King Calls Flanagan's 'Carrie' Miniseries 'Brilliant' — SkimNews
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- Stephen King called Mike Flanagan's 'Carrie' adaptation 'brilliant' on Threads, singling out that 'what it has to say about social media is shocking and true.'
- Prime Video's 'Carrie' miniseries premieres October 7 with Summer H. Howell in the title role, marking the fifth major adaptation of King's 1974 novel.
- Joe Hill, King's son, shared the trailer on Threads and wrote that he found himself 'fighting back tears' watching it—something he'd never experienced from a preview before.
- The series follows Carrie White entering public high school after her father's death, navigating a viral bullying scandal while her telekinetic powers awaken alongside adolescence.
- Supporting cast includes Siena Agudong as Sue Snell, Alison Thornton as Chris Hargensen, Amber Midthunder as Miss Desjardin, and Matthew Lillard as Principal Grayle.
- Prior adaptations span De Palma's 1976 Sissy Spacek film, the 1999 sequel 'The Rage: Carrie 2,' NBC's 2002 TV movie with Angela Bettis, and the 2013 Kimberly Peirce remake with Chloë Grace Moretz.
Why it matters: King's endorsement carries outsized weight for horror IP, and his specific praise of the social-media commentary positions Flanagan's take as a deliberate modernization rather than a standard remake—an angle that could distinguish the miniseries in a saturated adaptation market ahead of its October 7 debut.
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