Back in 1987, producer Frank Mancuso, Jr.capitalized on the popularity of the Friday the 13th movie franchise by using the title for the completely unrelated “Friday the 13th: The Series.” But now there’s a chance that the early days of Crystal Lake may actually make it to television… or a streaming service.
While speaking with FEARnet, Friday the 13th creator Sean Cunningham said “I think there will also be ‘Friday the 13th: Crystal Lake Chronicles,’ which is sort of a ‘Smallville.
We’ve been on-again off-again with that for years and there are a bunch of great stories to be told, but I think the way that it’s finally going to get delivered is not through a conventional television network, but through the Internet. I can’t tell you who the delivery people will be, but it won’t be the traditional route.”
Cunningham added “It’s also more than just me saying, ‘You know, Friday the 13th would be a great series!; We’ve got a couple of really good writers that have been working and writing. It can’t be just Jason killing someone new every week. That’s not going to make it. [Laughs].”
“There’s also the possibility of webisodes,” continued Cunningham. “And I think we even have an idea for a terrific Friday the 13th video game.”
Regarding the Friday the 13th feature films, Cunningham said that the next movie “will probably get shot in the spring. If it all goes as I would like, it would then be released at the beginning of 2015.”
Which network or streaming service should pick up “Friday the 13th: Crystal Lake Chronicles?” Let us know in the comment section below!
