Friday the 13th: The Series: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

In this syndicated series with no resemblance to the Friday the 13th movies, two cousins Ryan and Micki discover that their Uncle Lewis Vendredi sold cursed antiques for the Devil. When the uncle tries to break the pact, he was banished to Hell. Now the cousins attempt recover the antiques, each with a supernatural power that lets the user get their fondest desire... for a price. Helping them is Jack Marshak, an antique collector who worked with Lewis and was unaware of his deal with the Devil. In the third season, Ryan is written out and replaced by Johnny Ventura, a street punk whose father is killed by an antique.

Series details

• Title: Friday the 13th: The Series
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
• Premiere date: 1987-10-03
• Final broadcast date listed: 1990-05-26
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Syndication
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.9/10
• TVMaze ID: 3573

Cast and credited roles

• Louise Robey — Micki Foster
• Chris Wiggins — Jack Marshak
• John D. LeMay — Ryan Dallion
• Steve Monarque — Johnny Ventura

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1987-10-03; final listed air date 1988-07-30; episode order: 26.
• Season 2: premiered 1988-09-30; final listed air date 1989-06-17; episode order: 26.
• Season 3: premiered 1989-10-07; final listed air date 1990-05-26; episode order: 20.

Source and licence

Adapted from Friday the 13th: The Series on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.