Prime Video announced today that all eight episodes of Carrie, its upcoming series adaptation of Stephen King’s debut novel, will premiere October 7 in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.
The announcement came at the end of a San Diego Comic-Con panel that opened with the show’s first teaser trailer, giving fans an early look at showrunner Mike Flanagan’s contemporary reimagining of the 1974 novel. Flanagan closed out the panel by revealing the premiere date alongside new key art referencing the story’s climactic prom sequence.
The series follows Carrie White (Summer H. Howell), a sheltered teenager raised by her controlling mother, Margaret (Samantha Sloyan, Midnight Mass, The Haunting of Hill House), whose father’s sudden death pushes her into public high school for the first time. There, she becomes the target of a bullying scandal that spreads through social media, while telekinetic powers begin surfacing alongside her adolescence. Told across eight episodes, the series builds toward a single, devastating night, tracking the small decisions and cruelties that lead there.
Howell landed the title role after a search that reportedly included more than 1,000 actors. In addition to Sloyan, she is joined by Siena Agudong (Resident Evil) as Sue Snell, Alison Thornton (Fire Country) as Chris Hargensen, Joel Oulette (My Life with the Walter Boys) as Tommy Ross, Josie Totah (The Buccaneers) as Tina, Arthur Conti (Beetlejuice Beetlejuice) as Billy, Thalia Dudek (The Running Man) as Emaline, Amber Midthunder (Prey) as Miss Desjardin, and Matthew Lillard (Man of Tomorrow) as Principal Grayle.
Flanagan, known for Midnight Mass and The Haunting of Hill House, writes and executive produces the series and directs four of its episodes. Stephen King also serves as executive producer on the Amazon MGM Studios production, King’s first time seeing Carrie adapted for television.
King’s novel has sold as part of a body of work exceeding 350 million copies worldwide since its 1974 publication, spending 14 weeks on the New York Times Best Seller list and appearing in more than 35 languages. Brian De Palma’s 1976 film adaptation earned two Academy Award nominations and remains one of the most referenced horror films of its era. This year marks that film’s 50th anniversary.
