Mike Flanagan (The Haunting of Hill House, Midnight Mass) has turned his attention to Stephen King’s 1974 Carrie, creating a “reinvention” of the horror story for Prime Video. Flanagan’s version marks the first time anyone has adapted Carrie into a series, and King is apparently happy with the results.
“Mike Flanagan’s version of CARRIE is brilliant,” posted King on Threads. “What it has to say about social media is shocking and true.”
The eight-episode series stars Summer H. Howell (Night of the Reaper) as Carrie White and Samantha Sloyan (Midnight Mass) as Margaret White. Siena Agudong (Resident Evil) plays Sue Snell, Alison Thornton (Fire Country) is Chris Hargensen, Joel Oulette (My Life with the Walter Boys) is Tommy Ross, and Josie Totah (The Buccaneers) is Tina. Arthur Conti (Beetlejuice Beetlejuice) as Billy, Thalia Dudek (The Running Man) as Emaline, Amber Midthunder (Prey) as Miss Desjardin, and Matthew Lillard (Daredevil: Born Again) as Principal Grayle round out the series regulars.
Michael Trucco (Fire Country), Crystal Balint (The Fall of the House of Usher), Kate Siegel (The Haunting of Hill House), Rahul Kohli (We Were Liars), Tim Bagley (The Comeback), and Heather Graham (The White Lotus) are recurring guest stars.
Flanagan is the series creator, writer, and showrunner. Flanagan and King are executive producers. Directors include Flanagan, Kate Siegel, Axelle Carolyn, Kyra Sedgwick, and Hiromi Kamata.
All eight episodes will premiere on October 8, 2026 on Prime Video.
Prime Video’s Carrie Synopsis:
“Based on Stephen King’s iconic debut novel, Carrie is a bold, timely, and surprising reinvention of the classic coming‑of‑age story, adapted as a television series for the first time by visionary showrunner Mike Flanagan.
The series follows misfit high schooler Carrie White (Howell) who has spent her life hidden away inside the walls of her home with her fiercely protective mother, Margaret (Sloyan). After her father’s sudden, untimely death thrusts her into the unforgiving ecosystem of public high school, Carrie is forced to navigate a viral bullying scandal that tears through her community, the relentless pressure and casual cruelty of the social‑media age, and the awakening of mysterious telekinetic powers that rise alongside her adolescence.
Told across eight propulsive episodes, the series expands King’s cultural landmark, deepening its characters and tensions while following the small, everyday choices that build toward a single, shattering night in a gripping, deeply human story about kindness versus cruelty—and whether we’re witnessing the making of a hero, a monster, or something far more complicated.”
