Prime Video Renews Carrie for Season Two After October Premiere
Prime Video has renewed its Stephen King adaptation Carrie for a second season after a No. 1 debut.
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Carrie Series Renewal
On October 22, 2026, Prime Video renewed the Carrie series for a second season, about two weeks after its October 7, 2026 premiere. Mike Flanagan will continue as showrunner and executive producer, and Stephen King is also an executive producer. Season one is an eight-episode present-day adaptation of Stephen King's 1974 novel, with Summer H. Howell as Carrie White. The season ranked No. 1 on Prime Video in more than 100 territories during its first two weeks.
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Season one follows Carrie entering public high school after her father's death
In season one, Carrie White enters public high school for the first time after her father's death, remains under the watch of her mother, played by Samantha Sloyan, and becomes involved in a viral bullying scandal while developing telekinetic powers.
Season one cast includes Summer H. Howell, Samantha Sloyan, Alison Thornton and Matthew Lillard
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Prime Video renews Carrie for a second season
Prime Video renewed the Carrie series for a second season, two weeks after the season one premiere on October 7, 2026. Mike Flanagan, who adapted the novel, will continue as showrunner and executive producer, and Stephen King is also an executive producer.
Carrie ranked No. 1 on Prime Video in more than 100 territories in its first two weeks
The Carrie series was the number one title on Prime Video in more than 100 territories during its first two weeks of availability following its October 7, 2026 premiere.
Carrie season one premiered on Prime Video on October 7, 2026
The first season of the Carrie series premiered on Prime Video on October 7, 2026. The season consists of eight episodes.
Flanagan directed four of the eight season one episodes
Mike Flanagan directed four of the eight episodes of season one. Kate Siegel, Axelle Carolyn, Kyra Sedgwick and Hiromi Kamata also directed episodes.
Carrie series adapts Stephen King's 1974 debut novel to the present day
The Prime Video Carrie series is a modern adaptation of Stephen King's 1974 debut novel. Summer H. Howell stars as Carrie White, and the story is updated to the present day, with social media and cyberbullying central to the plot.
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