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  "id": 14469939,
  "title": "How to Build a ‘Friday the 13th’ Prequel: Blood Bags, Old-School Paranoia, and Linda Cardellini as Pamela Voorhees",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/how-to-build-a-friday-the-13th-prequel-blood-bags-old-school-paranoia",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-14T14:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IndieWire",
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    "url": "https://www.indiewire.com/features/interviews/friday-the-13th-prequel-show-blood-paranoia-cardellini-1235220840/"
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  "summary": "Star Cardellini and showrunner Brad Caleb Kane scare up a hell of a good \"Friday the 13th\" prequel. They tell IndieWire how '70s paranoia, their own horror proclivities, and Don Knotts (yes, Don Knotts) turn the story of Pamela Voorhees into something truly juicy.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "‘Crystal Lake’ Review: Peacock’s Linda Cardellini-Starring Series Is the Best ‘Friday the 13th’ Property Yet (Which Isn’t Saying a Lot)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/crystal-lake-review-peacocks-linda-cardellini-starring-series-is-the",
        "published": "2026-10-13T15:30:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "‘Crystal Lake’ Review: Linda Cardellini Elevates Peacock’s Wobbly ‘Friday the 13th’ Prequel Series",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/crystal-lake-review-linda-cardellini-elevates-peacocks-wobbly-friday",
        "published": "2026-10-13T15:30:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TVLine",
        "title": "Crystal Lake Review: Linda Cardellini Brings Killer Instincts To Peacock's Fun, But Flawed Friday The 13th Prequel",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/crystal-lake-review-linda-cardellini-brings-killer-instincts-to",
        "published": "2026-10-13T15:30:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "Linda Cardellini Leads Peacock’s Bold and Bloody ‘Friday the 13th’ Prequel ‘Crystal Lake’: TV Review",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/linda-cardellini-leads-peacocks-bold-and-bloody-friday-the-13th",
        "published": "2026-10-13T15:30:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Time",
        "title": "Friday the 13th Series Crystal Lake Is Everything Wrong With Film-to-TV Adaptations",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/friday-the-13th-series-crystal-lake-is-everything-wrong-with-film-to",
        "published": "2026-10-13T15:30:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The A.V. Club",
        "title": "Linda Cardellini lets it rip in Peacock's grisly but overlong Crystal Lake",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/linda-cardellini-lets-it-rip-in-peacocks-grisly-but-overlong-crystal",
        "published": "2026-10-13T15:30:32.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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