Friday the thirteenth Prequel Given Straight-To-Series Order at Peacock

There will not be any signal of a hockey masks, however the Friday the thirteenth franchise is getting a prequel collection written by Bryan Fuller.

Friday the thirteenth has had a protracted and sophisticated historical past on the subject of rights points, which is one motive why it has been so a few years since any new motion pictures have been launched within the franchise. However, plainly whereas Jason Voorhees might not don his hockey masks within the close to future, Peacock has given a straight-to-series order for a brand new prequel collection entitled Crystal Lake. According to Variety, the present shall be written by Bryan Fuller and is being referred to as an “expanded prequel.”

Friday the thirteenth has been tied up in authorized knots for over a decade, with the rights to the character of Jason Voorhees being held separate from these of the Friday the thirteenth identify, that means that making a Friday the thirteenth film with Jason as a foremost character has been off limits as nobody appears capable of come to a compromise over how such a film would transfer ahead. However, with the unique film not that includes the long-lasting hockey-mask-wearing villain as its killer, it will be assumed {that a} prequel will construct a brand new story round Jason’s mom, Pamela, and presumably how Jason got here to drown on the titular location of Crystal Lake. NBCUniversal Television and Streaming chairman of leisure content material Susan Rovner mentioned in a press release:

“’Friday the 13th’ is one of the most iconic horror franchises in movie history and we were dying to revisit this story with our upcoming drama series ‘Crystal Lake.’ We can’t wait to get to work with Bryan Fuller, a gifted, visionary creator who I’ve had the pleasure of being a longtime friend and collaborator, along with our incredible partners at A24, in this updated version for Peacock that will thrill long-standing fans of the franchise.”

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How is a Friday the thirteenth Prequel Able to Be Made Now?

The rights to the Friday the thirteenth franchise have been caught up in one of many longest and most intricate authorized battles of any film collection. The new prequel is being executively produced by Victor Miller, who wrote the script for the unique Friday the thirteenth film. Miller was concerned within the court docket case along with his lawyer Marc Toberoff, to attempt to reclaim the rights to the script that he wrote. He was ultimately granted the U.S. rights to the screenplay in 2021, which suggests he can use something established within the unique film however nothing from the following sequels, together with the hulking Jason and his hockey masks.

This implies that Crystal Lake is ready to discover what led to Pamela Voorhees in search of revenge in opposition to these she blamed for the loss of life of her son Jason, which is probably going the place the present shall be pitched. For Bryan Fuller, engaged on the collection appears to have been one thing that has been coming for a while. He commented:

“I discovered ‘Friday the 13th’ in the pages of Famous Monsters magazine when I was 10 years old and I have been thinking about this story ever since. When it comes to horror, A24 raises the bar and pushes the envelope and I’m thrilled to be exploring the camp grounds of Crystal Lake under their banner. And Susan Rovner is simply the best at what she does. It’s a pleasure and an honor to be working with her again.”