 Jennifer Aspen portrays Mandy as an adult in one episode.

Main characters

Chanel Oberlin

Season One

Chanel Oberlin (Emma Roberts) is an egotistical and sociopathic president of Kappa Kappa Tau at Wallace University. She is suspected of burning her predecessor, Melanie Dorkus, after filling her spray tan tank with hydrochloric acid in retribution for her abuse.

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