We all know where Pamela Voorhees ends up. What Crystal Lake gets to show us is how she becomes that person.
Ahead of the series premiere this October, Linda Cardellini and writer, showrunner, and executive producer Brad Caleb Kane appeared Monday at NBC’s Backlot Press Day, where they discussed bringing the Friday the 13th franchise back to life and, more specifically, transforming Pamela into the killer we eventually meet in the original film, reports Deadline.
“We all know where Pam ends up because she starts all the killing in the first movie,” Cardellini said. “So, what Brad gave me was a beautiful beginning and somewhere to go.”
For Cardellini, that means starting with a Pamela who is almost completely removed from the character we know.
“There’s an arc there from somebody who means well and is trying to survive,” she continued. “She’s doing the best that she can and fighting hard for things that she thinks are right to [becoming] somebody who then turns out to do all the wrong things.”
It’s an interesting approach because Pamela has never really had the opportunity to exist as anything other than Jason’s grieving, murderous mother. Betsy Palmer made the character iconic in the original Friday the 13th, but by the time we meet her, the damage has already been done.
Cardellini has gone back to Palmer’s performance while developing her younger Pamela, but she isn’t interested in simply recreating it.
“You can’t duplicate what Betsy did, which was to play this devoted mother,” Cardellini told Deadline. “So I can take that and sort of bring that to the early childhood years of Jason’s life.”
And Jason appears to be at the center of everything.
“I also think that you don’t get to where Betsy is without really truly loving Jason and getting to know him,” Cardellini added. “That was really important to us going in.”
There will even be at least one little visual connection to Palmer’s Pamela. Cardellini teased that “a certain sweater” will make an appearance, while revealing that the filmmakers actually considered giving her Pamela the character’s familiar short hairstyle before deciding she still has plenty of time to get there.
Of course, this is still Friday the 13th, and Kane promises they aren’t skimping on the nasty stuff.
“A lot of the gags in the show are very complicated,” Kane added, specifically praising Cardellini for repeatedly nailing elaborate special effects sequences that were difficult to reset.
That fits with Kane’s comments during the panel about approaching the franchise as a lifelong fan. He recalled seeing Friday the 13th Part III in 3D during its original theatrical run in 1982, describing the experience as a gateway into horror and the wider world of film.
“I’m thrilled with what we made. I’m very proud of the show,” Kane said. “And hopefully, people will just go on a fun ride with it.”
Crystal Lake premieres Thursday, October 15, on Peacock.
Source: Deadline
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