25-03-2025
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"Friday the 13th" Prequel Series "Crystal Lake" Finds Its Pamela Voorhees
Yara Sameh
Linda Cardellini is set to take the lead in the 'Friday the 13th' prequel series at Peacock.
Cardellini will star as Pamela Voorhees in the expanded prequel series, which is titled 'Crystal Lake.' The show was originally picked up straight to series at Peacock in 2022.
Fans of the 'Friday the 13th' franchise will recall that Pamela Voorhees was the mother of Jason Voorhees, the hockey mask-wearing slasher featured throughout most of the films in the horror franchise.
But in the original film, Jason is a child who drowns at Camp Crystal Lake. His death leads his mother, Pamela, to seek revenge against the counselors she blamed for her son's death.
Cardellini was recently cast in a lead role in the upcoming HBO series 'DTF St. Louis' alongside David Harbour and Jason Bateman. She is a three-time Emmy nominee — one for 'Mad Men' and two for 'Dead to Me.' Her other TV roles include 'Freaks and Geeks,' 'ER,' and 'Bloodline.'
In film, Cardellini is known for her role in the 'Scooby-Doo' live-action franchise as well as features like 'Brokeback Mountain,' 'The Founder,' and for playing Laura Barton in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Brad Caleb Kane took over as creator, writer, showrunner, and executive producer on 'Crystal Lake' in August 2024. A24 is also executive producing.
Victor Miller, who penned the original film in the franchise, remains onboard as an executive produce along with Marc Toberoff, Robert M. Barsamian, Robert P. Barsamian, and Stuart Manashil. A24 is the studio.
The original 'Friday the 13th' was released in 1980. It grossed nearly $60 million against a reported budget of $550,000. Since then, there have been eleven further films in the franchise, including 'Jason X,' 'Freddy vs. Jason,' and the 2009 reboot. Jason became the main antagonist beginning of the second film.
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