Full Crystal Lake Cast Announced for Friday the 13th Prequel Show

Peacock has tapped three new series regulars, who will be joining the Crystal Lake cast for A24’s upcoming Friday the 13th prequel series.

This marks the 2nd time that the iconic horror franchise will have a TV adaptation, 45 years after its debut. The first was the largely unrelated, but still connected Friday The 13th: The Series (1987 – 1990.)

Who are joining the Crystal Lake cast?

Devin Kessler (Godfather of Harlem), Cameron Scoggins (Shades of Blue, Nashville), and newcomer Gwendolyn Sundstrom have officially been enlisted to play the respective roles of Briana Brooks, Dorf, and Grace. In the original 1980 movie, the character of police officer Dorf was first played by Ron Millkie. They will officially be joining previously announced leads Linda Cardellini (Scooby-Doo movies, Dead to Me) and William Catlett (Abigail), with the latter set to play Levon Brooks.

In the upcoming prequel series, Cardellini will play the iconic Pamela Voorhees, who is known as the formidable mother of fan-favorite killer Jason Voorhees. In the first installment of film franchise, Mrs. Voorhees was the first camp killer, who was trying to avenge the death of her son, whom she thought had died from drowning. The character was originally played by Betsy Palmer in the 1980 movie.

Crystal Lake is created and written by showrunner Brad Caleb Kane (It: Welcome to Derry, Tokyo Vice, Warrior). Further details about the plot are still being kept under wraps. It is executive produced by Kane, A24, Marc Toberoff, Victor Miller, Robert M. Barsamian, Robert P. Barsamian, Stuart Manashil, Tyson Bidner, Michael Lennox. The directing line-up includes Michael Lennox (101-103), Celine Held & Logan George (104-106), and Quyen Tran (107-108).

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