Summary

A24 has reportedly canceled the
Crystal Lake
TV series based on
Friday the 13th
, leaving fans disappointed and uncertain about its future.
Production updates have been scarce, with speculation about a prequel concept that may have included modern elements from the franchise.
Bryan Fuller’s involvement and potential inspiration from past
Friday the 13th
films added intrigue to the
Crystal Lake
project, now probably shelved.

It’s a sad day for horror fans who have been eagerly awaiting more content from the Friday the 13th franchise, as reports are coming out that A24 has pulled the plug on its long awaited television project, Crystal Lake. First announced in late 2022, the prequel series was expected to premiere in late 2024/2025 on Peacock, and feature original final girl Adrienne King returning to Camp Blood where it all started, but now it seems as if Jason Voorhees is once again dead in the water. The series was to be produced by A24 along with Bryan Fuller (Hannibal), who would also serve as showrunner and writer.

Crystal Lake Cast Frank Volpe , Emily Meissner , Jackie Watkins , Karle Gwen Seasons 1 Studio A24 Television, Crystal Lake Entertainment, Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films (EFO Films) Creator Stephen Dodson

According to Jeff Sneider of The InSneider, he says that while he’s hearing reports that A24 pulled the plug on Crystal Lake, he’s unsure whether this is a permanent decision or not. A24 had no comment, and Sneider, like the rest of the horror fandom, is awaiting more info, possibly from Peacock, to perhaps shed some light on the situation. Check out his comments below.

“I’m hearing that A24 has pulled the plug on
Crystal Lake
, its planned Peacock series based on the
Friday the 13th
franchise featuring masked killer Jason Voorhees. Bryan Fuller was due to executive produce the horror series. It’s unclear whether this is a permanent decision or a temporary one, as A24 had no comment. Perhaps Peacock will help the trades shed more light on this project, which was announced back in 2022.”

Since the announcement of the Crystal Lake prequel series, little info had come out regarding writing and production, with a few sporadic briefings here and there. The series was last given an update by Adrienne King in March 2023, when she shared a photo of herself and Bryan Fuller on her Instagram while commenting on how well one of their recent meetings went. Check out the photo and update below.

What Was the Crystal Lake Prequel Series Going to Be About?

Little was known about Crystal Lake, other than that it would serve as a prequel to the original 1980 film directed by Sean Cunningham, but even that concept was shrouded in mystery by Bryan Fuller himself. When Fuller spoke on the podcast, The Kingcast, back in 2022, he told host Scott Wampler that, “I would say it’s less a prequel series than a… pre-remake-uel series.” This could’ve meant any number of things, including the possibility that the series might have been set in modern times to align with the 2009 remake by Platinum Dunes.

When he was asked which elements of the Friday the 13th movies he could pull from for inspiration, Fuller responded that nothing was off limits, including the events in the infamous sequels, Jason X (which saw Jason Voorhees travel to outer space), and Jason Goes to Hell, which saw Voorhees’ backstory retconned to give him a sister, and made it so that only a member of his bloodline could permanently destroy him via a mystical dagger.

“Everything. We can use
everything
. We can go to Hell, we can go to space. That’s not to say that we
will
do those things … although if we
do
go 10 seasons, I will be lobbying hard to go to space.”

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Unfortunately for horror fans, if reports prove accurate, it doesn’t look like Jason Voorhees or the Friday the 13th franchise will be heading back to space any time soon, or to the small screen, for that matter.

Friday the 13th Parts 1-8
, and the 2009 reboot are streaming on MAX.
Jason Goes to Hell
and
Jason X
can be streamed via Showtime. Freddy vs. Jason is unavailable to stream at this time.