Some info on the cancelled series. (Charlize Theron as Pamela Voorhees???)

It was late April and “Crystal Lake” was starting to attract A-list talent.

Charlize Theron was eyed to play Pam Voorhees in the A24 show based on the beloved “Friday the 13th” horror franchise, set in the immediate aftermath of the drowning of a young Jason Voorhees.

A $300,000 deposit on soundstages in Canada had already been placed. Directors like Vincenzo Natali and Kimberly Peirce were earmarked to direct episodes. Kevin Williamson, who wrote Wes Craven’s “Scream,” was set to write what was described as the show’s “Red Wedding” – referring to the infamous “Game of Thrones” episode – set entirely on a frozen Crystal Lake, with the summer camp’s cabins trapped under snow drifts. “I had packed for being away for seven months,” said one member of the “Crystal Lake” team.

“Crystal Lake” was plagued by inexperienced production executives making questionable decisions, problems with the show’s writing staff and conflicts between showrunners and executives, according to several “Crystal Lake” team members who spoke to TheWrap. There are divergent accounts of how far the show was over budget. At the same time, studio insiders suggested to TheWrap that the show unraveled mostly because of Fuller and Gray.

Each episode of “Crystal Lake,” which was intended to have eight per season, was budgeted at around $9.6 million, but according to sources, A24 wanted to cut that in half.

One source told TheWrap: “It was all set at that camp. It was all very feasible.”

In a meeting held prior to the shutdown and attended by several sources close to the production, Inman Young, A24’s production head whose previous credits include projects like “The Whale” (budget: $3 million) and “Waves” (budget: $6 million), claimed the show wasn’t just slightly over budget, it was 100% over budget. Several members of the “Crystal Lake” production team refuted that assertion.