Archive · 11 Sep 2026
Stephen King Calls Mike Flanagan’s Carrie Brilliant
Stephen King wrote a famous horror story called Carrie.
Mike Flanagan is turning it into a new television series.
King said Flanagan’s version is “brilliant.”
The show stars Summer H. Howell as Carrie White.
Carrie is bullied at school and discovers she can move things with her mind.
The story also shows how social media can make bullying spread quickly.
Carrie’s mother, Margaret, is very religious and controlling.
The series is planned for Prime Video on October 7.
As the bullying gets worse, Carrie’s powers grow stronger and lead to a serious confrontation.
Stephen King praised Mike Flanagan’s upcoming Carrie series as “brilliant.”
The Prime Video adaptation is scheduled to premiere on October 7.
Summer H. Howell stars as Carrie White, a bullied teenager with telekinetic powers.
The series reimagines Carrie’s story around social-media-fueled bullying and a viral scandal.
Mike Flanagan has directed four episodes and previously adapted King’s Gerald’s Game and Doctor Sleep.
- Who
- Stephen King praised a television adaptation directed in part by Mike Flanagan and starring Summer H. Howell as Carrie White.
- What
- King endorsed Flanagan’s upcoming series adaptation of his novel Carrie.
- When
- The series is scheduled to premiere on October 7; the article does not specify a year.
- Where
- The series is set in a town and public high school, and will premiere on Prime Video.
- Why
- King said the series’ commentary on social media is “shocking and true,” while the story follows bullying that escalates alongside Carrie’s telekinetic abilities.
- Original novel
- Carrie, published by Stephen King in 1974
- Series director
- Mike Flanagan directed four episodes
- Lead actor
- Summer H. Howell plays Carrie White
- Streaming platform
- Prime Video
- Premiere date
- October 7; the article does not specify a year
- Central themes
- Bullying, social media, religious control and telekinetic powers
- Previous adaptations
- The story was adapted into a 1976 film, a 1999 sequel, a 2002 television adaptation and a 2013 film