‘Carrie’ teaser: Mike Flanagan reimagines Stephen King’s horror classic for Prime Video
Prime Video has released a teaser for Mike Flanagan's eight-episode television adaptation of Stephen King's 'Carrie'. The series updates the classic horror story with a contemporary setting, focusing on themes like social media and modern high school culture.
Why it matters
It represents a significant creative reimagining of a classic literary property by a prominent horror filmmaker for a major streaming platform.
Prime Video has unveiled the first teaser for Carrie , giving us our first glimpse of Mike Flanagan ’s television adaptation of Stephen King’s landmark 1974 novel. The eight-episode series, which premieres on October 7, marks the filmmaker’s latest collaboration with King after Gerald’s Game , Doctor Sleep and The Life of Chuck .
The teaser reintroduces Carrie White, played by Summer H. Howell, a socially isolated teenager whose life is shaped by relentless bullying at school and the suffocating control of her deeply religious mother, Margaret White, portrayed by Samantha Sloyan. As Carrie’s mysterious telekinetic abilities begin to surface, the teaser hints at the devastating consequences that follow when years of trauma and humiliation reach a breaking point.
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