Mike Flanagan’s ‘Carrie’ Series Gets a Chilling New Trailer – Here’s the Release Date, Plot, Cast, and Everything We Know

Stephen King adaptations have become something of a cottage industry over the past few years, but few filmmakers have earned the trust of both King and horror fans quite like Mike Flanagan. After tackling ‘Doctor Sleep’ and building an entire signature style around slow-burn dread in shows like ‘Midnight Mass’ and ‘The Haunting of Hill House,’ Flanagan is now turning his attention to King’s very first published novel.

That novel is ‘Carrie,’ the 1974 debut that launched King’s career and has since sold as part of a body of work totaling more than 350,000,000 copies worldwide. Despite being adapted into film multiple times, including Brian De Palma’s Oscar-nominated 1976 classic, the story has never before been turned into a television series, until now.

A new trailer for Flanagan’s ‘Carrie’ has just dropped, and it’s stacked with teenage rage, bullying, and the slow buildup toward the story’s infamous prom night. The full-length trailer follows an earlier teaser released back in July, offering fans their most complete look yet at how Flanagan plans to expand King’s original story for the small screen.

‘Carrie’ premieres with all eight episodes dropping at once on Prime Video on October 7, arriving in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. The show is produced by Amazon MGM Studios and Intrepid Pictures, with King himself serving as an executive producer alongside Flanagan and longtime collaborator Trevor Macy.

The series follows misfit high schooler Carrie White, who has spent much of her life isolated at home under the fiercely protective, domineering watch of her mother, Margaret. After her father’s sudden death forces her into the unforgiving world of public high school, Carrie must navigate a viral bullying scandal, the relentless pressure of the social media age, and the awakening of mysterious telekinetic powers that intensify alongside her adolescence.

Flanagan has been clear that this isn’t meant to compete with De Palma’s untouchable film adaptation. Speaking at the show’s Comic-Con panel, he told Deadline that Carrie was written half a century ago and adapted spectacularly by De Palma, calling that version iconic and something with no reason to be walked back through. Instead, Flanagan described his version as more of a backwards journey, drawing on his own experience going through public school to reimagine how he might have reacted in Carrie’s position.

Summer H. Howell, selected from more than 1,000 actors who read for the role, leads the series as Carrie White, with Samantha Sloyan playing her mother, Margaret. The two have history working together, as Sloyan has appeared across multiple Flanagan projects, including ‘The Haunting of Hill House,’ ‘Midnight Mass,’ and ‘The Fall of the House of Usher.’

The rest of the ensemble includes Siena Agudong as Sue Snell, Alison Thornton as Chris Hargensen, Joel Oulette as Tommy Ross, Josie Totah as Tina, Arthur Conti as Billy, Thalia Dudek as Emaline, Amber Midthunder as Miss Desjardin, and Matthew Lillard as Principal Grayle. Additional cast members include Michael Trucco, Crystal Balint, Rahul Kohli, Tim Bagley, and Heather Graham, alongside Kate Siegel, who takes on an as-yet-unrevealed role.

Flanagan directs episodes one, two, seven, and eight, while the remaining episodes are handled by Kate Siegel, Axelle Carolyn, Kyra Sedgwick, and Hiromi Kamata. Michael Fimognari serves as cinematographer, with The Newton Brothers composing the score, both frequent collaborators from Flanagan’s earlier projects.

This year also happens to mark the 50th anniversary of De Palma’s original film adaptation, adding an extra layer of significance to the timing of Flanagan’s reimagining. With a cast this stacked and a creative team built around Flanagan’s trusted collaborators, ‘Carrie’ looks positioned to be one of the fall’s most anticipated horror releases.

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