Jason Voorhees has a distributor for his return to movie theaters. What fans don’t have from Friday’s announcement is an opening date. Horror, Inc. announced the 13th feature on November 13 and is aiming for a worldwide theatrical release in 2027. It named CatchLight Studios as its production partner and Cineverse as the distributor with North American rights, including theatrical rights.
The rights go beyond movie theaters. In an earnings release attached to its SEC report, Cineverse said it secured long-term North American rights across theatrical and other entertainment media. That describes what Cineverse can distribute. Neither announcement names a streaming service for the movie or says how long it would play in theaters before becoming available at home.
The earnings release puts the movie on Cineverse’s fiscal 2028 slate. That label can look like a different release year, but the company ends its fiscal year on March 31. On that calendar, fiscal 2028 starts April 1, 2027. An opening between April and December 2027 would fit both announcements; the fiscal label alone doesn’t give viewers an opening month.
In the United States, there’s already a separate way back to the franchise. NBCUniversal says all eight episodes of Crystal Lake, the A24 prequel series centered on Jason’s mother, Pam Voorhees, are streaming on Peacock. The series premiered October 15. Peacock’s listing for Crystal Lake tells viewers where to find the show today. For the movie, the next useful detail is an opening date from Cineverse.