‘Friday the 13th’ Prequel Series ‘Crystal Lake’ From Bryan Fuller Ordered at Peacock - Variety

Peacock has fixed a straight-to-series bid to a “Friday the 13th” prequel presently titled “Crystal Lake,” Variety has learned.

Exact crippled details are being kept nether wraps, though it is described arsenic an “expanded prequel.” The amusement volition beryllium written by Bryan Fuller, who is besides the showrunner and an enforcement producer. Victor Miller, who penned the archetypal movie successful the franchise, volition besides enforcement nutrient on with Marc Toberoff, Rob Barsamian, and A24. A24 volition besides service arsenic the workplace down the series.

“’Friday the 13th’ is 1 of the astir iconic fearfulness franchises successful movie past and we were dying to revisit this communicative with our upcoming play bid ‘Crystal Lake,’” said Susan Rovner, president of amusement contented for NBCUniversal Television and Streaming. “We can’t hold to get to enactment with Bryan Fuller, a gifted, visionary creator who I’ve had the pleasance of being a longtime person and collaborator, on with our unthinkable partners astatine A24, successful this updated mentation for Peacock that volition thrill long-standing fans of the franchise.”

Miller and Toberoff, his attorney, were antecedently progressive successful a lengthy tribunal lawsuit successful an effort to get the rights to the archetypal film’s screenplay for Miller. The Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled successful Miller’s favour successful 2021, giving him the U.S. rights to the screenplay. As such, they bash not person the rights to usage immoderate elements of the films established aft the archetypal “Friday the 13th,” which includes Jason Vorhees’ trademark hockey mask, but are capable to research prequels arsenic successful the lawsuit of the Peacock series.

Fuller is known for creating oregon co-creating shows similar “Hannibal” astatine NBC, “Pushing Daisies” astatine ABC, “Dead Like Me” astatine Showtime, “American Gods” astatine Starz, and “Star Trek: Discovery” astatine Paramount+. He is besides known for his enactment connected “Star Trek: Voyager” arsenic good arsenic “Heroes.”

He is repped by WME, Brillstein Entertainment Partners, and Ziffren Brittenham.

“I discovered ‘Friday the 13th’ successful the pages of Famous Monsters mag erstwhile I was 10 years aged and I person been reasoning astir this communicative ever since,” Fuller said. “When it comes to horror, A24 raises the barroom and pushes the envelope and I’m thrilled to beryllium exploring the campy grounds of Crystal Lake nether their banner. And Susan Rovner is simply the champion astatine what she does. It’s a pleasance and an grant to beryllium moving with her again.”

The archetypal “Friday the 13th” was released successful 1980. In that film, Jason is simply a kid who drowns astatine Camp Crystal Lake. His decease leads his parent Pamela to question revenge against the counselors she blamed for her son’s death. It grossed astir $60 cardinal against a reported fund of $550,000.

Since then, determination person been eleven further films successful the franchise, including “Jason X,” “Freddy vs. Jason,” and the 2009 reboot. Jason became the main antagonist opening with the 2nd film.