Mike Flanagan Says Bryan Fuller "Was Onto Something Terrific" With FRIDAY THE 13TH Series CRYSTAL LAKE
Mike Flanagan (The Haunting of Hill House, Doctor Sleep) recently shared his disappointment about the Friday The 13th series, Crystal Lake, that Bryan Fuller (Hannibal, Dead Like Me, Star Trek; Discovery) was developing for Peacock.
Fuller, who was the producer and showrunner, ended up leaving the project, previously saying: "For reasons beyond our control, A24 has elected to go a different way with the material. We hope the final product will be something Friday the 13th fans all over the world will enjoy."
Flanagan knew what Fuller was looking to do with the series, and you can tell he is bummed that it will never see the light of day.
He shared on X: "On this Friday the 13th, can't help but to reflect on the CRYSTAL LAKE series that almost was. @BryanFuller was onto something terrific. Will just wait with bated breath for his excellent DUST BUNNY…"
It was previously revealed that Charlize Theron was on board to star as Jason Voorhees's mother Pamala. The series would have picked up after the drowning of a young Jason Voorhees, and it would be a '“deconstruction” of the first four Paramount movies.
The series would’ve incorporated “lore from several sequels but remix that material in a way similar to Fuller’s Hannibal, which interpolated the Thomas Harris novels for three seasons.”
It was explained that, “We had the mask, we had the sequels, we could do whatever we wanted. He had a good path forward, which I did really like.”
Directors Vincenzo Natali and Kimberly Peirce were set to helm episodes. Kevin Williamson (Scream) was set to write what was “described as the show’s ‘Red Wedding’ – referring to the infamous Game of Thrones episode – set entirely on a frozen Crystal Lake, with the summer camp’s cabins trapped under snow drifts.”
A new take on the Friday the 13th series is now in develipment, but it’s under another showrunner, Brad Caleb Kane, He's the co-showrunner of the It prequel Welcome to Derry, and he has previously worked on Warrior and Tokyo Vice.