Mike Flanagan to Adapt Stephen King Classic ‘Carrie’ into a TV Series
The filmmaker and TV producer, who has brought King’s tales to the screen before, is making his first series under his new deal with Amazon.
(Left) Executive Producer/Director Mike Flanagan on the set of 'The Fall of the House of Usher.' Photo: Eike Schroter/Netflix © 2023. (Right) Sissy Spacek in 'Carrie'. Photo: United Artists.
Preview:
- Mike Flanagan will adapt ‘Carrie’ for TV.
- It’ll be his latest horror series.
- Stephen King’s book was published in 1974.
Amazon, would combine the two.
Carrie.’
What’s the story of ‘Carrie’?
Sissy Spacek in 'Carrie'. Photo: United Artists.
King’s 1974 novel put the young author on the map, and also bolstered his worth as a writer whose genre storytelling was most translatable to the big screen.
In 1976, Sissy Spacek) with a domineering mother whose bullying caused unimaginable blood-soaked consequences at her school’s prom due to her hyperkinetic powers.
William Katt co-starred in the movie, which was a big success.
Since then, we’ve seen a Chloë Grace Moretz take over the title role.
Flanagan’s version would tell the story across eight episodes.
What other Stephen King adaptations are headed our way?
Arnold Schwarzenegger as Captain Benjamin "Ben" Richards in 'The Running Man.'
King is one of the most adapted authors out there –– his work has led to some excellent movies and TV shows (and a few stinkers).
Flanagan himself has brought us the movies such as ‘Gerald’s Game.’
He currently has ‘Mark Hamill, adapted from King’s 2020 novella, receiving praise at festival runs and is being set for a 2025 release.
Elsewhere, The Monkey’ next year.
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When will the new ‘Carrie’ series be on screens?
Flanagan is only now kicking off the writing process for this one, so we wouldn’t expect ‘Carrie’ to arrive on our TV screens much before 2026.
(L to R) Executive Producer/Director Mike Flanagan, Executive Producer/Director Michael Fimognari in 'The Fall of the House of Usher.' Photo: Eike Schroter/Netflix © 2023.
Other Mike Flanagan Movies and TV Shows:
- 'Absentia' (2011)
- 'Oculus' (2014)
- 'Hush' (2016)
- 'Before I Wake' (2018)
- 'The Haunting of Hill House' (2018)
- 'Ouija: Origin of Evil' (2016)
- 'Gerald's Game' (2017)
- 'Doctor Sleep' (2019)
- 'The Haunting of Bly Manor' (2020)
- 'Midnight Mass' (2021)
- 'The Midnight Club' (2022)
- 'The Fall of the House of Usher' (2023)
- 'The Life of Chuck' (2024)
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