“Friday the 13th” series “Crystal Lake” continues to take shape: franchise veteran and “Scream” author are on board

In early November 2022, it was announced that a Friday the 13th series awaits us in the future, titled Crystal Lake. Anyone who frowned upon this message should have felt anticipation for the project soon after. Because Bryan Fuller (“Hannibal”) is responsible for the format in collaboration with the production studio A24, which is responsible for celebrated horror films such as “Hereditary” or “Midsommar”. After two months there is finally news again.

At a 3D movie theater event where It’s Friday the 13th Again, Bryan Fuller took time to participate in a Q&A with some of the movie’s stars. Some new information about “Crystal Lake” has also been revealed: According to Fuller, “Scream” is the author Kevin Williamson on board to write an episode. Whether this is the pilot episode is still unclear. In addition Adrian King with the party. She survived the carnage in “Friday the 13th” as Ginny, but was killed directly by Jason at the beginning of “Friday the 13th – Jason Returns”.

This is Crystal Lake

It is not yet known what the series will be about. However, it is a prequel set before the first “Friday the 13th”. At the Q&A, which is on was again summarized by journalist Eric Goldman, Fuller was also asked if one can also count on the return of Pamela (Jason’s mother) in “Crystal Lake”. His answer to this must have been: “We are really going to deal with everything. The series is about the lives of these two characters.” Fuller probably means not only Pamela Voorhees, but also her hydrophobic son Jason, who will eventually become a killer icon in a hockey mask.

In addition, Bryan Fuller plans to extend “Crystal Lake” to four seasons. It remains to be seen whether anything will eventually come of it. Fans of Hannibal will certainly have to take a deep breath at these powerful announcements. Fuller himself refers to the series as “Pre-Remake Source”, where the plan is to present Jason in many familiar forms and manifestations. Comparisons with “Bates Motel”, the prequel to Alfred Hitchcock’s “Psycho”, were also used. The implementation is made possible by the clarification of a legal dispute that has dragged on for years.

Original screenwriter Victor Miller, who will co-produce Crystal Lake, owns the story and characters. However, he does not own the rights to the title “Friday the 13th” or Jason’s iconic hockey mask. That in turn is in the hands of Robert Barsamian, who is also involved in the series as a producer. So you can almost draw from the full pot. “Crystal Lake” would then have to be broadcast on the universal streaming channel Peacock, which probably equates to Sky in this country.