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New 'Friday the 13th' Prequel Series Gets the Green Light

Have you heard?! VARIETY first reported this morning to kick off Halloween Day. Executive produced by Bryan Fuller (Queer for Fear, Hannibal, Dead Like Me, Pushing Daisies), Victor Miller (Friday the 13th-1980), Marc Toberoff (Piranha-2010, Fantasy Island-2020, Hellraiser-2022), & Rob Barsamian (Crystal Lake Memories, Friday the 13th: The Game), "Crystal Lake" will serve as a prequel series to the original Friday the 13th movie (1980) and is being helmed by A24, the studio that brought you "X", "Pearl", "Moonlight", "Midsommar", & "Hereditary". Details about the new series are under wraps, but it has been given a full series order at streamer Peacock (NBC/Comcast).

To me, this is such good news!! I have been begging for a prequel series based on everyone's favorite mother, Pamela Vorhees, for YEARS and I feel that streaming is the way to go. I'm a little disappointed about Peacock being the platform, I think it has better potential on Hulu or HBOMax, but I'm excited nonetheless. The creators and producers of the Friday the 13th series have been in a boiling pot of legal turmoil and there hasn't been any new content (minus the equally beleaguered game from Gun Media) since 2009's remake from New Line Cinema. I think the 2017 game is pretty amazing, I'm just not the best gamer and find the controls cumbersome, plus I am a total novice to multi-player gaming. Just give me a good city builder and let me be the Mayor.

Although we don't know if the series will actually be about Pamela Vorhees or a young Jason, I am so curious to see what is given to the Friday-hungry fans. This also puts us one giant leap closer to a new sequel, or requel, especially based on recent returns on favorites such as "Halloween", "Scream", and "Saw".

What are your thoughts on this announcement? Are you excited? Do you think it will be about Pamela and Jason? Will it be a mystery? A slasher? A drama? Will they return to New Jersey's Camp NoBeBosCo? Sound off in the comments section below!

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