In December 2015, Lourd spoke about her initial meeting with Scream Queens creator Ryan Murphy: I thought he wanted me to audition, and so I was just very relaxed and casual about the news.
I december 2015 fortalte Lourd om sit første møde med skaberen af Scream Queens, Ryan Murphy: Jeg troede han ville have mig til audition, så jeg var bare helt afslappet omkring nyheden.