American filmmaker Mike Flanagan has yet another horror hit on his hands with the latest adaptation of Stephen King’s Carrie. After signing an exclusive deal with Amazon Studios in 2022, Flanagan’s first project under the deal was to adapt King’s debut novel in a miniseries. The eight-episode series dropped on October 7th, 2026.
Within less than a week, the series shot to the top spot on the streamer for all series globally.
On top of being a hit with viewers, the adaptation is another for Flanagan that is being critically acclaimed. Collider wrote of the newest iteration of the Carrie universe that, “Flanagan has always been a master at creating empathy in all of his works, which is why his take on ‘Carrie’ works as well as it does.”
On Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an 85% fresh rating, and an overall rating of 7.2 out of 10 on the site.
Following the accidental death of her father, Carrie White of Carrie must attend public school for the first time after being completely sheltered at the hands of her late dad and abusively domineering mother, Margaret White. While navigating modern life for the first time, dynamics with other teenage girls, and more, Carrie’s also struggling to manage her emerging telekinetic powers. When bullying at her Chamberlain, Maine, high school goes way too far, so do Carrie’s powers, and everyone bears the cost.
According to Flanagan, he envisions the adaptation as a multi-series rendition, explaining some of the major changes, ideally with at least three seasons exploring Carrie’s world and the others living with the TK gene. No further seasons have yet to be announced.
All episodes of Carrie are streaming now exclusively on Amazon.
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