Jason Voorhees is back.

Peacock has released the bloody new trailer for Crystal Lake, A24’s upcoming Friday the 13th prequel series, and the latest footage appears to tease the early beginnings of one of horror’s most iconic killers.

The series stars Linda Cardellini as Pamela Voorhees and takes audiences back decades before the events of the original Friday the 13th. But while much of the story will explore Pamela and the tragedy surrounding her son, the new trailer makes it clear that Jason himself will have a major presence.

Among the trailer’s most intriguing moments is a shot appearing to show a young Jason wearing a blue jumpsuit and attacking someone with a knife. Other footage further teases the character’s transformation toward the Jason Voorhees horror fans know.

Callum Vinson portrays the young Jason in the series.

Jason Voorhies, Crystal Lake [A24]

Set in 1971, Crystal Lake follows Pamela after Jason disappears in the waters of Crystal Lake and his body is never recovered. As Pamela continues to believe her son could still be alive, two strangers begin investigating her past, setting off a series of increasingly disturbing and violent events.

The series comes from creator, writer and showrunner Brad Caleb Kane, with A24 producing for Peacock.

Rather than simply recreating the original films, Crystal Lake looks to expand the mythology surrounding the Voorhees family while showing audiences a side of Jason’s story that has largely remained unexplored on screen.

And judging by the new trailer, Jason’s path toward becoming the legendary Crystal Lake killer may begin sooner than fans expected.

Crystal Lake premieres October 15 on Peacock.

Prime Video has found its new RoboCop.

Dan Stevens has been cast as Alex Murphy/RoboCop in Amazon MGM Studios’ upcoming live-action RoboCop television series, taking on one of science fiction’s most recognizable roles. The casting comes just over a month after Prime Video officially gave the project an eight-episode series order.

Stevens has built an increasingly diverse résumé in recent years, with credits including The Guest, Downton Abbey, Beauty and the Beast, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, Cuckoo and Netflix’s Zero Day. Now, he’ll step into a role most famously played by Peter Weller in Paul Verhoeven’s 1987 original.

The new series will retain the central premise of the RoboCop franchise. According to the official logline, a massive technology conglomerate convinces a city to add a powerful robot to its police force, with the machine implanted with the consciousness of a beloved officer who was killed in the line of duty.

Peter Ocko, whose credits include Lodge 49 and Black Sails, will serve as writer, showrunner and executive producer. James Wan, Michael Clear and Rob Hackett will executive produce through Blumhouse Atomic Monster, with Danielle Bozzone serving as co-executive producer.

The series will also have some important connections to the original film. RoboCop co-creators and co-writers Ed Neumeier and Michael Miner are aboard as executive producers.

RoboCop [Orion Pictures]

Wan previously spoke about his excitement for the project and the opportunity to revisit themes that helped make the original film so enduring, including technology, identity and corporate power. The producer said the team intends to honor what made Verhoeven’s film iconic while creating something new for a modern audience.

The original RoboCop hit theaters in 1987 and became a sci-fi classic, blending graphic action with sharp satire of corporate greed, privatization and consumer culture. Weller returned for RoboCop 2 in 1990 before Robert Burke took over the role in 1993’s RoboCop 3. The franchise was later rebooted on the big screen in 2014 with Joel Kinnaman as Murphy.

The franchise has continued beyond the movies through television, comics and video games, most recently finding success in gaming with RoboCop: Rogue City.

Prime Video has not yet announced a premiere date for the new RoboCop series.

HBO’s Harry Potter series has made a major casting change ahead of its second season, with Kit Harington stepping into the role of Gilderoy Lockhart following the departure of Nicholas Hoult.

Hoult was only recently announced as the new Lockhart, but the Superman star has exited the series due to scheduling conflicts. Harington will now portray the flamboyant Defense Against the Dark Arts professor when the television adaptation reaches Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.

The casting brings Harington back to HBO, where he became one of the network’s most recognizable stars during his eight-season run as Jon Snow on Game of Thrones. More recently, Harington appeared as Sir Henry Muck on HBO’s Industry.

Interestingly, Harington already has some experience playing Lockhart. The actor voiced the character in the full-cast audiobook adaptation of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, giving fans an early taste of his interpretation before he takes the role into live action.

Dominic McLaughlin as Harry Potter in HBO’s ‘Harry Potter’ Aidan Monaghan/HBO

Kenneth Branagh famously portrayed Lockhart in the 2002 film Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. The character is introduced as a celebrated author and supposed adventurer who becomes Hogwarts’ new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, although his carefully constructed reputation quickly begins to unravel.

Hoult’s brief involvement with the series was officially announced earlier this month. His departure reportedly comes down to scheduling rather than any creative disagreement, with his growing slate of projects creating conflicts with production on Harry Potter.

HBO is moving quickly with its ambitious adaptation of J.K. Rowling’s novels. Season 1 will adapt Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, while Harington’s Lockhart is expected to make his debut during Season 2’s adaptation of Chamber of Secrets.

The series stars Dominic McLaughlin as Harry Potter, Arabella Stanton as Hermione Granger and Alastair Stout as Ron Weasley. The larger cast also includes John Lithgow as Albus Dumbledore, Janet McTeer as Minerva McGonagall and Johnny Flynn as Lucius Malfoy.

Season 1 of Harry Potter is scheduled to premiere on HBO and HBO Max on December 25, 2026, while production on the second season is expected to begin this fall.