The Friday the 13th prequel series Crystal Lake has found its Pamela Voorhees. The actress Linda Cardellini has officially been cast in the series coming to Peacock. It has been in development since 2022 with various creatives behind the scenes.
If you haven’t seen Friday the 13th, well, go watch it. But Pamela Voorhees is the murderous mother of Jason Voorhees. Yes, the first F13 film doesn’t actually have the hockey mask wearing Jason in it, Pamela is the killer. She seeks revenge on the camp counselors that she blames for the drowning death of her son.
Brad Caleb Kane took over as showrunner, writer, creator, and executive producer for the series in August 2024. A24 is also executive producing. The series was a milestone in the history of Friday the 13th because it was the first time since 2009’s remake that a project in the series got off the ground. Victor Miller, the screenwriter is onboard as an executive producer alongside Marc Toberoff, Robert. M. Barsamian, Robert P. Barsamian, and Stuart Manashil.
What Is Crystal Lake About?
The Friday the 13th franchise is one of the most lengthy and storied horror series out there. There’s been 12 movies between Paramount and New Line Cinema. Sean S. Cunningham directed the first film and saw Pamela Voorhees take revenge on camp counselors for not paying attention to her son, Jason, while he was drowning. That first film had Pamela as the villain, but adult, zombie Jason was the villain for the rest of the franchise. It’s seen him go from Crystal Lake to Manhattan, to space, and even with a crossover with Freddy Krueger.
Brad Caleb Kane’s credits include IT: Welcome To Derry, which is releasing later this year on Max. He’s also served as an Executive Producer on shows like Tokyo Vice, Warrior, and written shows like Moonhaven, Lodge 49, Black Sails, and more.
Crystal Lake isn’t the only Friday the 13th TV show there’s been though. Back in the late ’80s and ’90s, there was a show called Friday the 13th. It didn’t have very much to do with Jason or the camp. but it took characters and had them going after cursed objects. Before it was canceled, there were plans to have one of the cursed objects be Jason’s famous hockey mask.
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