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Friday the 13th movies in order

There are twelve Friday the 13th films and one TV series. Ten films from Friday the 13th (1980) to Jason X (2002) plus the crossover Freddy vs. Jason form the original continuity, and release order is the recommended watch; Freddy vs. Jason is optional and belongs to A Nightmare on Elm Street as much as to this series. Friday the 13th (2009) is a reboot in its own continuity and can be watched on its own. Friday the 13th: The Series (1987–1990) has no story connection to the films.

12 films 18 h 28 m 1980–2009 Checked 14 Oct 2026
1
Friday the 13th
1980 · 95 min
2
Friday the 13th Part 2
1981 · 87 min
3
Friday the 13th Part III
1982 · 95 min
4
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
1984 · 91 min
5
Friday the 13th: A New Beginning
1985 · 92 min
6
Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives
1986 · 86 min
7
Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood
1988 · 88 min
8
Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan
1989 · 100 min
9
Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday
1993 · 88 min
10
Jason X
2002 · 92 min
11
Freddy vs. Jason
2003 · 97 min · Spin-off
12
Friday the 13th
2009 · 97 min

The order, with notes

#TitleYearRuntimeTypeWhere it fits
1 Friday the 13th 1980 95 min Main film Start here. Original continuity; the main story is set in 1979, with a 1958 prologue.
2 Friday the 13th Part 2 1981 87 min Main film Original continuity. Set five years after the first film.
3 Friday the 13th Part III 1982 95 min Main film Original continuity. Set directly after Part 2.
4 Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter 1984 91 min Main film Original continuity. Picks up immediately after Part III; introduces Tommy Jarvis.
5 Friday the 13th: A New Beginning 1985 92 min Main film Original continuity. Follows Tommy Jarvis five years after The Final Chapter.
6 Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives 1986 86 min Main film Original continuity. Set one year after A New Beginning.
7 Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood 1988 88 min Main film Original continuity. Set seven years after Jason Lives.
8 Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan 1989 100 min Main film Original continuity. Set one year after The New Blood; the last Paramount film.
9 Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday 1993 88 min Main film Original continuity. The first New Line film; it does not continue the events of Jason Takes Manhattan.
10 Jason X 2002 92 min Main film Original continuity. Opens in 2008 and jumps to the year 2455; the last film in story order.
11 Freddy vs. Jason 2003 97 min Spin-off Crossover with A Nightmare on Elm Street. Set after Jason Goes to Hell and before Jason X. Optional.
12 Friday the 13th 2009 97 min Main film 2009 continuity. Reboot that restarts the story, with a 1980 prologue and a main story set in 2008.

Runtimes are theatrical cuts. Source: Wikipedia film pages, checked 14 Oct 2026.

Where to start: Start with Friday the 13th (1980). It establishes Camp Crystal Lake and the Voorhees family, and every later film in the original series builds on it.

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Chronological order

Friday the 13th · 1979
Friday the 13th Part 2 · 1984
Friday the 13th Part III · 1984
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 · 2455
Friday the 13th · 2008

Hollow dots are spin-offs and series. Dates are story settings where the films state them, otherwise release years.

How many Friday the 13th movies are there?

Films12
Series0
First release1980
Latest release2009
Total runtime18 h 28 m
Evenings needed5
Longest100 min
Shortest86 min

Coming soon

Crystal Lake
Confirmed · 15 Oct 2026 · Eight-episode prequel series about Pamela Voorhees, set before the 1980 film; on Peacock in the United States.
This page updates the week a date is confirmed.
Untitled Friday the 13th film
In development · Sean S. Cunningham said in March 2026 that a treatment was complete. No date or production status.
This page updates the week a date is confirmed.

Change log

  • 14 Oct 2026 — Page created and checked against Wikipedia.

Sources

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