[Interview] Danielle Kotch Talks Playing Claudette in ‘Crystal Lake’, and Halloween
Camp Crystal Lake has reopened and the long-awaited, highly anticipated Friday the 13th prequel series Crystal Lake, produced by A24, is now streaming in its entirety on Peacock, and we talked to Danielle Kotch recently about stepping into the iconic role of Claudette, who was one of the first two victims in the opening scene of the original 1980 film, and much more.
In our fun video conversation, recorded on the day of Crystal Lake‘s release, we also of course talked about Halloween, what it means to Danielle, and her plans to revise her Sinister character as a Halloween costume, though we spent the majority of our time at the infamous camp, so meticulously, perfectly recreated for the series, discussing the fandom, the legacy, and the killings.
Set in 1970s prior to the events of the 1980 original Friday the 13th movie, Crystal Lake begins with the circumstances around young Jason’s drowning, and from there follows his mother Pam’s descent into madness.
Crystal Lake stars Linda Cardellini (Scooby-Doo) as Jason’s mother Pamela Voorhees. Series regulars also include William Catlett (Abigail) as a new character named Levon Brooks, Cameron Scoggins (Nashville) as Dorf, the police officer portrayed by Ron Millkie in the original Friday the 13th, Phoenix Parnevik and Danielle Kotch as Barry and Claudette from the original film’s opening scene, as well as Devin Kessler (Godfather of Harlem) as Briana Brooks, and Gwendolyn Sundstrom as Grace, Nick Cordileone, Joy Suprano, Christopher Denham, Nancy Nagrant, Drew Scheid (Halloween 2018), and Callum Vinson (Chucky) as young Jason Voorhees.
Brad Caleb Cane (It: Welcome to Derry) serves as writer, showrunner, and executive producer.
Crystal Lake is now streaming on Peacock.
Watch our full exclusive interview with Danielle Kotch below (and beware of spoilers about halfway in), or listen on the Halloween Daily Podcast.
Related: Pam Voorhees is the Mother of Slashers in ‘Crystal Lake’ [Review]
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