Amazon Prime Video Debuts 8-Part Carrie Series as Mike Flanagan Updates King’s 1974 Novel
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Updated · The New York Times · Oct 6
Amazon Prime Video Debuts 8-Part Carrie Series as Mike Flanagan Updates King’s 1974 Novel
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Oct 6
Summary
An eight-part “Carrie” series lands on Amazon Prime Video on Wednesday, marking the first TV adaptation to tell Stephen King’s story at series length.
Mike Flanagan said he is rebuilding rather than retelling the 1974 novel, shifting the setting to contemporary life shaped by smartphones, the internet, bullying and parental paranoia.
Summer H. Howell plays Carrie White and Samantha Sloyan her controlling mother, reviving the story of the ostracized teen whose telekinetic powers erupt after humiliation at school and a prom revenge plot.
The release comes nearly 50 years after Brian De Palma’s 1976 film, extending a franchise that has already included an Oscar-nominated movie, a Broadway flop, a TV movie and a remake.