Prime Video Orders Mike Flanagan's Carrie TV Series

Fill those buckets with blood, Amazon Prime Video has officially ordered Carrie for a horror series. The series, like the 1976 film, is based on Stephen King's 1974 novel. Mike Flanagan (pictured) will executive produce the eight-episode series and will serve as showrunner and writer. He will also direct "select" episodes, according to Prime Video. Trevor Macy will executive produce alongside Flanagan (The Fall of the House of Usher, The Haunting of Bly Manor/Hill House).



The Carrie film follows Carrie White (Sissy Spacek), a shy, friendless teenage girl who is protected by her domineering, religious mother when she unleashes her telekinetic powers after being humiliated by her classmates at her senior prom. It’s pretty gory. The film also stars Piper Laurie and John Travolta.

The Prime Video series is described as “a bold and timely reimagining of the story of outcast Carrie White, a high school student who has spent her life isolated with her domineering mother. After the sudden and untimely death of her father, Carrie struggles to navigate the alien landscape of public high school, a bullying scandal that devastates her community, and the emergence of mysterious telekinetic powers.”

Flanagan has adapted numerous King novels into films in the past, including The Life of Chuck, Doctor Sleep (the sequel to The Shining), and Gerald's Game. Flanagan and Macy also own the rights to King's Dark Tower novels (and both have overall deals with Amazon MGM Studios).

“Carrie is an iconic story that has withstood the test of time with continued cultural relevance,” said Vernon Sanders, head of television, Amazon MGM Studios. “With Mike Flanagan at the helm and the accomplished team assembled including executive producer Trevor Macy this provocative series is sure to captivate our global customers.”