Crystal Lake, A24’s upcoming prequel series to Friday the 13th for Peacock, has discovered its new inventive lead. Per Deadline, Brad Caleb Kane has been employed because the collection’ new creator, showrunner, and govt producer.
The hiring of Kane comes three months after Bryan Fuller exited the project as a result of inventive variations. A24 is taking the collection in a very completely different course.
“From the moment I watched Jason Voorhees squeeze a guy’s eyeball out of its socket (in glorious 3D!) at the tender age of 8 years old, I knew my creative path was someday destined to converge with The Man Behind The Mask,” Kane stated in an announcement. “Nothing defined my childhood more than growing up in the golden age of the slasher flick, and nothing’s defined the genre more than Friday the 13th. I couldn’t be more excited for the opportunity to contribute a chapter to this iconic franchise, particularly with such fearless partners as Peacock and A24.”
Kane is finest recognized for his work as a author on Tokyo Vice, Lodge 49, and Warrior. Kane lately served as a co-showrunner and govt producer on It: Welcome to Derry, HBO’s upcoming prequel collection to Andy Muschietti’s It.
‘Crystal Lake,’ Peacock’s upcoming ‘Friday the 13th’ prequel collection from studio A24, has discovered its new showrunner in Brad Caleb Kane, Deadline has discovered.
In addition to showrunning, Kane will function the collection’ creator, author and govt producer https://t.co/nkYx5PKdgw
— Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) August 19, 2024
Announced in October 2022, Crystal Lake’s plot particulars are being saved underneath wraps. The authentic Friday the thirteenth adopted a gaggle of teenage camp counselors who’re terrorized and murdered at a summer season camp. The assassin was Mrs. Voorhees (Betsy Palmer), the vengeful mom of Jason, who blames counselors for the alleged drowning of her son at Camp Crystal Lake. Jason, the legendary killer in a hockey masks, reveals up on the finish of the primary movie and turns into the first villain shifting ahead.
Besides Kane, Crystal Lake’s govt producers embody Victor Miller, Marc Toberoff, Robert M. Barsamian, Robert P. Barsamian, and A24.
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