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Crystal Lake

2026 · 1 season

A slow, suffocating study of grief that tightens into dread, watching a mother's sorrow curdle into something monstrous.

Created by
Brad Caleb Kane
Genres
Drama, Mystery
Starring
Linda Cardellini, William Catlett, Gwendolyn Sundstrom
Tagline
Rage is a mother.
Overview
Single mother Pam Voorhees has been unable to shake her grief after her young, sickly son Jason tragically drowned in the town lake almost a year before. When two strangers arrive at Pam's door digging into her past, a disturbing chain of events is set into motion, leaving the townspeople of Crystal Lake wondering: just who is Pam Voorhees?

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Stream in the UK
  • Sky Go
  • Now TV
More options Data from JustWatch
Created by
Brad Caleb Kane
Genres
Drama, Mystery
Starring
Linda Cardellini, William Catlett, Gwendolyn Sundstrom
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • isolation
  • parenthood
  • obsession
  • mystery
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror7
Humour1
Realism6
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, mystery
Created by
Brad Caleb Kane
Written by
Karl Taro Greenfeld, Jennifer Silverman, Laura Marks, Josh Stoddard
Starring
Linda Cardellini, William Catlett, Gwendolyn Sundstrom, Cameron Scoggins, Devin Kessler, Callum Vinson, Joy Suprano, Nick Cordileone
Music
Giosuè Greco
Cinematography
Maceo Bishop
Length
1 seasons, 8 episodes
Network
Peacock
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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