Friday the 13th TV Series, Crystal Lake, Finally Starts Filming (With a Perfect Codename)

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Some mysteries still surround the series, though. But now that Kane has confirmed via his Instagram account that the shoot has officially begun (under the fitting codename title “Mama’s Boy”), perhaps some of those mysteries will have some light shone on them soon enough.

The Crystal Lake TV show arrives courtesy of A24 banner, which alone inspires confidence; couple with that is the casting of the ultra-talented Linda Cardellini as Pamela Voorhees.

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Crystal Lake is the first installment of the new Jason Universe from Horror, Inc. Things are shaping up for Jason and his trusty machete to come back in a big way. We have not only a series to look forward to but also an inevitable slew of films.

It’s been a tough wait to get to this point. 16 years is an awfully long time to go between installments of an A-list horror property. It was starting to seem as though Jason had been forced to hang up the hockey mask for good. But Kane’s Instagram post confirms that Friday the 13th is, in fact, back.

Kane’s post received a few comments from several notable Friday the 13th franchise alum. For instance, Ari Lehman, who played Jason in the original film, who wrote “BRAVO FROM THE OG JASON VOORHEES MAMA’S BOY HIMSELF MORE POWER TO YOU” and Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter‘s Judie Aronson, who commented “It’s showtime! Gogogo!!” Crystal Lake is expected to debut on Peacock at some point in 2026.

The biggest mystery for the Crystal Lake series concerns Adrienne King, who played the first film’s final girl, Alice Hardy. King was cast in a recurring role back when the show was under Fuller, so the question remains whether she’s still a part of the case. It seems unlikely, as Fuller was let go because the show was reportedly going to head in a different direction. King’s return also wouldn’t make much sense in general, considering her character got an icepick to the temple in the opening of Friday the 13th Part 2. If King were to come back as a character different from Hardy that too would push logic, even for this franchise.

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