Prime Video today dropped first look photos at the upcoming horror series, Carrie, a new series from Mike Flanagan (The Haunting of Hill House, Midnight Mass) based on Stephen King’s iconic debut novel. Per Prime Video, “Carrie is a bold, timely, and surprising reinvention of this classic coming‑of‑age story, adapted for television for the first time.”
The synopsis reads: “Misfit high‑schooler Carrie White (Summer Howell) has spent her life hidden away inside the walls of her home with her fiercely protective mother, Margaret (Samantha 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 over eight propulsive episodes, the series expands King’s cultural landmark — deepening its characters and tensions, and 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.”
Carrie stars Summer Howell (Night of the Reaper, Hunter Hunter) as Carrie White, Samantha Sloyan (The Pitt, Midnigiht Mass) as Margaret White, Siena Agudong (Sidelined: The QB and Me, No Good Nick) as Sue Snell, Alison Thornton (School Spirits, Dare Me) as Chris Hargensen, Joel Oulette (Sullivan’s Crossing, My Life with the Walter Boys) as Tommy Ross, Josie Totah (Faces of Death, The Buccaneers) as Tina, Arthur Conti (Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice) as Billy, Thalia Dudek (The Running Man, Better Man) as Emaline, Amber Midthunder (Novocaine, Prey) as Miss Desjardin, and Matthew Lillard (Five Nights at Freddy’s, Scream) as Principal Grayle.
Carrie is written and executive produced by showrunner Mike Flanagan with Flanagan also directing four episodes. Stephen King also serves as executive producer.
Stephen King’s debut novel Carrie was published in 1974, launching a career in which his books have sold more than 350 million copies worldwide. The novel spent 14 weeks on The New York Times Best Seller list and has been translated into more than 35 languages. Brian De Palma’s 1976 film adaptation, an Academy Award–nominated feature, cemented the story’s cultural impact; this year marks the film’s 50th anniversary.
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