Carrie was Stephen King’s first novel, which launched him as the 20th century’s preeminent master of horror. It was adapted into a film just two years later by Brian De Palma, an adaptation that is a classic in its own right. Carrie garnered Oscar nominations for both its stars, Sissy Spacek and Piper Laurie, for their roles as Carrie and Margaret White, respectively. And now, modern horror master (and Stephen King disciple) Mike Flanagan is adapting the saga of the bullied telekinetic teen for Prime Video as a Carrie series, and we have several first-look images. Among them, our first proper looks at Summer H. Howell as Carrie White and Samantha Sloyan as her controlling mother, Margaret White.
Carrie Series First-Look Images
Nerdist Take: Mike Flanagan Will Have to Transform the Carrie Novel in Order to Make a Series
Carrie is a relatively short novel. So for this new Carrie series adaptation, Flanagan is expanding on the material in a significant way. Carrie is now facing the real world for the first time, after her mother sequestered her at home until her teenage years. There will also be scenes relating to other women around the world with similar abilities to Carrie White. Flanagan plans to alter some fundamental things, all while building up to the iconic senior prom from hell. While speaking to Entertainment Weekly, Flanagan said the following about his version of the King classic:
The themes that Steve was talking about half a century ago of kindness versus cruelty, of empathy and bullying, and violence at school have become even more relevant today than he could have contemplated because of our relationship to technology and the degree to which violence encroaches on our high schoolers, especially in the United States. So that meant we had an opportunity to tell a story about a modern teenage experience that could use the seeds of these characters King created 50 years ago, but express them completely differently.
While the original 1976 adaptation remains a horror classic, subsequent adaptations and sequels have all paled in comparison. There was even a notorious Broadway musical that flopped. But thanks to previous adaptations of King’s work, like Doctor Sleep and Gerald’s Game, he may yet crack the code. Flanagan told Entertainment Weekly of the Carrie series, “For me, this was never going to be a straight adaptation. The only way to approach it was to build something new out of the ingredients of Carrie. Otherwise, there’s really no purpose in trying to retread ground that’s been so beautifully walked before.”
Carrie also stars Alison Thornton as Chris Hargensen, a mean girl and Carrie’s primary bully. Joining her are Siena Agudong as the remorseful Sue Snell and Joel Oulette as Sue’s boyfriend (and Carrie’s future prom date) Tommy Ross. Arthur Conti plays Billy Nolan, a part originated by John Travolta. And Amber Midthunder will portray Miss Desjardin, the girls’ gym teacher. Scream icon Matthew Lillard plays Principal Grayle. The eight-episode horror drama arrives on Prime Video this fall. We can’t wait to see how Carrie transforms into a TV series.
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