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‘Crystal Lake' TV Series Casts William Catlett
William Catlett (A Thousand and One) has landed a major role opposite the previously announced Linda Cardellini in Crystal Lake, the Friday the 13th expanded prequel series from Peacock and A24, Deadline has learned.
We hear the actor will play the part of Levon Brooks, though no other details were disclosed, and the plot of the series remains under wraps. Cardellini is playing Pamela Voorhees, the mother of the Friday the 13th franchise's masked antagonist, Jason.
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The drama series hails from creator Brad Caleb Kane (It: Welcome to Derry), who will also write, showrun and exec produce. Other EPs include A24; Victor Miller, who wrote the screenplay for the franchise's original 1980 film; Miller's copyright attorney, Marc Toberoff; Robert M. Barsamian; Robert P. Barsamian; Stuart Manashil; and Tyson Bidner. First announced in October 2022, the project will mark one of A24's first major IP-driven efforts amid a recent move expand in a more commercial direction.
Comprising 12 slashers, first for Paramount and then for New Line, the Friday the 13th franchise is one of the most iconic and enduring horror series in film history. Directed by Sean S. Cunningham, the original film introduced audiences to the scenic Camp Crystal Lake, where a young camper named Jason (Ari Lehman) has not long ago tragically drowned due to counselor negligence. Seeking revenge for the death is his mother (Betsy Palmer), who processes her grief by brutally murdering a band of camp counselors. In subsequent installments, Jason himself emerges as one of horror's most recognizable villains, a seemingly immortal, hockey mask-wearing killer who is no friend to teenagers stepping into his domain.
Not the first TV series to expand on the franchise, Crystal Lake follows Friday the 13th: The Series, which aired for three seasons in syndication from 1987-1990. It will be the first project affiliated with Friday the 13th to emerge since a 2009 reboot of the original film from New Line. To date, the films' impact on pop culture has also been felt through the proliferation of novels, comic books, video games, and merchandise pegged to the franchise.
Most recently appearing on Netflix's Forever, Catlett is also known for roles on shows like Constellation (Apple TV+), True Story (Netflix), and Black Lightning (The CW), among others. Notable film credits include Lionsgate's horror thriller Never Let Go opposite Halle Berry, Universal's ballerina monster movie Abigail, A.V. Rockwell's Sundance prize-winner A Thousand and One, and Angel Manuel Soto's Charm City Kings. The actor is repped by IAG, Anonymous Content, and Granderson Des Rochers.
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