'Friday the 13th' Returning to The Small Screen

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Jason Voorhees has been hacking and slashing his way across the big screen since the 1980s, but soon, he will be making his killer debut on the small screen. According to Deadline, Crystal Lake Entertainment, along with Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films, have inked a deal to produce an hour-long dramatic series based off of characters and settings from the original "Friday the 13th" series.

Sean S. Cunningham, director of the 1980 film, is set to act as an executive producer on the upcoming project alongside Ted Fox (Fox Entertainment), Steve B. Harris (Diversion3 Entertainment), Mark Canton (Atmosphere Entertainment MM), and Randall Emmett & George Furla (EFO Films). Producer of the feature films and Horror Inc. president, Robert Barsamian, is slated to produce the new series. Roy Knyrim of SOTA FX will be providing special FX makeup for the series.