Pamela Voorhees
Linda Cardellini
A single mother who works at Camp Crystal Lake. A year after her son Jason drowned, she can't let him go — and when strangers start digging into her past, the town begins to wonder who she really is.
Peacock · A24 · 8 episodes · October 15, 2026
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A year after her sickly young son Jason drowned in the town lake, single mother Pam Voorhees still can't let go. When two strangers come to her door digging into her past, a chain of events begins that leaves the people of Crystal Lake asking: who is Pam Voorhees? The Friday the 13th prequel, with Linda Cardellini as Pamela.
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Crystal Lake premieres on October 15, 2026
Watch Crystal Lake online free on this page: the official trailer in HD and the player, with no sign-up and no subscription. All eight episodes come out on Peacock on October 15, 2026, and every episode has its own page. Nothing can be downloaded here and there are no torrents — the site is for watching online.
Season 1: all 8 episodes
One drop, the whole season: all eight episodes arrive on October 15, 2026
Episode 1The Great Pretender*Michael LennoxOn October 15, 2026
Episode 2Are You Experienced?*Michael LennoxOn October 15, 2026
Episode 3Part III*Michael LennoxOn October 15, 2026
Episode 4A New Beginning*Celine Held & Logan GeorgeOn October 15, 2026
Episode 5The Acid Queen*Celine Held & Logan GeorgeOn October 15, 2026
Episode 6Helter Skelter*Celine Held & Logan GeorgeOn October 15, 2026
Episode 7Blue Skies*Quyen TranOn October 15, 2026
Episode 8The Final Chapter*Quyen TranOn October 15, 2026
* Episode titles and synopses come from pre-release listings; Peacock hasn't published an episode guide yet.
Where to watch Crystal Lake
Peacock releases the whole season at once in the US. Elsewhere the dates and services differ — here is what has been announced.
Release times haven't been announced. Peacock usually releases at 12:00 a.m. PT (3:00 a.m. ET).
Release dates by countryUnited States
Your region
Peacock
- October 15, 2026 · all 8 episodes
UK & Ireland
Sky Atlantic · NOW
- October 19, 2026 · all 8 episodes
Germany
HBO Max
- October 15, 2026 · episodes 1–3
- October 22, 2026 · episodes 4–5
- October 29, 2026 · episodes 6–8
Rest of Europe, Middle East & Africa
HBO Max
Date not announced yetLatin America
Universal+
- October 16, 2026 · all 8 episodes
Australia
Stan
- October 16, 2026 · all 8 episodes
Cast & characters
Main cast
Levon Brooks
William Catlett
Crystal Lake's police chief. Grief draws him close to Pam just as bodies start turning up around the lake.
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Briana Brooks
Devin Kessler
Levon's sister, a journalist whose research into the town takes an unexpected turn.
Dorf
Cameron Scoggins
A Crystal Lake police officer. Fans will know the name: Dorf was the motorcycle cop who stopped by the camp in the 1980 film.
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Grace Snell
Gwendolyn Sundstrom
A girl from the camp and Jason's friend. Pam grows protective of her and suspects things are wrong at home.
Friday the 13th · since 1980
Before Jason, there was Pamela
In Friday the 13th (1980), written by Victor Miller and directed by Sean S. Cunningham, the killer stalking the counselors of Camp Crystal Lake turns out not to be Jason but his mother, Pamela Voorhees, played by Betsy Palmer. Her son had drowned in the lake in 1957 while the counselors weren't watching, and she never forgave them.
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Preview clip
Peacock · October 13, 2026
Teaser
Peacock · July 13, 2026
Crystal Lake 2026: watch the series online free
Crystal Lake is Peacock's new horror series from A24, the prequel to Friday the 13th. On this site you can watch the official Crystal Lake trailer online free in HD, with no sign-up, and follow the whole season: all eight episodes with directors and writers, the cast, release dates by country and a countdown to the premiere on 15 October 2026.
Every episode has its own page with the trailer and the player, from episode 1 to the finale. Nothing needs to be downloaded: everything is online. Mark the episodes you've seen and the site will remember where you stopped.
New to the franchise? The legend page explains how Pamela Voorhees started it all in 1980, the nods to the original film hidden in the series, and all twelve films in order.
Questions & answers
When does Crystal Lake come out?
On Thursday 15 October 2026 on Peacock in the US, with all eight episodes at once. Peacock usually releases at 12:00 a.m. PT (3:00 a.m. ET). In the UK and Ireland it starts on 19 October on Sky Atlantic and NOW.
How many episodes does Crystal Lake have?
Eight, all released on the same day. Michael Lennox directed episodes 1–3, Celine Held and Logan George episodes 4–6, and Quyen Tran episodes 7 and 8.
Is Crystal Lake a prequel to Friday the 13th?
Yes. It tells the story of Pamela Voorhees — Jason's mother and the killer of the original 1980 film — before that film, and moves it to the 1970s. Victor Miller, who wrote the 1980 film, is an executive producer.
Who plays Pamela Voorhees in Crystal Lake?
Linda Cardellini. William Catlett plays police chief Levon Brooks, Devin Kessler his sister Briana, Cameron Scoggins Officer Dorf and Gwendolyn Sundstrom plays Grace; Callum Vinson is young Jason.
Where can I watch Crystal Lake online for free?
Here: the site has the official trailer and a player on every episode page, free and without sign-up. Full episodes are not available in your region on this site; officially the series streams on Peacock in the US, Sky Atlantic and NOW in the UK, HBO Max in Europe, Universal+ in Latin America and Stan in Australia.
Where was Crystal Lake filmed?
In New Jersey, from June to October 2025, under the working title Mama's Boy — including Camp No-Be-Bo-Sco, the scout camp where the 1980 Friday the 13th was shot.