Peacock has finally enlisted the young actor who will play the role of Jason Voorhees in its highly anticipated Friday the 13th prequel series, Crystal Lake. In addition, Nick Cordileone (Warrior), Joy Suprano (Fleishman is in Trouble), Danielle Kotch (Director’s Cut), and Phoenix Parnevik (Bel-Air) have also been tapped as recurring guest stars for the respective roles of Ralph, Rita, Claudette, and Barry.
Crystal Lake is created and written by showrunner Brad Caleb Kane (It: Welcome to Derry, Tokyo Vice, Warrior). Further details about the plot are still being kept under wraps. It is executive produced by Kane, A24, Marc Toberoff, Victor Miller, Robert M. Barsamian, Robert P. Barsamian, Stuart Manashil, Tyson Bidner, and Michael Lennox. The directing line-up includes Michael Lennox (101-103), Celine Held & Logan George (104-106), and Quyen Tran (107-108).
Who is playing Jason Vorhees in the Crystal Lake prequel?
According to Variety, Chucky star Callum Vinson has officially been cast to portray the role of Jason Voorhees in the Crystal Lake series, with Linda Cardellini (Scooby-Doo movies, Dead to Me) set to play his character’s mother Pamela Voorhees. Vinson will also be appearing as a recurring guest star.
In the upcoming prequel series, Cardellini will play the iconic Pamela Voorhees, who is known as the formidable mother of fan-favorite killer Jason Voorhees. Besides Cardellini, previously announced cast members also include William Catlett (Abigail) as Levon Brooks, Devin Kessler (Godfather of Harlem) as Briana Brooks, Cameron Scoggins (Shades of Blue) as Dorf, and newcomer Gwendolyn Sundstrom as Grace. In the original 1980 movie, the character of police officer Dorf was first played by Ron Millkie.
In the first installment of film franchise, Mrs. Voorhees was the first camp killer who was trying to avenge the death of her son, whom she thought had died from drowning. The character was originally played by Betsy Palmer in the 1980 movie. This marks the 2nd time that the iconic horror franchise will have a TV adaptation, 45 years after its debut. The first was the largely unrelated, but still connected Friday The 13th: The Series (1987 – 1990).
(Source: Variety)
