Character Relationship Map: Scream Week

Characters

• Merel (played by Carolien Spoor) — protagonist

  The central protagonist who spots a masked silhouette in the villa garden. She is deeply tied to a fatal ice bath incident from two years ago and becomes the primary witness and target of the escalati...

• Thijs (played by Jelle de Jong) — protagonist

  Core member of the friend group who attended the fatal summer party two years prior. His past with Merel and the others resurfaces as they are systematically hunted during the Sneek trip.

• Boris (played by Jord Knotter) — supporting

  Part of the original student circle involved in the hazing incident. He attends the graduation trip to Sneek but becomes one of the victims targeted by the unknown murderer.

• Kim (played by Yootha Wong-Loi-Sing) — supporting

  Graduate joining the Sneek trip. She is part of the tight-knit circle whose dark secret from two years ago triggers a series of violent murders at the villa.

• Peter (played by Jonas de Vuyst) — supporting

  Part of the core friend group whose secret from the past hazing incident resurfaces during their getaway. He is systematically targeted alongside the others.

Story Dynamics

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

• Boris → Peter (Social Members Of The Concealed-Secret Group) — They are both linked to the group carrying the secret as suspicion grows during the vacation.

  Boris and Peter are among the friends whose concealed past surrounding the fatal initiation resurfaces during the Sneek trip.

• Thijs → Peter (Social Members Of The Concealed-Secret Group) — Their shared connection to the group brings them into the renewed dispute over the death and its consequences.

  Thijs and Peter are among the friends whose concealed past surrounding the fatal initiation resurfaces during the Sneek trip.

• Merel → Kim (Social Members Of The Targeted Group) — Both are caught up in the vacation attacks, while Merel tries to persuade the group that the danger is tied to the past.

  Merel and Kim are among the friends gathered for the Sneek vacation as threats and attacks emerge; Kim is attacked, and Merel argues that the incident...

• Kim → Peter (Conflict Suspect And Rejected Pursuer) — Kim's rejection makes Peter a suspect after her attack, but she later doubts that he was responsible.

  Peter is suspected after Kim rejects him. He denies harming her, and Kim later says she does not believe he attacked her.

• Boris → Merel (Conflict Doubter And Witness) — Boris dismisses Merel's account of the masked figure, deepening the conflict over whether the attacks are connected.

  Merel says she has seen a masked figure, while Boris taunts her about her mental health and the others doubt her.

• Thijs → Merel (Social Members Of The Haunted Friend Group) — Their shared past and presence in the group place them together as the concealed tragedy resurfaces.

  Three months later, Thijs and Merel are among the friends gathered for the Sneek vacation, where the group revisits the death and faces threatening in...

• Thijs → Boris (Alliance Co-Leaders Of The Initiation) — They jointly run the hazing that ends in a candidate's death, then join the group in concealing what happened.

  Thijs and Boris lead the humiliating initiation, requiring candidates to endure cold and drink while house members judge them.

Story Analysis

A concealed death during a student initiation resurfaces during a vacation marked by threats, attacks, and unresolved suspicion.

Plot Progression

1. The Fatal Initiation — Thijs and Boris lead a brutal initiation, during which Eric collapses and stops breathing. The group fears criminal consequences and conceals the death.
2. Uneasy Days in Sneek — Three months later, the friends gather for Sneekweek. Threatening messages and Merel's report of a masked figure unsettle the group and renew questions about Eric's death.
3. Attacks and Accusations — Kim is attacked and Peter becomes a suspect, though he denies responsibility and Kim later doubts he attacked her. Merel maintains that the incidents are connected to Eric.
4. Deaths and Investigation — Peter is found dead, and Zoë is killed as the group begins to see the violence as a deliberate campaign. Police find no mask, and suspicion turns toward Merel without resolving the case.