Netflix has more than a few big releases this summer, but one of the most exciting is Leigh Janiak‘s “Fear Street Trilogy.” Based on the R.L. Stine book series of the same name, Netflix decided to release the trio of films over three straight Fridays this month as an early Halloween treat to its subscribers.  

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The trilogy wraps with “Part Three: 1666,” as a group of Shadyside teenagers in 1994 seek to discover the secret that links together their hometown’s terrifying history. 

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Here’s the official synopsis:

In 1666, a colony is gripped by a hysterical witch-hunt that has deadly consequences for centuries to come.

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There’s something about the summer that is just right for steamy teen mysteries. This means it’s the perfect time for Amazon Prime Video’s latest foray into YA television, “Panic.” Based on the novel of the same name by Lauren Oliver, who also developed the show, “Panic” is set in the small town of Carp, Texas. “Every small town has a secret. Ours has a game,” a voiceover tells us in the opening scene of the pilot.

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What will a person do to change their life?  It’s a fascinating thought at the center of Lauren Oliver’s “Panic.” The Amazon adaptation of her bestselling novel covers events surrounding an increasingly dangerous quest for renewal. In the process, those involved face the grim realities of poverty, injustice, and all too common fallacies that go hand in hand with small-town idyll.

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Oliver—who also acts as executive producer and writer—assembles a roster of rising young talent for “Panic.” The cast features Olivia Welch, Mike Faist, Jessica Sula, Camron Jones, and Ray Nicholson.

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