Mike Flanagan brings his eight-episode television adaptation of Stephen King’s novel Carrie to Prime Video on October 7, 2026. The series drops all episodes at once in over 240 regions, shifting the classic telekinetic horror story into the digital age to examine viral bullying and modern youth anxiety.
Where to Watch Carrie on Prime Video
All eight episodes of Carrie become available on Prime Video on October 7. The series releases its complete season at 12 a.m. PT (3 a.m. ET), offering a full binge-watch format for viewers in the United States and more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.
In the United States, viewers can access Prime Video on its own for $9 a month or as part of a standard Amazon Prime membership costing $15 a month or $139 per year. Default streaming options include ads, while an Ultra upgrade costs an extra $5 a month for ad-free on-demand programming.
While Mike Flanagan’s past five shows (The Fall of the House of Usher,
The Midnight Club,
“Midnight Mass,” The Haunting of Bly Manor,
and The Haunting of Hill House
) are all Netflix streaming exclusives, his overall deal with Netflix came to an end a few years ago, leading him to sign a new deal with Prime Video. Amazon Prime offers new users a 30-day free trial.
How the 2026 Series Updates Stephen King’s Novel
Writer and director Mike Flanagan approaches the classic source material by expanding the narrative beyond the original scope of Stephen King’s 1974 novel. While Brian De Palma’s 1976 film starring the Oscar-nominated Sissy Spacek alongside John Travolta, the 1999 sequel The Rage: Carrie 2,
the 2002 TV-movie, and the 2013 cinematic remake starring Chloë Grace Moretz in the titular role focused primarily on Carrie White’s telekinetic awakening and prom night retribution, Flanagan’s version expands on the horrors of bullying and the toxic effects of social media.
The 1976 film pairs Hitchcockian suspense with a stylized visual approach, featuring a split-screen sequence during the prom climax and a famous final jump scare. Having tackled Gerald’s Game, Doctor Sleep, and The Life of Chuck, Flanagan is recognized as a premier cinematic interpreter of Stephen King’s works.
“My first reaction was I think everybody’s, which is: Why do ‘Carrie’? But as I was contemplating the show, my oldest son was about to start high school and I was thinking about the world he was stepping into, how completely different it was from the high school I went to in the ’90s. And as I started thinking more about high school violence and active shooter drills, and social media and how normalized cruelty is, it suddenly started to look like this was a chance to do the kind of adaptation I got to do with ‘Hill House’ and ‘Bly’ and ‘Usher’ — take something apart, and build something new out of familiar pieces — and that became really exciting.”
Mike Flanagan, writer and director
“Stephen King was really into the idea after he saw what we were looking at,” says Flanagan. “And I’m really glad because it turned out to be one of my favorite projects.”
Mike Flanagan, writer and director
The series begins with an in medias res look at fires and devastation in the town of Chamberlain before jumping back a year. Viewers encounter Carrie’s father, Ralph White, before his death, and follow authorities as they discover Carrie and her zealot mother, Margaret, living in isolation.
Summer H. Howell Stars as Carrie White
Summer H. Howell stars as Carrie White, taking over the titular role alongside Samantha Sloyan as her mother, Margaret. The ensemble features familiar performers from previous Flanagan projects, including Matthew Lillard as Principal Grayle, Amber Midthunder as gym teacher Miss Desjardin, Siena Agudong as class president Sue Snell, and Alison Thornton as the antagonist Chris Hargensen.
Alison Thornton’s portrayal of stereotypical bully Chris Hargensen is given loads of depth and humanity in this new update. Meanwhile, the show extends Flanagan’s record of taking slender texts and expanding them in unexpected and often impressive ways.
- Episode 1: First Period
- Episode 2: Foreign Language
- Episode 3: Social Studies
- Episode 4: Dramatic Arts
- Episode 5: Physical Education
- Episode 6: Home Economics
- Episode 7: Romantic Literature
- Episode 8: AP Physics
These eight episodes comprise the full initial season of the series, detailing the various academic challenges and social conflicts faced by the students throughout their school year.