Character Relationship Map: Scream Queens

Characters

• Chanel Oberlin (played by Emma Roberts) — protagonist

  Leader of the Kappa Kappa Tau sorority at Wallace University in Season 1. After the Red Devil murders, she is acquitted and later taken under Cathy Munsch's wing in Season 2.

• Hester Ulrich (played by Lea Michele) — supporting
• Dr. Cassidy Cascade (played by Taylor Lautner) — supporting
• Zayday Williams (played by Keke Palmer) — minor
• Dean Cathy Munsch (played by Jamie Lee Curtis) — minor

  University dean who initially threatens the sorority in Season 1. Opens a hospital in Season 2 and mentors Chanel, Libby, and Sadie while handling medical cases and a new killer.

• Chanel #3 (played by Billie Lourd) — minor

  Sorority member in Season 1. Referred to as Sadie in Season 2, she is acquitted and brought under Cathy Munsch's protection at the hospital.

• Chanel #5 (played by Abigail Breslin) — cameo

  Sorority member in Season 1. Known as Libby in Season 2, she is acquitted of the Red Devil case and mentored by Cathy Munsch at the hospital.

• Dr. Brock Holt (played by John Stamos) — cameo
• Chamberlain Jackson (played by James Earl) — cameo
• Ingrid Marie Hoffel (played by Kirstie Alley) — cameo

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Chanel Oberlin → Dean Cathy Munsch (Mentor and protégé) — Their relationship shifts from institutional opposition to Munsch's mentorship of Chanel at the hospital.

  "The character profile states that Chanel is taken under Munsch's wing in Season 2. It also says Munsch mentors Chanel, Libby, and Sadie at the hospit...

• Chanel Oberlin → Zayday Williams (Co-presidents and rivals) — Their shared leadership combines competition with the need to manage Kappa House together.

  "In Season 1, their tied election makes them co-presidents of Kappa House. Chanel is furious about the result, while Zayday tries to calm the dispute...

• Chanel #5 → Dean Cathy Munsch (Mentor and protégé) — Munsch supports and mentors Chanel #5 after the events at Kappa.

  "The character profile identifies Chanel #5 as Libby in Season 2 and says Munsch mentors her at the hospital after she is acquitted of the Red Devil c...

• Chanel #3 → Dean Cathy Munsch (Mentor and protégé) — Munsch becomes a protector and mentor to Chanel #3 in the hospital setting.

  "The character profile says that Chanel #3, referred to as Sadie in Season 2, is brought under Munsch's protection and mentored by her at the hospital...

• Chanel Oberlin → Dr. Brock Holt (Romantic partners) — Their relationship includes a romantic dinner complicated by Brock's uncontrollable hand.

  "In Season 2, Brock invites Chanel to a romantic dinner while secretly restraining his violent hand. The supplied summaries do not specify how long th...

• Chanel #3 → Dr. Cassidy Cascade (Romantic attachment) — Cassidy's stated concern for Chanel #3's survival complicates his participation in the killers' revenge.

  "In Season 2, Cassidy says he no longer wants to kill, especially because Chanel #3 is still alive. This indicates that her survival matters to him, t...

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Chanel Oberlin → Hester Ulrich (Rivals and adversaries) — Hester's deception and Chanel's violent response make their relationship a central source of antagonism.

  "In Season 1, Hester claims to be pregnant, prompting Chanel's boyfriend to end his relationship with Chanel. Chanel later admits to pushing Hester on...

• Chanel Oberlin → Chanel #5 (Sorority antagonists) — Chanel's leadership and manipulation create friction, while the Season 2 account also places Chanel #5 among Chanel's associates.

  "In Season 1, Chanel blames Chanel #5 after the tied Kappa presidency election. On Black Friday, Chanel deliberately gives Chanel #5 black toilet pape...

• Chanel #5 → Chamberlain Jackson (Witness and suspect) — Chamberlain's account becomes part of the evidence surrounding Chanel #5's suspicious report.

  "After an apparent attack in Season 2, Chamberlain says he heard screams but that only Chanel #5 was present when he arrived. The detective treats Cha...

• Ingrid Marie Hoffel → Chanel Oberlin (Opponents in the hospital) — Hoffel's authority over the Chanels and the hospital's revenge plot place her in opposition to Chanel.

  "In Season 2, Hoffel orders the Chanels to work the night shift. During the resulting events, the attackers become angry that their revenge plan has f...

Story Analysis

Across two seasons, campus murders expose Kappa's past before a new killer and a revenge plot threaten the hospital. Shifting rivalries and Munsch's later mentorship connect the sorority story to the hospital setting.

Plot Progression

1. Season 1: Kappa's First Crisis — A birth and death at a Kappa party draw the sorority and Munsch into a campus crisis. More killings and a Red Devil investigation turn the house into a place of suspicion.
2. Season 1: Kappa's Buried Past — A flashback exposes an earlier birth and death concealed by Kappa members with Munsch's involvement. Zayday's disappearance and the Kappa election intensify conflict within the house.
3. Season 1: Rivalry and Aftermath — The Red Devil case and Hester's pregnancy claim fuel conflict around Chanel, while the story depicts the traumatic semester's aftermath. Kappa later reopens for winter rush under Zayday's leadership.
4. Season 2: Hospital Murders — The story moves to the C.U.R.E. Institute, where an emergency and new attacks expose the hospital's grim history. Chanel's wedding death and the Halloween violence undermine attempts to control the cr...
5. Season 2: Suspicion and Revenge — A blood shortage, Brock's violent hand, and attacks on the Chanels deepen the danger inside the hospital. The killers' revenge alliance begins to fracture as Cassidy rejects further killing.
6. Season 2: Changed Alliances — Munsch's mentorship of Chanel and protection of the other Chanels contrast with her earlier institutional conflict with Kappa. The supplied summaries describe a fractured revenge plot but do not estab...