Crystal Lake Show Premier Speculation

The new Friday The 13th prequel show is set to debut in 2026, but the exact date has not yet been revealed by A24 and Peacock. With several Friday The 13th dates appearing on the calendar this year, many fans are speculating (and hoping) that Crystal Lake will debut the first episode on either February 13, March 13th, or November 13th.

The show will more than likely debut during the Fall season, following suit with last year's horror prequel series IT: Welcome To Derry. This will allow for sufficient marketing, including an appearance at the San Diego Comic Con in July and a number of series trailers leading up to its debut in the Fall. The only real question then is will Peacock debut the series on Friday November 13th?

The series has gained a lot of positive feedback following this past Summer's on-location production photos and video hitting social media from fans attending the filming in New Jersey. Anticipation is high for this show and there will be official announcements coming very soon!

Crystal Lake is an upcoming American horror television series developed as a prequel to the iconic Friday the 13th film franchise. Produced by A24 and set to stream exclusively on Peacock in the U.S and Sky in the U.K and Ireland, it explores the origins of Jason Voorhees and his mother, Pamela Voorhees, in a doomed small town where camp counselors meet grisly fates. The series blends slasher elements with deeper character backstories, including various iterations of Jason familiar to franchise fans, and is described as an "expanded prequel" set primarily in 1970-1971 at Camp Crystal Lake.