Friday the 13th watch order
Every film, series, and special in the correct viewing order.
14 entries·~55 hrs total runtime·1980–2026
The 2009 film is a reboot, and the TV series is unrelated to Jason Voorhees.
Original Crystal Lake Film Series
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1
Friday the 13th
Movie95 min · 1980
The first released film and the introduction of Camp Crystal Lake and the Voorhees tragedy.
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2
Friday the 13th Part 2
Movie87 min · 1981
Set five years after the original film and introduces adult Jason Voorhees as the principal killer.
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3
Friday the 13th Part III
Movie95 min · 1982
Continues shortly after Part 2 and introduces Jason's hockey mask.
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4
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
Movie91 min · 1984
Continues shortly after Part III and introduces Tommy Jarvis.
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5
Friday the 13th: A New Beginning
Movie92 min · 1985
Follows an older Tommy Jarvis and features a copycat killer rather than Jason as its principal antagonist.
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Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives
Movie86 min · 1986
Returns Jason Voorhees to the series as a supernatural killer.
Friday the 13th Television Anthology
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Friday the 13th: The Series
TV Series72 episodes · 1987–1990
An anthology-style supernatural series about cursed antiques that does not feature Jason Voorhees or Camp Crystal Lake.
Original Crystal Lake Film Series Continues
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8
Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood
Movie88 min · 1988
Continues the supernatural Jason storyline and introduces telekinetic character Tina Shepard.
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Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan
Movie100 min · 1989
Moves Jason from Crystal Lake to a ship and later New York City.
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10
Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday
Movie87 min · 1993
Expands Jason's mythology and ends with a direct reference to Freddy Krueger.
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11
Jason X
Movie92 min · 2001
Begins in the near future before moving Jason hundreds of years further ahead aboard a spacecraft.
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12
Freddy vs. Jason
Movie97 min · 2003
A crossover between Jason Voorhees and Freddy Krueger that takes place before the future-set events of Jason X.
Reboot
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Friday the 13th
Movie97 min · 2009
A reboot combining and reinterpreting elements from the opening films in a separate continuity.
Television Prequel
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Crystal Lake
TV Series8 episodes · 2026
An A24-produced prequel starring Linda Cardellini as Pamela Voorhees, exploring the Voorhees family before Jason's drowning; all eight episodes are scheduled to premiere together on Peacock on October 15, 2026.
How many Friday the 13th movies and shows are there?
There are 12 released Friday the 13th films, including Freddy vs. Jason and the 2009 reboot. Friday the 13th: The Series contains 72 episodes but is unrelated to Jason Voorhees, and the prequel series Crystal Lake adds 8 more.
Do I need to watch A Nightmare on Elm Street before Freddy vs. Jason?
Freddy vs. Jason explains its immediate story, but it continues the established screen histories of both Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees.
What order should a first-timer watch Friday the 13th in?
A first-time viewer should use film release order from Friday the 13th through the 2009 reboot, with the unrelated television series and the Crystal Lake prequel treated as separate tracks.
Is Friday the 13th finished or still ongoing?
The franchise is ongoing: the prequel series Crystal Lake is scheduled to premiere on Peacock on October 15, 2026, its first live-action expansion in years.
See also: Chucky / Child's Play watch order.
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