Fear Street Credit Scene Explained by Director Leigh Janiak

[Editor’s note: The following contains spoilers for the Fear Street trilogy.] We have hit the end of the Fear Street trilogy on Netflix, a storytelling feat that explores the history of Shadyside by moving back in time from 1994 to 1666 to reveal the effect past choices have on future generations of Shadysiders. By rolling with that specific storytelling format, it gave director Leigh Janiak the unique opportunity to kill off characters in the first two installments - 1994 and 1978 - but then to bring those actors back for film three, 1666. No, Julia Rehwald’s Kate doesn’t live on nor does McCabe Slye’s Tommy Slater get a second chance at life, but those two plus more do get the opportunity to reappear in new roles, which is great for two main reasons. One, the Fear Street movies feature a phenomenal ensemble and the more we see of them on screen the better. Two, their return bolsters the importance of lifting this curse. We already released a lengthy Collider Witching Hour chat with