Carrie will get a second season on Prime Video. Amazon has announced the renewal of the series created by Mike Flanagan, based on Stephen King’s first novel. The next season will continue Carrie White’s story beyond the prom, a direction hinted at by the showrunner in the official announcement. No release date has been announced yet for season 2.
The first season, launched on October 7, 2026, on Prime Video, consists of eight episodes. It follows Carrie White, a teenager who has long been kept isolated from the world by her mother, Margaret. After her father’s sudden death, she enrolls in a public high school, where she faces bullying that goes viral, pressure from social media, and the emergence of telekinetic powers she cannot yet control.
Selected following an audition process involving more than 1,000 candidates, Summer H. Howell plays Carrie White. Samantha Sloyan portrays her mother, Margaret, while Siena Agudong, Alison Thornton, Joel Oulette, Josie Totah, Arthur Conti, Thalia Dudek, Amber Midthunder and Matthew Lillard round out the main cast. Several of Mike Flanagan’s regular collaborators also appear, including Kate Siegel, Rahul Kohli, Crystal Balint and Michael Trucco.
For the first season, Mike Flanagan handles the writing and production and serves as showrunner. He directs the first two and last two episodes, while the other four are helmed by Kate Siegel, Axelle Carolyn, Kyra Sedgwick and Hiromi Kamata. Stephen King is also involved in the project as an executive producer.
For Mike Flanagan, Carrie extends a steady streak of work centered on the writer, following Jessie, Doctor Sleep and Life of Chuck. The series also lands fifty years after Brian De Palma’s 1976 adaptation, which had long since linked the character Carrie White to the horror cinema.
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