Published May 11, 2026, 10:52 AM EDT Jason lives! Friday the 13th officially makes a comeback after 17 years in legal hell Image: Paramount/Everett Collection Sign in to your Polygon.com account After over a decade stuck in a place worse than Hell or New York ( legal disputes ), the Friday the 13th franchise will return later this year as Crystal Lake , a prequel series coming to Peacock this fall. This marks the first time horror fans will revisit the world of Jason Voorhees since the poorly reviewed (but financially lucrative) 2009 reboot, and potentially another attempt to reset the canon of this trailblazing slasher franchise. Crystal Lake takes place before the original Friday the 13th movie and stars Linda Cardellini as Jason's mother, Pamela Voorhees. Child actor Callum Vinson is also set to play a recurring role as Jason himself (Vinson will also star in Amazon's God of War adaptation as Atreus).…