Peacock’s ‘Crystal Lake’ Thrills Up 1.7 Billion Minutes in 2 Weeks | Exclusive
The "Friday the 13th" prequel scored more social mentions than any other Peacock scripted original show this year The post Peacock’s ‘Crystal Lake’ Thrills Up 1.7 Billion Minutes in 2 Weeks | Exclusive appeared first on TheWrap .
Peacock's Halloween series "Crystal Lake," a prequel to the "Friday the 13th" franchise, has captivated audiences, amassing 1.7 billion minutes watched within its first two weeks of release. This surge in popularity marks it as the fourth-most-watched scripted original series on the platform, coming in just behind "The Best Man: The Final Chapters," "All Her Fault" Season 1, and "The Five Star Weekend" Season 1.
Nielsen's streaming charts ranked "Crystal Lake" as the No. 3 streaming original series and the top choice among first-season series in the week of October 19.
The show's success is not limited to its viewership; it also generated a significant amount of social media buzz, surpassing any other Peacock scripted original series in its first week. In the first 24 hours alone, "Crystal Lake" earned 1.8 billion earned impressions and accumulated over 7.6 million video views in its initial 11 days, as reported by Sprout Social data.
"Crystal Lake" was created, written, showrun, and executive produced by Brad Caleb Kane, known for his work on "It: Welcome to Derry," "Tokyo Vice," and "Warrior." The series revolves around Pam Voorhees, portrayed by Linda Cardellini, a single mother struggling to move past the grief of her young, ill son's drowning in the town's lake nearly a year prior.
When two strangers arrive at Pam's doorstep and delve into her past, a series of unsettling events unfolds, leaving the residents of Crystal Lake questioning the identity of Pam Voorhees. The cast includes William Catlett, Devin Kessler, Cameron Scoggins, Gwendolyn Sundstrom, Callum Vinson, Nick Cordileone, Joy Suprano, Danielle Kotch, and Phoenix Parnevik.
In addition to "Crystal Lake," Peacock has curated a variety of Halloween-themed content for viewers this year. This includes "Obsession," the "Harry Potter" and "Halloween" franchises, "Supernatural," "Bones," "Charmed," "Monster House," "Coraline," "Grimm," "Tremors," "Van Helsing," "Get Out," "Five Nights at Freddy's," "Blade," "Come Play," and "Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark."
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