According to Peacock, “Crystal Lake” is the fourth most-watched original scripted series of all time.
The “Friday the 13th” prequel series was watched for 1.3 billion minutes in its first 11 days on air. Divided by the series’ 398-minute running time, that gives a total of 3.3 million estimated views. But in terms of total minutes watched on Peacock, it ranks behind “The Best Man: The Final Chapters” (2022), “All Her Fault” (2025) and “The Five Star Weekend” season 1 (2026).
According to Nielsen, “Crystal Lake” ranked as the third most-watched original streaming series and third most-streamed first-season series across all of television during the week of October 19.
The series also demonstrated strong social engagement, garnering 1.8 billion impressions in one day and more than 7.6 million video views in 11 days, according to Sprout Social.
“Crystal Lake” was created by Brad Caleb Kane, who also serves as showrunner. According to the official newspaper, the series follows “Pam Voorhees (Linda Cardellini), a single mother who has been unable to shake her grief after the tragic drowning of her young son Jason (Callum Vinson) in the town lake almost a year earlier. When two strangers arrive at Pam’s doorstep and delve into her past, a disturbing chain of events is set in motion, leaving the residents of Crystal Lake wondering: Who is Pam Voorhees?” The cast also includes William Catlett, Devin Kessler, Cameron Scoggins, Gwendolyn Sundstrom, Nick Cordileone, Joy Suprano, Danielle Kotch and Phoenix Parnevik.
“Crystal Lake” executive producers include Kane, Marc Toberoff, Victor Miller, Robert M. Barsamian, Robert P. Barsamian, Stuart Manashil, Tyson Bidner, Michael Lennox and Roy Lee. Michael Lennox, Céline Held, Logan George and Quyen Tran are directors. A24 is the studio.
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