Peacock has officially announced that all 8 episodes of Crystal Lake, the highly anticipated Friday the 13th prequel series from A24, will premiere on October 15, 2026.
Created, written, and showrun by Brad Caleb Kane (It: Welcome to Derry, Tokyo Vice, Warrior), the series rewinds the clock before the events of the original 1980 slasher classic to explore the tragic story of Pamela Voorhees, played by Linda Cardellini.
The official synopsis reads:
A prequel to the Friday the 13th franchise, the series follows single mother Pam Voorhees, who has been unable to shake her grief after her young, sickly son Jason tragically drowned in the town lake almost a year before. When two strangers arrive at Pam’s door digging into her past, a disturbing chain of events is set into motion, leaving the townspeople of Crystal Lake wondering: just who is Pam Voorhees?
Earlier this year, Peacock shared the first teaser photos from Crystal Lake, which also stars earlier versions of characters from the original film, such as Crazy Ralph (Nick Cordileone), Claudette (Danielle Kotch), and Barry (Phoenix Parnevik), along with new characters connected to the town’s history. Callum Vinson plays a young Jason Voorhees.
The eight-hour series is directed by Michael Lennox (Episodes 1–3), Celine Held and Logan George (Episodes 4–6), and Quyen Tran (Episodes 7–8).
Executive producers include Brad Caleb Kane, Marc Toberoff, original Friday the 13th screenwriter Victor Miller, Robert M. Barsamian, Robert P. Barsamian, Stuart Manashil, Tyson Bidner, Michael Lennox, and Roy Lee.
This marks the first live-action expansion of the Friday the 13th franchise in more than a decade and promises to finally explore the events that transformed Pamela Voorhees into one of horror’s most iconic killers.
Will you be binge-watching all eight episodes on day one?
