“Hannibal” creator/showrunner Bryan Fuller has confirmed he’s no longer involved with the “Friday the 13th” ‘expanded prequel’ TV series expansion “Crystal Lake”.
Word broke on Monday that the show’s backer A24 had essentially pulled the plug on the whole project first announced back in 2022 with a straight-to-series order at Peacock.
At the time it wasn’t clear if it was fully scrapped or being retooled. Bloody Disgusting subsequently reported that it was still going forward, but was being retooled behind the scenes. As part of that overhaul, Fuller is out.
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Fuller has now taken to Instagram tonight to provide an update, confirming he’s no longer involved:
“Adapting classic horror is something I have some experience with. These shows require a vision that elevates and transforms, as well as delivers what audiences have come to expect, which is an ambitious and risky endeavor. It requires people to take the leap with me.When it works, as with HANNIBAL, the results can be powerful for the storytellers and the audience. I couldn’t be more proud of the work my co-showrunner Jim Danger Gray and I were able to accomplish with our brilliant writing staff despite the challenges we faced.For reasons beyond our control, A24 has elected to go a different way with the material. We hope the final product will be something Friday the 13th fans all over the world will enjoy.”
Fuller was to serve as writer, showrunner and executive producer, with Victor Miller, Marc Toberoff and Rob Barsamian producing. In addition, “Scream” creator Kevin Williamson was on board to write an episode.
It hardly marks Fuller’s first exiting of a series the showrunner famous came onboard “Star Trek: Discovery,” the “Amazing Stories” reboot, and what eventually became “Interview with the Vampire” before exiting during development.
Others like “American Gods,” “Dead Like Me” and “Heroes” he exited during or after the first season of production.