"Crystal Lake": 1.3bn minutes watched in 11 days for Friday the 13th spin-off series

"Crystal Lake", a series set in the world of the horror film "Friday the 13th", has made a strong start on the US platform Peacock. According to the platform's data, reported by trade magazine Variety, viewers spent a total of 1.3bn minutes watching it in the first 11 days.

What the result means

The full season runs for 398 minutes. Dividing the result by that figure gives roughly 3.3 million full-season viewing equivalents. That does not mean exactly that many people watched the series. The number of individual viewers may be different.

In the ranking of Peacock's original scripted series launches, "Crystal Lake" came fourth. Only "The Best Man: The Final Chapters", "It's Not Me, It's You" ("To jej wina" in Polish) and the first season of "The Five Star Weekend" ranked higher.

Nielsen data cited by Variety also confirm the good performance. In the week beginning 19 October 2026, the series ranked third among original streaming series. It was also the third most-watched streaming title in its first season.

What the series is about

The story goes back to the time before the events of the famous film. The main character is Pam Voorhees, Jason's mother, played by Linda Cardellini. Pam has spent almost a year trying to cope with the death of her son, who drowned in the local lake. Her peace is disturbed when two strangers turn up and start asking about her past. This sets off a chain of unsettling events, and the townspeople increasingly wonder who Pam really is.

The series was created by Brad Caleb Kane, who is also its showrunner, and produced by the studio A24. The eight-episode season was directed by Michael Lennox, Celine Held, Logan George and Quyen Tran. The cast also includes William Catlett, Devin Kessler, Cameron Scoggins and Gwendolyn Sundstrom.

Where to watch

In the United States the series is a Peacock production. In Poland it is available on HBO Max, where all episodes can already be watched.