Peacock just ordered a new show called "Crystal Lake" which is an expansion prequel series of "Friday the 13th" on Halloween.
The show is finally given a straight-to-series signal 13 years after the release of the last "Friday the 13th" movie and will be worked on under A24 and Bryan Fuller, Gizmodo reports.
Fuller Is Exploring 'Crystal Lake' With A24
Best known for his work on "Hannibal," Fuller is rediscovering the mystery of his favorite "Friday the 13th" movie from his childhood together with the production company A24.
With "Crystal Lake," showrunner and executive producer Fuller will revisit the iconic horror franchise's history and story along with "Friday the 13th" original executive producer Victor Miller.
Susan Rover, the chairman of entertainment content at NBC Universal Television and Streaming, tells Variety that they cannot wait to work with Fuller for this project.
Rover even describes Fuller as a gifted, visionary creator who they have had the pleasure of working with as a collaborator for the long-standing franchise.
Fuller is known for his creations like "Pushing Daisies," "Dead Like Me," and "Star Trek: Discovery," as well as for his contributions to "Star Trek: Voyager."
Deadline writes that "Crystal Lake" follows the same stories of the original camp killer that was Mrs. Vorhees from "Friday the 13th."
It can be remembered that in the original movie, Mrs. Vorhees kills the camp counselors at Camp Crystal Lake after her son supposedly drowned.
"Crystal Lake" will not be the first series, which will be based on the "Friday the 13th" horror franchise, following the "Friday the 13th: The Series" by Frank Mancuso Jr. and Larry B. Williams.
In 2014, Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films and Cunningham's Crystal Lake Entertainment also were allegedly developing a series based on the franchise, but that never came to fruition.
At the moment, further details about Peacock's "Crystal Lake" have not been provided yet, and the plot is still kept a secret as well, Deadline reports.
A Long Legal Battle Has Delayed The Green Light For 'Crystal Lake'
Variety writes that Miller and his lawyer were involved in a case to get the rights to the original screenplay for "Friday the 13th," which kept the prequel shelved for years.
It was only in 2021 when the Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of Miller's request to acquire the rights for the screenplay and to all of the other elements of the film.
The producers of the original film known as Horror Inc. argued in 2018 that Miller did not have the rights to claim the screenplay as his original since the work was for hire, but the judge ruled otherwise.
This means that Miller, together with Fuller and A24, can now license the film without any legal questions lingering in relation to the film and the franchise.
"Friday the 13th" was a classic horror film released in 1980, which made massive success, grossing $60 million from a production budget of only $550,000.
