We not quite getting Jason Vorhees back, what with the rights issues still causing fans to weep at the state of their beloved Friday the 13th franchise, but we are getting a TV Show prequel, simply called Crystal Lake and we now have huge news of its main star.

Linda Cardellini will play Pamela Voorhees in Peacocks and A24’s early take on the storyline, which according to DEADLINE is “a mother who has given up a singing career to raise a special needs child and takes a dark turn when she loses her son.”

Betsy Palmer played Pamela in the original film run and while more script details are still under wraps it does seem this long gestured TV show is finally moving forward, what with the chaos of Hannibal creator Bryan Fuller walking away from the project – citing creative differences.

As it is with anything involving Jason at the moment, its always a big drama. More as we get this.