Jason Voorhees is reportedly heading back to the big screen. A new Friday the 13th movie is planned for 2027, which would make it the first feature-film entry in the slasher series since the 2009 reboot.
Steve Miner is attached to direct, while David Fliegel is set to write the screenplay. Miner brings unusually direct experience to the assignment: he directed Friday the 13th Part 2 in 1981 and Friday the 13th Part III in 1982. He later directed 1998’s Halloween H20: 20 Years Later, another sequel built around a long-running horror icon.
The planned project would be the 13th Friday the 13th movie—a fitting, if very deliberate, number for the franchise. It is also a notable next step in a wider effort to put Jason back in front of audiences across formats.
A director with deep Friday the 13th roots
Miner’s connection matters because he was involved early in the series’ evolution. Friday the 13th Part 2 and Part III are not distant, symbolic credits; they place him at the center of the franchise’s first run of sequels.
That background does not reveal what the new movie’s plot, setting, cast, continuity, rating, or exact release date will be. None of those details have been established here. But it does mean the announced director is someone with firsthand knowledge of the series’ foundations, rather than simply a filmmaker approaching its mythology from the outside.
In practical terms, a legacy director attachment can suggest a production wants a recognizable line back to its earlier identity. It is not, by itself, proof that the new film will copy the tone or structure of Miner’s previous installments. Horror series routinely change shape between entries, and a director’s past work does not settle the creative decisions of a new screenplay. Still, Miner’s appointment is a meaningful piece of the project’s identity before cameras roll.
The feature-film gap and the return of Crystal Lake
The last Friday the 13th film was the 2009 reboot. The proposed 2027 movie would therefore end a near-20-year gap between theatrical franchise entries.
Jason’s world has not remained entirely dormant in that period. The prequel series Crystal Lake arrived on Peacock in October and explored an important element of Jason Voorhees’ history. The show ranked as Peacock’s fourth-best scripted-original debut, indicating that there remains a substantial audience for stories connected to Camp Crystal Lake and its surrounding mythology.
Crystal Lake also received an 8/10 critical score, with particular attention given to Linda Cardellini’s performance as Pamela Voorhees and showrunner Brad Caleb Kane’s familiarity with the original material. Those details matter for the larger revival because they show the property is currently being treated as more than a single nostalgia release. There is an active television branch, and now a reported feature-film branch, both drawing from the franchise’s established lore.
That does not confirm whether the 2027 movie will connect directly to the Peacock series. A prequel and a new feature can share a brand without sharing storylines, characters, or a strict timeline. Until more is announced, the relationship between the projects is unknown.
What “Jason Universe” means so far
The new film is expected to be financed and produced by the Barsamian family through Horror, Inc., the company that controls the franchise. Horror, Inc. launched the “Jason Universe” initiative in 2024 as part of its plan to revive Friday the 13th.
“Universe” is a broad entertainment term, not a technical promise of a particular kind of story. It can mean a coordinated approach to a brand across film, television, games, merchandise, or other media. It can also simply be a label for an organized revival. The information available does not establish a slate of interconnected films, a shared narrative roadmap, or any specific future game plans for Jason.
What is clear is that the name signals a larger franchise strategy rather than an isolated one-off. The television series and planned movie make that effort visible, while Horror, Inc.’s role places the revival under the company controlling the property.
For viewers, the important distinction is between what has been reported and what is still speculation. A 2027 movie, Miner’s directing role, Fliegel’s screenplay, and Horror, Inc.’s involvement are the reported framework. Story details, returning performers, exact continuity, distribution plans, and release timing beyond the year have not been specified.
Why horror legacy brands are active again
The planned return arrives during a busy period for established horror names across movies, television, and games. IllFonic’s Halloween: The Game released in September, while Saber’s Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival followed in October. Elsewhere, Mike Flanagan’s adaptation of Stephen King’s Carrie for Prime Video is getting a second season. There is also reported interest from Paramount in reviving A Nightmare on Elm Street.
These examples do not mean every franchise is following the same creative or commercial plan. A multiplayer game, a TV adaptation, and a new theatrical slasher are fundamentally different projects. Their shared lesson is narrower: recognizable horror properties are being revisited on several platforms at once, because their imagery, villains, settings, and long-running fan interest remain valuable starting points.
That multi-format approach has a useful parallel outside horror. Franchise storytelling often works best when each project has a clear role instead of merely repeating the previous one; the question of how much buildup an antagonist actually receives is central to the different paths used to build Doctor Doom and Thanos. For Friday the 13th, the stated facts only support a simple reading: the brand is expanding again, but the degree of connection between its projects has yet to be defined.
What fans can reasonably expect next
There is enough in the report to identify the broad shape of the comeback, but not enough to map the movie itself. A script is being written, a director is in place, and a 2027 release is being targeted. Those are substantial early markers for a film that would bring Jason Voorhees back to theaters after a long absence.
There are also reasons to watch how the project is framed in future updates. Miner’s history may invite expectations of continuity with the classic sequels. The recent Crystal Lake series may lead others to expect a shared screen mythology. The “Jason Universe” banner may encourage assumptions about interconnected projects. None of those expectations should be mistaken for confirmed specifics.
For now, the firmest takeaway is also the most appealingly straightforward one: Friday the 13th is preparing another film, its director has a formative history with the series, and Jason Voorhees’ long trip back to the big screen is aimed at 2027.
