Peacock's "Crystal Lake," an A24 prequel to "Friday the 13th," was watched for 1.3 billion minutes in its first 11 days of streaming. According to Peacock, it is the platform's fourth-most-watched scripted original series of all time. Linda Cardellini stars as Pamela Voorhees.
The "Friday the 13th" prequel series "Crystal Lake" was watched for 1.3 billion minutes in its first 11 days of streaming. According to Peacock, "Crystal Lake" is its fourth-most-watched scripted original series of all time. Crystal Lake also became Peacock's fourth most-watched scripted original over the past week.
What the series is about
"Crystal Lake" is an A24 prequel to "Friday the 13th" and is available to watch on Peacock. The series is centered on Pamela Voorhees, Jason's murderous mom, and runs eight episodes. Linda Cardellini stars as Pamela Voorhees, the original "Friday the 13th" killer and mother of Jason Voorhees. The official logline says the series follows single mother Pam Voorhees, unable to shake her grief after her young, sickly son Jason, played by Callum Vinson, drowned in the town lake almost a year before. The show, from A24 and creator Brad Caleb Kane, is an expansion of the Friday the 13th universe.
Cast, directors and a critical view
Series regulars alongside Cardellini include William Catlett, Devin Kessler, Cameron Scoggins and Gwendolyn Sundstrom. Michael Lennox, Celine Held, Logan George and Quyen Tran serve as directors, and A24 is the studio. One article's author says the series becomes overburdened by lore in its latter half, introducing a subplot explaining Jason's origins and supernatural powers.
