Friday the 13th Prequel Series Crystal Lake Begins Streaming On U-NEXT
The Japanese dub is being treated as its own casting story, with a returning child actor from the film series and a comedy duo brought in for the first episode, so the localized version carries a lineup U-NEXT can promote apart from the show itself.
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The Friday the 13th prequel drama Crystal Lake / Mother of the Killer started streaming on U-NEXT on October 15. Mie Sonozaki plays Pamela Voorhees, Fairouz Ai plays the boy Jason, and Konatsu Kato plays Grace. Daisuke Namikawa joins the Japanese dub as an important character in the second half, and comedy duo Nanamagari voice the mysterious men in Episode 1.
The Japanese dub of Crystal Lake / Mother of the Killer streams on U-NEXT alongside the original version, which began at 19:00 on October 15. Mie Sonozaki voices Pamela (Pam) Voorhees, Fairouz Ai voices Jason as a boy, and Konatsu Kato, who starred in Silent Hill f, voices Grace.
Daisuke Namikawa, who did dub work for the Friday the 13th series as a child actor, voices an important character appearing in the latter half. Naoto Morishita and Yuta Hatsuse of the comedy duo Nanamagari, finalists on King of Conte 2026, voice the mysterious men in Episode 1. Episode 1 screens at the Yamagata International Movie Festival, with Namikawa at the talk show on November 15.
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