There are plenty of ghosts, both pleasant and horrifying, waiting for audiences on the 2025 TV schedule. Sometimes those hauntings come from ideas like Peacock’s Crystal Lake, the Friday the 13th prequel series that fell on hard times, but has nonetheless persisted.

Linda Cardellini is set for the lead role in the "Friday the 13th" prequel series at Peacock, Variety has learned.

Now that Linda Cardellini has been cast as Pamela Voorhees, I'm back to being genuinely excited for the upcoming Friday the 13th prequel show.