Friday 13 is coming to tv as a series

[dreammaster]

Jason Voorhees is packing up his chainsaw and heading to television.

An hour-long drama based on the iconic horror franchise Friday the 13th is currently in development, our sister site Deadline reports. Though the new series will be set in present-day Crystal Lake — the setting of the original 1980 film — Bill Basso (Terminator) and Jordu Schell (Avatar) are crafting a storyline that will show Jason in several different time periods.

“Expect the show to take viewers in some exciting new directions that we’re confident will not only excite existing fans of Friday the 13th, but also attract new audiences to the situations and characters that inhabit the small town of Crystal Lake,” says Horror Inc. president Robert Barsamian, who will also produce.

The series, which is not yet attached to a network, will be produced by Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films and Crystal Lake Entertainment. Sean S. Cunningham, who produced the original film, will executive-produce.

Source Tvline and Dealine

I don't think this would work anybody agree

 

[TX85]

Not sure about this but will definitely be checking it out

 

[DaRkVeNgeanCe]

This is amazing news, and just hearing the fact that we'll see "Jason in different decades" makes me excited that maybe we'll see Jason in his right place, back in the 80's again!

 

[TX85]

Any chance of getting Kane Hodder back to play Jason?

 

[jonathancrane]

I'm sold.

 

[TheDreamMaster]

Jason Voorhees is packing up his chainsaw and heading to television.

An hour-long drama based on the iconic horror franchise Friday the 13th is currently in development, our sister site Deadline reports. Though the new series will be set in present-day Crystal Lake — the setting of the original 1980 film — Bill Basso (Terminator) and Jordu Schell (Avatar) are crafting a storyline that will show Jason in several different time periods.

“Expect the show to take viewers in some exciting new directions that we’re confident will not only excite existing fans of Friday the 13th, but also attract new audiences to the situations and characters that inhabit the small town of Crystal Lake,” says Horror Inc. president Robert Barsamian, who will also produce.

The series, which is not yet attached to a network, will be produced by Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films and Crystal Lake Entertainment. Sean S. Cunningham, who produced the original film, will executive-produce.

Source Tvline and Dealine

I don't think this would work anybody agree

Wait wait wait...we have another dreammaster here?

As for this series, interesting. Not sure what to think yet but I guess we'll see.

 

[dreammaster]

Wait wait wait...we have another dreammaster here?

As for this series, interesting. Not sure what to think yet but I guess we'll see.

Be Proud to say that I have been using the user name dreammaster since 1997

 

[Chip Chipperson]

hopefully FX or Netflix

 

[DaRkVeNgeanCe]

Any chance of getting Kane Hodder back to play Jason?

I'm sure 80% of the fanbase is praying for that right now, and Sean Cunningham said a long time ago, any chance that he could get to get Kane back to play Jason he would.

 

[KevanG]

They did that once. It was stupid but only due to the fact it had nothing to do with Jason. I was a kid when I watched it so I may be baised against it for that.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092357/

 

[Lord]

That show has a good following. I remember them planning a prequel that would be called Crystal Lake and show a young Jason, taking the Smallville road.

 

[DaRkVeNgeanCe]

They did that once. It was stupid but only due to the fact it had nothing to do with Jason. I was a kid when I watched it so I may be baised against it for that.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092357/

A lot of people actally liked that show haha I said the same thing until I read the part that Jason would actually be part of the show.

 

[Donnie Darko]

My take on how the show would be...

Just call the show Crystal Lake. The first season has the mysterious murders throughout the season, plus maybe some one-off "supernatural" mysteries and episodes. Final episodes of the show climax with the reveal of Pamela Vorhees and all that, setting up Jason for the following season(s). Maybe after a season or two of Jason's murder spree, actually pull the trigger and have someone (like Tommy Jarvis) take over the mantle of Crystal Lake murderer.

 

[<(o_o)>]

hopefully FX or Netflix

They will probably shoot for HBO or Showtime so they can make an R Rated type series who would want to watch a toned down Jason?

 

[X-Ray]

They did that once. It was stupid but only due to the fact it had nothing to do with Jason. I was a kid when I watched it so I may be baised against it for that.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092357/

watched that series all the time. it was basically the drama/thriller version of Warehouse 13.