Critics Review Peacock's 'Crystal Lake' Friday the 13th Prequel Series
Reviewers praise Linda Cardellini’s performance in the horror series but criticize its confusing narrative and underdeveloped story.
The story so far
4 publishers have covered this in 4 articles since 13 Oct 2026. The Hollywood Reporter published first, on 13 October at 15:30 UTC. The most recent article, from CNET, appeared on 13 October at 15:30 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: The Hollywood Reporter (major outlet), Variety (major outlet), IndieWire, CNET.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- The Hollywood Reporter‘Crystal Lake’ Review: Peacock’s Linda Cardellini-Starring Series Is the Best ‘Friday the 13th’ Property Yet (Which Isn’t Saying a Lot)
- VarietyLinda Cardellini Leads Peacock’s Bold and Bloody ‘Friday the 13th’ Prequel ‘Crystal Lake’: TV Review
- IndieWire‘Crystal Lake’ Review: Over-the-Top Kills Succumb to an Underbaked Story in A24’s ‘Friday the 13th’ Prequel
- CNET‘Crystal Lake’ Review: Unusual Origin Story Starts Strong, Then Turns Into a Head-Scratcher
Sources
Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.
- ‘Crystal Lake’ Review: Peacock’s Linda Cardellini-Starring Series Is the Best ‘Friday the 13th’ Property Yet (Which Isn’t Saying a Lot) The Hollywood Reporter ·
- Linda Cardellini Leads Peacock’s Bold and Bloody ‘Friday the 13th’ Prequel ‘Crystal Lake’: TV Review Variety ·
- ‘Crystal Lake’ Review: Unusual Origin Story Starts Strong, Then Turns Into a Head-Scratcher CNET
- ‘Crystal Lake’ Review: Over-the-Top Kills Succumb to an Underbaked Story in A24’s ‘Friday the 13th’ Prequel IndieWire
In this story
- Peacock
- Linda Cardellini
- Crystal Lake
- Friday the 13th