The upcoming Friday the 13th prequel TV show will feature a more “grounded” Jason Voorhees look. According to the latest update from Crystal Lake creator Brad Caleb Kane, the iconic character will be depicted in a different light in this upcoming prequel show.
Though he didn’t reveal what exactly Jason looks like in this series without his familiar hockey mask, Kane did tease “pounds and pounds of makeup.” Talking to Entertainment Weekly, he said, “Savini killed it,” referring to the original Jason makeup artist Tom Savini.
“[He] reached right into our brains and pulled out our worst nightmares of what a deformed child might look like,” Kane continued. “But we’re trying to do something a little bit more grounded and a little bit up-to-date. We’re stepping away from words like ‘freak’ and stepping more into words like ‘outcast’ and ‘other.’”
Plus, while Jason doesn’t wear the hockey mask itself, Kane confirmed, “There is a mask. It might be a different mask than fans are used to, but it will not be a different mask than fans have seen.” Surgically choosing his words, he continued, “We show the origin story of the mask and why it’s there specifically, and it all connects.”
What is the new Crystal Lake show about?
The new Crystal Lake show is a horror prequel television series to the Friday the 13th franchise. This one explores the tragic origins of Pamela Voorhees and the dark family mythology surrounding Camp Crystal Lake.
Set in the 1970s, several years before the events of the 1980 original film, the show centers on single mother Pamela Voorhees (played by Linda Cardellini). She struggles with overwhelming grief nearly a year after her young, sickly son Jason Voorhees (played by Callum Vinson) tragically drowns in the lake. When strangers arrive at her door to dig into her past, a disturbing chain of events is set in motion.
The slow-burn thriller releases on October 15, 2026, on Peacock in the United States and October 19, 2026, on Sky and NOW in the UK.
Originally reported on ComingSoon.net.
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