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Dec. 8, 2014 / 5:22 PM

Emma Roberts, Jamie Lee Curtis join cast of 'Scream Queens'

The series hails from "American Horror Story" creator Ryan Murphy.

Emma Roberts (L) and Jamie Lee Curtis have joined the cast of 'Scream Queens.' UPI/Dennis Van Tine, David Silpa

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LOS ANGELES, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Emma Roberts and Jamie Lee Curtis have joined the cast of Scream Queens.

The 23-year-old and 56-year-old actresses will co-star on the new Fox horror-comedy series. The program hails from American Horror Story creator Ryan Murphy, and will debut a 15-episode first season in fall 2015.

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Scream Queens season one will focus on a series of murders at a college campus. Details on the characters are being kept under wraps, but the show is expected to center around Roberts, another young actress, Curtis and a father.

Roberts is known for portraying Madison Montgomery on American Horror Story: Coven, and currently stars as Maggie Esmeralda on American Horror Story: Freak Show. The actress also appeared as Jill Roberts in Scream 4.

Curtis came to fame as Laurie Strode in Halloween, and subsequently starred in such horror films as The Fog, Prom Night and Roadgames. She last appeared as Gayle Buckley in the Veronica Mars movie, and is scheduled for Spare Parts and Spychosis.

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