A new TV show, executive produced by Sean S. Cunningham, will see Jason and Friday the 13th on the small screen.
The only thing scarier than the return of Jason Voorhees and his apparently indestructible machete is the realization that he will be coming for you weekly through your living room.
It has been revealed to Deadline that the hockey-masked killer is about to get the serial (television) treatment thanks to a new deal slashed by Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films and Crystal Lake Entertainment that will produce the new TV show. Sean S. Cunningham, who directed the original 1980 movie with mommy dearest, will executive produce the series.
“Jason Voorhees is synonymous with the genre and we plan to build on this legacy with a provocative and compelling take that expands upon the storylines that have already thrilled millions worldwide,” Cunningham said.
Bill Basso and Jordu Schnell are set to write and develop the script which will reimagine the masked killer, who actually didn’t begin his slaughter until Friday the 13th Part 2, across multiple time periods. Whether this means a new origin or an anthology of Voorhees based horror around Crystal Lake is hard to gauge at this point.
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