‘Crystal Lake’ Trailer: Linda Cardellini Stars in Peacock’s Spooky ‘Friday the 13th’ Prequel Series — SkimNews
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- Peacock released the full trailer for "Crystal Lake," its "Friday the 13th" prequel series premiering on the streamer Oct. 15.
- The trailer features Linda Cardellini as Pamela Voorhees in 1971, depicting events before and after the drowning of her son Jason.
- Cardellini told Variety the show gets gory with practical effects, including one on-set moment with "blood everywhere."
- The "Crystal Lake" cast includes Callum Vinson, Nick Cordileone, Joy Suprano, Danielle Kotch, Phoenix Parnevik, William Catlett, Devin Kessler, Cameron Scoggins, and Gwendolyn Sundstrom.
- The original 1980 "Friday the 13th" grossed nearly $60 million on a reported budget of less than $600,000.
- Brad Caleb Kane serves as creator, writer, showrunner and executive producer, with A24 and original film writer Victor Miller among the EPs.
Why it matters: The prequel leans on the franchise's enduring profitability — the 1980 original turned a sub-$600K budget into nearly $60 million — while combining A24's prestige horror credentials with Cardellini's lead performance to reintroduce the Voorhees mythology to Peacock's subscriber base.
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