Friday the 13th

Eleven films on one timeline, and the prequel series that joins them.

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Where to start with Friday the 13th

Eleven films that mostly run as one timeline, which is unusual for a slasher series this long. Two of them sit oddly, and there is a running joke worth knowing in advance: the things people associate with this franchise arrive later than they think.

  1. 1
    Friday the 13th (1980) Friday the 13th

    The one that set the template, and Jason is not the killer in it: that is the twist, and it is worth reaching unspoiled. Nothing before it.

  2. 2
    Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981) Friday the 13th Part 2

    Jason takes over as the killer here, with a sack over his head rather than a mask. It follows on directly from the first film's final scene.

  3. 3
    Friday the 13th Part III (1982) Friday the 13th Part III

    The hockey mask appears for the first time, three films in, and set the day after the second ends. By this point you will know whether you want the other eight.

Then what? Parts four through nine run in order and get progressively stranger: the sixth turns Jason undead, the eighth barely reaches Manhattan, and the ninth tries to end it. Freddy vs. Jason follows Jason Goes to Hell despite arriving a decade later, and Jason X is set in the year 2455 so it comes last however you count. Crystal Lake is a prequel series due in 2026.

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Films

  • Friday the 13th 1980
  • Friday the 13th Part 2 1981
  • Friday the 13th Part III 1982
  • Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter 1984
  • Friday the 13th: A New Beginning 1985
  • Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives 1986
  • Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood 1988
  • Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan 1989
  • Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday 1993
  • Freddy vs. Jason 2003
  • Jason X 2001

Television

  • Crystal Lake 2026, 1 season, not out yet

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