Friday the 13th: The Series title, 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. In the United Kingdom it was allegedly listed on TV schedules as "Friday's Curse" though when going to advertisement breaks on ITV it was titled "Friday the 13th: The Series". 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 (""
Jason Voorhees retrieve and reinhabit his body. After resurrecting it, Jason is stabbed by his niece Jessica Kimble (Kari Keegan) and dragged into Hell. "Jason X" (2001) marked Kane Hodder's last performance as Jason. The film starts off in 2010; Jason has returned after another unexplained resurrection. Captured by the U.S. government in 2008, Jason is being experimented upon in a research facility, where it has been determined that he has regenerative capabilities and that cryonic suspension is the only possible solution to stop him, since numerous attempts to execute him have proved unsuccessful. Jason escapes, killing all but one of his