It’s been nearly three years since Peacock first introduced its Friday the thirteenth prequel collection Crystal Lake was within the works. After a few key setbacks, it seems just like the collection is lastly making progress.
Showrunner Brad Kane teased a giant announcement forward to coincide with Friday the thirteenth in June 2025.
So what do we all know concerning the collection up to now? Right here’s a have a look at all the main points.
When will Crystal Lake premiere?
A premiere date for Crystal Lake has but to be introduced by Peacock. As of June 2025, the collection nonetheless seems to be in pre-production, based mostly on a set development picture shared by Kane.
What’s Crystal Lake about?
Crystal Lake is a prequel to the long-lasting horror movie Friday the thirteenth. Nevertheless, particular plot particulars have been saved beneath wraps up to now.
Who stars in Crystal Lake?
Main the collection is Linda Cardellini as Pamela Voorhees, the mom of Jason Voorhees who served as the first antagonist of the primary Friday the thirteenth movie (performed by Betsy Palmer) searching for retribution in opposition to the teenager counselors whom she blamed for her son’s drowning loss of life. On this iteration, in line with Deadline, she’ll be a single mom who gave up her profession as a singer to boost a particular wants baby, and issues take a darkish flip when he dies.
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The collection will even characteristic William Catlett in a serious function as Levon Brooks, however particulars concerning the character are usually not accessible presently, besides a teaser from Kane that reads, “And he shall be Levon. And he shall be an excellent man.”
What else is there to find out about Crystal Lake?
When the collection was first introduced in 2022, it was imagined to be a collaboration between A24 and Bryan Fuller, with Victor Miller writing. In 2023, Adrienne King, who’d portrayed Alice Hardy within the first two movies, was solid within the prequel collection, and Kevin Williamson was anticipated to contribute writing for one episode of the season. Nevertheless, Fuller was dropped from the collection in 2024, and Kane later took over.
Kane introduced in December 2024 that issues had been entering into movement with the collection, writing on Instagram, “Glad Friday the thirteenth (to those that have fun!) want I might give a extra substantial replace however mum’s the phrase. Suffice it to say the story’s been damaged, scripts have been and are being written, and the objective is to present the followers (together with myself) a tense, scary, bloody, and satisfying trip that’s nicely definitely worth the wait. Extra information to return within the new yr. Except, y’know..we’re all doomed.”
How will you watch the Friday the thirteenth motion pictures?
Pluto TV at present has a number of of the classic horror pics from the franchise accessible on demand, together with Friday the thirteenth, Friday the thirteenth Half II, Friday the thirteenth Half III, Friday the thirteenth: The Closing Chapter, Friday the thirteenth Half: A New Starting, Friday the thirteenth Half VI: Jason Lives, Friday the thirteenth Half VII: The New Blood, and Friday the thirteenth Half VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan. In the meantime, the 2009 remake Friday the thirteenth is offered on Hulu, and the remainder of the sequels — together with Jason Goes to Hell: The Closing Friday, Jason X, and Freddy vs. Jason — are solely accessible for rental or buy by way of varied on-demand companies. (Notice: Regardless of its title, the Friday the thirteenth TV collection bears no relation to the movie franchise.)