Crystal Lake arrives this week on Peacock, offering an eight-episode exploration of what happened between the time little Jason Voorhees drowned and his vengeful mother, Pamela Voorhees, turned the summer camp into the gory mayhem of Friday the 13th.

While Linda Cardellini’s Pam is the center of the story, she’s far from the only character we get to know in Crystal Lake. One of her staunchest allies is Crystal Lake’s police chief, Levon Brooks, played by William Catlett (Black Lightning, Abigail). Levon, called “Lee” by those close to him, is a relatively recent arrival in the sleepy town, having left the force in nearby Newark due to circumstances he’d rather not elaborate on, thank you very much.

Still living the big-city life is his younger sister, Brianna (Godfather of Harlem’s Devin Kessler), who drops by often. He’s a recent widower who doesn’t always take the time to care for himself, so Brianna’s there to make sure he has food in the fridge. She’s also willing to help when Lee realizes the baffling new case he’s working in Crystal Lake has much wider implications—just the sort of thing Brianna, a newspaper reporter, is dying to poke into, since her editor prefers putting her on puff pieces about fast-food trends and giant pumpkins.

As Crystal Lake continues, Lee and Brianna emerge as characters who are determined to get to the truth, even if they have to wade through intrigue, danger, and carnage to get there. Lee and Pam Voorhees also have an attraction that brings a little bit of romance to the show, even if Friday the 13th -savvy audiences already know where things are heading.

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