Peacock and A24 have found their Pamela Voorhees for Crystal Lake, the upcoming prequel series toFriday the 13th.

Linda Cardellini will play Mrs. Voorhees in Crystal Lake. has been rumored to play the role since The InSneiders February report about her involvement in the series.

Recommended Videos Pamela Voorhees is the primary antagonist of Friday the 13th, the 1980s slasher film about a group of teenagers who are slaughtered at Camp Crystal Lake. Pamela is the mother of Jason Voorhees, the masked killer who goes on to headline the horror franchise starting with 1981s Friday the 13th Part 2.

Please enable Javascript to view this content Betsy Palmer famously portrayed Pamela in Friday the 13th. Marilyn Poucher, Paula Shaw, and Nana Visitor played Pamela in the sequels and reboots.

Cardellini is currently filming Maxs dark comedy series DTF St. Louisalongside Jason Bateman and David Harbour. Cardellini recently starred in NetflixsNo Good Deed. The veteran actress has received three Emmy nominations: two forDead to Meand one forMad Men. Cardellini is best known for playing Lindsay Weir inFreaks and Geeksand Samantha Taggart inER.

Brad Caleb Kane serves as the creator, writer, showrunner, and executive producer of Crystal Lake. Kane is best known for his work onIt: Welcome to Derry, Tokyo Vice, and Warrior. Plot details forCrystal Lakeare being kept under wraps.

Peacock originally picked up Crystal Lakein October 2022, with Bryan Fuller and Victoria Miller attached as writers and executive producers. In May 2024, Fuller was fired from the series as A24 elected to move in a direct direction. Kane took over as showrunner in August 2024.

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