Peacock has found its Pamela Voorhees for the highly anticipated "Friday the 13th" prequel series, "Crystal Lake." Linda Cardellini will play Jason Voorhees mom in the A24 original. Last month, it was leaked that Cardellini was reportedly in talks to play the role,

Peacock announced Monday it has cast Linda Cardellini as Pamela Voorhees in the "Friday the 13th" prequel series "Crystal Lake."

Linda Cardellini has been cast as the lead character in Peacock's Friday the 13th prequel series, Crystal Lake, which takes its name from the summer camp where young Jason Voorhees met his ignominious end at the hands of the bullying camp counselors.