--- description: Pop star Ariana Grande has also been tapped for a recurring role title: Joe Manganiello, Lea Michele Join Ryan Murphy's 'Scream Queens' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4389567071553856/69877a8f2dce01c9029dd074/joe-manganiello.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Joe Manganiello, Lea Michele Join Ryan Murphy's _Scream Queens_ by [Natalie Abrams / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Natalie Abrams / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 17, 2015 7:42 PM CUT  Joe Manganiello has been cast as a series regular in Scream Queens, a new comedy-horror anthology series from Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Ian Brennan and Dante Di Loreto. Joe Manganiello has been cast as a series regular in Scream Queens, a new comedy-horror anthology series from Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Ian Brennan and Dante Di Loreto.FOX/Getty Images for GILT by [Natalie Abrams / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Natalie Abrams / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 17, 2015 7:42 PM CUT Ryan Murphy has found the next generation of horror stars. Joe Manganiello (_True Blood_), Lea Michele (_Glee_), Abigail Breslin (_Little Miss Sunshine_), and Keke Palmer (_Masters of Sex_) have joined the cast of his new comedy-horror anthology series _Scream Queens_, Fox announced at the Television Critics Association’s winter TV press event. Additionally, pop star Ariana Grande has been tapped for a recurring role. The first installment of the anthology series tells the story of a college campus that’s rocked by a series of murders. As previously announced, Jamie Lee Curtis and Emma Roberts will also star. The limited series hails from Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Ian Brennan and Dante Di Loreto, all executive producers on _Glee_ and _American Horror Story_. The 15-episode first season will begin production this spring and is slated to debut in the fall. [_This story originally appeared at EW.com_](http://insidetv.ew.com/2015/01/17/scream-queens-joe-manganiello-lea-michele/ "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3672729/joe-manganiello-lea-michele-scream-queens-ryan-murphy/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3672729/joe-manganiello-lea-michele-scream-queens-ryan-murphy/"},"headline":"Joe Manganiello, Lea Michele Join Ryan Murphy's Scream Queens","datePublished":"2015-01-17T19:42:58.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T03:40:05.567Z","description":"Pop star Ariana Grande has also been tapped for a recurring role","url":"https://time.com/3672729/joe-manganiello-lea-michele-scream-queens-ryan-murphy/","keywords":["Television"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4389567071553856/69877a8f2dce01c9029dd074/joe-manganiello.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Natalie Abrams / Entertainment Weekly"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4389567071553856/69877a8f2dce01c9029dd074/joe-manganiello.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Joe Manganiello, Michael Bastian and GILT Celebrate The Launch Of The MB Chronowing Smartwatch","caption":"Joe Manganiello, Michael Bastian and GILT Celebrate The Launch Of The MB Chronowing Smartwatch","creditText":"FOX/Getty Images for GILT","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3672729/joe-manganiello-lea-michele-scream-queens-ryan-murphy/","name":"Joe Manganiello, Lea Michele Join Ryan Murphy's Scream Queens"}}]}] ```