Linda Cardellini Will Be Jason’s Murderous Mom in the Friday the 13th TV Show

As every slasher fan knows, the killer in Friday the 13th isn’t Jason Voorhees—that unkillable hockey-masked maniac would come later. In the 1980 original film, the camp-counselor body count is all due to his mother, Pamela, seeking vengeance against those she blames for her son’s drowning death. We’ve long suspected she’ll be the central figure in Peacock and A24’s prequel series Crystal Lake, and now it’s confirmed who will play her: Linda Cardellini (Dead to Me, No Good Deed, Freaks and Geeks). This news was widely confirmed in the trades today, though reporter Jeff Sneider said Cardellini was in talks for the role over a month ago. In Deadline‘s announcement it noted the premise of Crystal Lake is being “kept under wraps,” but that “Cardellini’s Pamela is believed to be a mother who had given up a singing career to raise a special needs child and takes a dark turn when she loses her son.” The future of Crystal Lake was in turmoil after its original shepherd Bryan Fuller was fired ... Read full article.