Friday the 13th Spinoff Series Slashes Ahead With Major Production Milestone
Crystal Lake, the Friday the 13th spin-off, has wrapped filming, Brad Caleb Kane confirms—stoking buzz that a release window is finally within striking distance even as the exact date remains under wraps.
If you have been waiting for signs of life at Camp Crystal Lake, here you go: the Friday the 13th prequel series Crystal Lake has wrapped filming. No premiere date yet, but we finally have something more concrete than rumors, and the people making it are clearly buzzing.
Filming is in the can
Series creator Brad Caleb Kane took to Instagram to celebrate the end of principal photography and couldn't help himself:
"CRYSTAL LAKE wrap party was epic!... S1 (almost sorta not quite) done and dusted."
Translation: they've finished shooting, and post-production is next.
Actor Cameron Scoggins also marked the milestone, saying the gig has been a dream and thanking A24 and Peacock for the shot. He shouted out the crew and Kane's approach to the franchise, and teased that fans will get quality time with the town's oddball locals and, yes, its most famous undying resident. He also noted this journey started back in June, which tracks with a summer-to-fall shoot.
So when can we watch?
There's still no date from Peacock or A24, but with cameras down and post ahead, a mid-to-late 2026 window feels like a reasonable bet. Plan on a long creep through editing, music, effects, and the usual streaming rollout dance.
What this prequel is doing (and who's doing it)
Crystal Lake is set before the events of the 1980 slasher classic and is designed to dig deeper into the origin story that launched the franchise.
- Linda Cardellini plays Pamela Voorhees
- Callum Vinson plays a young Jason Voorhees
- Additional cast: William Catlett, Devin Kessler, Gwendolyn Sundstrom, Nick Cordileone
- Directors on the season include Michael Lennox, Celine Held & Logan George, and Quyen Tran
- Produced by A24 for Peacock
- Created by Brad Caleb Kane
Bottom line: filming is wrapped, the team sounds confident, and the cast/director lineup is legit. Now we sit by the lake and wait for the ripples.