‘Hereditary’ Star Milly Shapiro Reportedly in Talks to Lead Mike Flanagan’s ‘Carrie’ TV Adaptation

We learned last year that horror mastermind Mike Flanagan is bringing Stephen King’s Carrie back to life in a bold new TV adaptation for Amazon MGM Studios.

The upcoming series promises a fresh, timely reimagining of the classic tale, following misfit teenager Carrie White as she navigates high school, a community-shaking bullying scandal, and the awakening of her telekinetic powers—all while grappling with the loss of her father and the influence of her controlling mother.

Flanagan, known for his acclaimed horror projects, will serve as writer, showrunner, and executive producer, alongside Intrepid Pictures’ Trevor Macy.

Not much is known about the show at this stage but industry insider Daniel Richtman recently posted on his Patreon some interesting rumors. According to Richtman Milly Shapiro is in talks to take on the iconic role of Carrie White.

Best known for her unsettling performance as Charlie in Hereditary, Shapiro has already proven she can bring an eerie, intense presence to the screen—qualities that would make her a perfect choice for the tormented, telekinetic teen.

Adding to the speculation, Hush and The Fall of the House of Usher actress Samantha Sloyan is reportedly in talks to play Margaret White, Carrie’s fanatically religious and abusive mother.

Sloyan is a frequent collaborator of Flanagan’s, known for her performances in his past projects, making her a natural fit for such a psychologically complex role.

Flanagan recently explained that he made significant changes to the original Carrie story to make it feel more relevant to today’s world. Before moving forward with the project, he reached out to Stephen King to get his approval, since he wouldn’t proceed without King’s permission.

Although King was initially hesitant, wondering if the story needed to be told again, he ultimately liked Flanagan’s approach and agreed it could be relevant and exciting.

And I can’t spoil the changes that we made in order to kind of find a story that felt like it needed to be told. But we made some pretty substantial changes. When I brought it to Stephen King — because that’s the other side of this, if Steve says no, he doesn’t want to see it happen, we’re not going to do it;

And so when I mentioned it to him and said, “What do you think about Carrie for TV?” He said, “Well, why? Leave her alone. She’s good, she’s done. I’d rather we focus on other things.” But when I sent him kind of the layout of how I saw it could work, he really liked it. And he came back and said, “Actually, yes, I think this is interesting, and I think this could be really relevant and could be really exciting.”

Flanagan said that he was surprised Carrie became a priority for him, just like he was initially hesitant about adapting The Turn of the Screw for The Haunting of Bly Manor. He initially wondered why he should take on these well-known stories, but once he found a new way to approach them, he realized they were still worth telling.

He feels the same way about Carrie—he’s excited because the new approach will make it fresh and surprising for audiences.

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