TheFriday the 13thFranchise has taken another hit. It has been a crazy week full of conflicting reports for the series, reports said Peacock’sCrystal Lakeprequel was being shelved and later reworked. Now, for fans who were finally excited to see Friday the 13th return in some form, it looks like the latter was true, as the seriesjust lost its showrunnerBryan Fuller. This was confirmed by Fuller late Wednesday evening, who also revealed that the series is still going forward.
Posted on the filmmaker’s official social media accounts, Fuller wrote, “Adapting classic horror is something I have someexperiencewith.These shows require a vision that elevates and transforms, as well as delivers what audiences have come to expect, which is an ambitious and risky endeavor. It requires people to take the leap with me.” He would then compare the experience to Hannibal which Fuller is best known in the horror community for. “When it works, as withHANNIBAL, the results can be powerful for the storytellers and the audience. I couldn’t be more proud of the work my co-showrunner Jim Danger Gray and I were able to accomplish with our brilliant writing staff despite the challenges we faced.” Then theHannibalshowrunner’s finished off with the disappointing news stating, “For reasons beyond our control, A24 has elected to go a different way with the material. We hope the final product will be somethingFriday the 13thfans all over the world will enjoy.”
What We Knew About ‘Crystal Lake’
While specific plot details were kept hidden on thecampgrounds, whenCrystal Lakereceived a series order from Peacock in 2022,the series was revealed to be a prequel focused on both Pamela and Jason Voohrees. Pamela, the famous masked killer’s mother, in the 1980’s slasher classic killed the camp counselors of Crystal Lake one-by-one due to its reopening.Two decades before the events of the film, her son Jason would drown due to neglectful counselors. The sequels then followed a resurrected Jason, which is whatFriday the 13this most known for. Another major aspect of the series was going to be thatthe franchise’s original final girl Adrienne King was going to return as a series regular in an unknown role. Even thoughFullerhas leftCrystal Lake,Friday the 13th’s original screen writerVictor Miller is staying on as an executive producer.
The prequel series had a release window of 2024 before this set back occurred. However, with Crystal Lake seeming still in pre-production that seems less likely as we creep closer to the middle of the year. It’s been atough time to be a fan ofFriday the 13thto say the least, withthe last film coming in the form of the2009 remake. There have been someteasesrecently about Jason’s return to the big screen, but hopefully A24 and Peacock can getCrystal Lakeback on track sooner rather than later, as it sounded like the series was the furthest in development.
Stay tuned to Collider for more updates onCamp Crystal Lake. The originalFriday the 13this streaming now on Max.
