Prime Video has released the official trailer for Carrie, offering the first substantial look at Mike Flanagan’s eight-episode television reimagining of Stephen King’s landmark horror novel. The series will premiere worldwide on October 7, 2026, with all eight episodes becoming available simultaneously in more than 240 countries and territories.
Produced by Amazon MGM Studios, the adaptation brings King’s coming-of-age story into the social-media era while expanding the characters and circumstances surrounding Carrie White and the community of Chamberlain.
Summer H. Howell Takes on the Role of Carrie White
Summer H. Howell stars as Carrie White after an extensive casting search in which nearly 1,500 actors read for the title role. The new trailer focuses on Carrie’s experiences with bullying, isolation and social pressure as events move toward the story’s devastating climax.
The series follows Carrie after the sudden death of her father forces her into public high school. Raised largely in isolation by her fiercely protective mother, Margaret White, Carrie struggles to adjust to a hostile social environment while becoming the target of a viral bullying scandal.
At the same time, she begins discovering mysterious telekinetic abilities that grow alongside the pressures of adolescence.
The regular cast includes Samantha Sloyan as Margaret White, Siena Agudong as Sue Snell, Alison Thornton as Chris Hargensen, Joel Oulette as Tommy Ross and Josie Totah as Tina.
Arthur Conti plays Billy, with Thalia Dudek as Emaline, Amber Midthunder as Miss Desjardin and Matthew Lillard as Principal Grayle.
Flanagan Collaborators Join Expanded Ensemble
The production also brings together several actors who have previously worked with Flanagan alongside newcomers to his projects.
Recurring guest stars include Michael Trucco, Crystal Balint, Kate Siegel, Rahul Kohli, Tim Bagley and Heather Graham.
The eight-episode format gives the production significantly more time to develop King’s characters and the community surrounding Carrie than previous feature-film adaptations. The series places particular emphasis on the everyday decisions and social pressures that eventually contribute to the story’s central tragedy.
Mike Flanagan Leads New Stephen King Adaptation
Flanagan, whose previous television work includes Midnight Mass and The Haunting of Hill House, serves as writer, showrunner and executive producer. Stephen King is also an executive producer on the project.
Flanagan directed Episodes 101, 102, 107 and 108. The remaining four episodes were directed individually by Kate Siegel, Axelle Carolyn, Kyra Sedgwick and Hiromi Kamata.
The production marks the first time Carrie has been adapted as a television series, allowing the creative team to broaden the original narrative while retaining its central themes of cruelty, kindness, isolation and adolescence.
Series Updates King’s Story for the Social-Media Era
King’s original novel centres on a socially isolated high-school student living with her deeply religious and controlling mother while discovering that she possesses telekinetic powers.
The new adaptation introduces contemporary pressures, including social media and viral bullying, as major forces affecting Carrie and the wider community. According to the series description, the story explores whether Carrie’s experiences are shaping her into “a hero, a monster, or something far more complicated.”
The modern setting provides a new framework for themes that have remained closely associated with the novel for more than five decades, particularly the consequences of bullying and social exclusion.
Carrie Remains a Major Stephen King Cultural Landmark
Published in 1974, Carrie was King’s debut novel and helped launch one of the most commercially successful careers in modern publishing. His books have since sold more than 350 million copies worldwide.
The novel spent 14 weeks on The New York Times Best Seller list and has been translated into more than 35 languages.
Its best-known screen version remains Brian De Palma’s 1976 film adaptation, which received Academy Award nominations and became an influential entry in the horror genre. The film marks its 50th anniversary this year, giving Prime Video’s new adaptation a notable connection to the story’s screen history.
The upcoming series also adds to Prime Video’s slate of Amazon MGM Studios originals as streaming platforms continue investing in established literary properties with global recognition.
With all eight episodes arriving October 7, Carrie will offer audiences a longer-form interpretation of King’s original story, combining its familiar supernatural foundations with a contemporary examination of bullying, social media and the pressures facing teenagers.