One of the most well-known slasher franchises round is coming again, however with out its iconic killer. Friday the 13th is getting a prequel sequence at Peacock, which will probably be written and showrun by Bryan Fuller, referred to as Crystal Lake.
The sequence will happen sooner or later earlier than the first film, however gained’t characteristic Jason or his trademark hockey masks because of the ongoing authorized battle over the franchise. Essentially, because of some unusual contracts, and some very protracted court docket battles, the rights to the sequence are break up between two separate individuals, one who owns the first film, and one other who owns the sequels.
But, as Scream’s Ghostface desires us to recollect, Jason wasn’t the killer in the first film — his mother was. So whereas we may actually get a Mrs. Voorhees in the prequel sequence, don’t anticipate Jason himself to be exhibiting up or doing any killing. That being mentioned, the thought of a summer time camp that’s continuously stalked by killers of 1 Voorhees selection or one other continues to be in all probability fairly fertile floor for a horror sequence.
Friday the 13th is way from the first slasher sequence to get its personal spinoff sequence, too. In the early 2010s, there have been additionally spinoff and prequel sequence for Scream, Psycho, and even Bryan Fuller’s personal Hannibal. Perhaps much more surprisingly, the sequence themselves ranged largely from good to nice, which at the very least makes this new mission thrilling. In truth, there was even one other Friday the 13th present, referred to as Friday the 13th: The Series, which aired in the late ’80s and has been kind of forgotten since.
Fuller is a tv veteran creating a number of reveals over the final 20 years together with Dead Like Me, Star Trek: Discovery, American Gods, and the aforementioned Hannibal. Also behind Crystal Lake will probably be A24, which whereas recognized for films can also be the studio behind HBO’s Euphoria. There’s no phrase but on when Crystal Lake may come out, but it surely’s possible greater than a 12 months away.
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