Scripted series · Peacock
Crystal Lake
The legend begins with her.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Crystal Lake actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Crystal Lake reads strongest on Cliffhanger Intensity, Tension and Serialized.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
The story
What it's about
Single mother Pam Voorhees has been unable to shake her grief after her young, sickly son Jason tragically drowned in the town lake almost a year before. When two strangers arrive at Pam’s door digging into her past, a disturbing chain of events are set into motion, leaving the townspeople of Crystal Lake wondering: just who is Pam Voorhees?
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Brad Kane
Showrunner
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Stuart Manashil
Executive producer
Roy Lee
Executive producer
Tyson Bidner
Executive producer
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Robert P. Barsamian
Executive producer
Marc Toberoff
Executive producer
Victor Miller
Executive producer
Michael Lennox
Executive producer
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Robert M. Barsamian
Executive producer
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Evan Endicott
Writer
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Josh Stoddard
Writer
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Karl Taro Greenfeld
Writer
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Laura Marks
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Brad KaneExecutive Producer
- Stuart ManashilExecutive Producer
- Roy LeeExecutive Producer
- Tyson BidnerExecutive Producer
- Robert P. BarsamianExecutive Producer
- Marc ToberoffExecutive Producer
Writing
- Evan EndicottWriter
- Brad KaneWriter
- Josh StoddardWriter
- Karl Taro GreenfeldWriter
- Laura MarksWriter
Direction
- Quyen TranDirector
- Celine HeldDirector
- Michael LennoxDirector
- Logan GeorgeDirector
Where to watch
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