Peacock’s ‘Friday the 13th’ Prequel ‘Crystal Lake’ Finds Its Jason Voorhees
Crystal Lake, the Friday the 13th prequel series taking shape at Peacock, has cast the actor playing Jason — who will not be fitted with a hockey mask anytime soon.
Callum Vinson (Long Bright River, The Night Agent) will play the young Jason in the show. He’s one of five actors who have joined the cast in recurring roles, along with Nick Cordileone, Joy Suprano, Danielle Kotch and Phoenix Parnevik.
The A24-produced Crystal Lake stars Linda Cardellini as Pamela Voorhees, Jason’s mother, who (45-year-old spoiler alert) is responsible for the killings in the first Friday the 13th movie before her unkillable son Jason takes over. William Catlett, Devin Kessler, Cameron Scoggins and Gwendolyn Sundstrom will also be series regulars, playing characters named Levon Brooks, Briana Brooks, Dorf and Grace. Details about those characters and the show’s plot are being kept quiet.
Cordileone (Warrior) will play a character named Ralph. Suprano (Fleishman Is in Trouble) will play Rita. Kotch (Director’s Cut) is playing Claudette, and Parnevik (Bel-Air) plays a character named Barry.
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Brad Caleb Kane (It: Welcome to Derry) is the showrunner on Cyrstal Lake; he joined the show in August 2024, following the exit of original writer and showrunner Bryan Fuller, who said in May 2024 that A24 “decided to go a different way with the material.”
Kane executive produces with Marc Toberoff, Victor Miller, Robert M. Barsamian, Robert P. Barsamian, Stuart Manashil, Tyson Bidner, Michael Lennox, who directed the first three episodes. Celine Held & Logan George, and Quyen Tran also directed episodes.
