Freddie Prinze Jr. Officially Joins ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ Legacy Sequel

After several months of rumors, Freddie Prinze Jr. has officially been confirmed to star in Jennifer Kaytin Robinson’s I Know What You Did Last Summer, a legacy sequel to the iconic 1997 slasher movie that will feature fresh faces alongside legacy characters.

Deadline first reported the news this afternoon. The outlet exclusively notes that Prinze Jr. will “reprise the role of Ray Bronson from the original 1997 movie and its 1998 sequel.”

According to the site, Jennifer Love Hewitt is in active negotiations to return as well.

The slasher franchise will return to theaters on July 18, 2025.

Madelyn Cline (“Outer Banks”) will star in Sony’s reboot alongside Sarah Pidgeon (“Gotham”), Tyriq Withers (“Atlanta”) and Jonah Hauer-King (The Little Mermaid).

Jennifer Kaytin Robinson (Do Revenge) is on board to direct the new installment in the franchise for Sony, with Leah McKendrick (M.F.A.) writing the original draft of the screenplay. The latest draft, however, was written by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson & Sam Lansky.

Jim Gillespie directed the original I Know What You Did Last Summer back in 1997, written by Kevin Williamson (Scream) and based on Lois Duncan’s novel. The film spawned sequels in 1998 and 2006. Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr. only came back for that first sequel.

More recently, the franchise returned with Amazon’s short-lived television series.