Trailer Time: Linda Cardellini Brings Pamela Voorhees to Life in ‘Crystal Lake’

Chhh haaahaa chhhh. You can hear it in your head, can’t you? The sounds of Jason Voorhees walking through Camp Crystal Lake, hacking up teenagers. As we keep waiting for a new Friday the 13th film, Peacock is bringing us the prequel to those movies, set at Crystal Lake, starring recent Emmy winner Linda Cardellini as Jason’s mom, Pamela.

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Here’s the logline: A prequel to the Friday the 13th franchise, the series follows single mother Pam Voorhees who has been unable to shake her grief after her young, sickly son Jason tragically drowned in the town lake almost a year before. When two strangers arrive at Pam’s door digging into her past, a disturbing chain of events are set into motion, leaving the townspeople of Crystal Lake wondering: just who is Pam Voorhees?

Crystal Lake starts streaming October 15 on Peacock.

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