Crystal Lake showrunner says nudity was banned, but not excessive gory violence

Peacock’s Friday The 13th prequel series Crystal Lake references the horror franchise in many ways, but features far less nudity—and it’s not for a lack of trying. “I tried. That’s America. You can give the kids the violence, but God forbid they see some breasts,” showrunner Brad Caleb Kane told TheWrap while discussing some of the biggest differences between the show and the existing entries in the Friday The 13th franchise. “Sometimes you get overruled in these things.” Kane didn’t elaborate on who specifically opposed nudity in the show or why it was considered more off-limits than the show’s extremely gruesome scenes. Crystal Lake includes one sex scene that shows someone’s butt. Aside from that moment, you won’t see any other nudity in the eight-episode season, produced by A24, a studio never afraid to push boundaries. What you will find, though, are plenty of graphic, gory, and violent scenes.