Friday the 13th: The Series

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Friday the 13th: The Series
Also known as	Friday's Curse[1]
Genre	Supernatural horror
Created by	Frank Mancuso Jr. Larry B. Williams
Directed by	David Winning
Starring	John D. LeMay Louise Robey Steve Monarque Chris Wiggins
Composer	Fred Mollin
Country of origin	United States Canada
Original language	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	72 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer	Frank Mancuso Jr.
Producer	Iain Paterson
Cinematography	Rodney Charters
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	45-46 minutes
Production companies	Lexicon Productions Triumph Entertainment Corporation Variety Artists International Hometown Films Paramount Domestic Television
Original release
Network	Syndication
Release	October 3, 1987 (1987-10-03) – May 26, 1990 (1990-05-26)
Related
Friday the 13th (franchise)
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Friday the 13th: The Series is a television series that ran for three seasons, from October 3, 1987, to May 26, 1990, in first-run syndication. The series follows Micki and Ryan, cousins who inherit an antiques store; after selling all the antiques, they learn from Jack Marshak that the items are cursed. The trio then work together to recover the objects and return them to the safety of the shop's vault.

Originally, the series was to be titled The 13th Hour, but producer Frank Mancuso Jr. thought this would turn away viewers and instead took the name Friday the 13th to deliberately draw in audiences. Despite this title and the fact that it is officially considered a part of the franchise, the series has no story connections to the film series of the same title, as Jason Voorhees does not make an appearance, nor does any character connected to the films.^[2]

The series and the films have several cast and crew ties, however. The show's producer, Frank Mancuso Jr., was producer of the film series from Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981) until the final installment distributed by Paramount (Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan in 1989, a year before the TV series ended). One of the show's stars, John D. LeMay, went on to star in Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday, guest star John Shepherd played Tommy Jarvis in Friday the 13th: A New Beginning, and episode director David Cronenberg appeared in Jason X. Fred Mollin, Rob Hedden, and Tom McLoughlin worked behind the scenes of both series.