‘Crystal Lake’ Is a Hit for Peacock. Now Give Us Season 2.

Peacock is finally speaking up about Crystal Lake’s success, and these numbers give Jason fans a reason to get excited.

According to Variety, the Friday the 13th prequel amassed 1.3 billion minutes watched in its first 11 days, landing as Peacock’s fourth-biggest scripted original debut. Those figures come from NBCUniversal’s internal reporting.

The company is celebrating the online conversation, too. TheWrap reports 1.8 billion earned social impressions in the first 24 hours and more than 7.6 million video views across its first 11 days, citing Sprout social data.

You’re welcome, Peacock and A24.

We’ve talked about Crystal Lake at length here on Dread Central, with several of our stories going completely viral and helping keep the conversation going. And there has been plenty to argue about.

I’ve said this multiple times, but you’re allowed to dislike the new origins and mythology injected into the series and still enjoy it. Crystal Lake is pretty good. It has some wonderful performances, especially Linda Cardellini (The Curse of La Llorona) as Pamela Voorhees, and I’d quite like to see these characters evolve through another season.

Our own Daniel Kurland gave the first season 3.5 out of 5 in his review, calling it “a campy, cruel love letter to ‘80s slashers.” We might disagree on some of the bigger swings, but there’s plenty here worth continuing.

So, is a Season 2 announcement imminent? That’s the hope. These numbers are encouraging, and Peacock making a point of celebrating them feels like a good sign. It isn’t a renewal announcement, though.

As we reported today, showrunner believes a second season could deliver more “Jason carnage,” telling TVLine that “the handcuffs are off in a good way.” With the origin established, there’s room to let Jason loose.