King Calls Flanagan's 'Carrie' Miniseries 'Brilliant' — SkimNews
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- Stephen King called Mike Flanagan's 'Carrie' miniseries 'brilliant' on Threads, writing that what it has to say about social media is 'shocking and true'
- The 'Carrie' miniseries premieres October 7 on Prime Video with Summer H. Howell in the title role as Carrie White
- The plot follows Carrie navigating public high school after her father's death, a viral bullying scandal, and the awakening of telekinetic powers — a deliberate update of the 1974 novel's themes for a digital age
- Joe Hill, King's son, shared the trailer on Threads and wrote that he 'found himself fighting back tears' watching it, adding 'Mike Flanagan sure can make em'
- The ensemble cast includes Samantha Sloyan as Margaret White, Siena Agudong as Sue Snell, Alison Thornton as Chris Hargensen, Amber Midthunder as Miss Desjardin, and Matthew Lillard as Principal Grayle
- This is the fifth major adaptation of King's 1974 novel, following Brian De Palma's 1976 film with Sissy Spacek, 'The Rage: Carrie 2' (1999), a 2002 NBC TV movie with Angela Bettis, and Kimberly Peirce's 2013 remake with Chloë Grace Moretz
Why it matters: King publicly praising a remake is unusual — original authors rarely endorse reinterpretations of their work — and his explicit callout that the social-media commentary is 'shocking and true' signals the miniseries is positioned as the first Carrie adaptation to reckon with digital-age cruelty rather than analog bullying alone.
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