Overview
- Prime Video will release all eight episodes of Mike Flanagan’s Carrie at once on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, making the season available globally on premiere day.
- Summer H. Howell stars as Carrie White with Samantha Sloyan as Margaret White and a supporting cast that includes Siena Agudong, Alison Thornton, Joel Oulette, Amber Midthunder and Matthew Lillard.
- Flanagan created and showran the series, directed four episodes, wrote key episodes, and Stephen King is credited as an executive producer on the Amazon MGM Studios production.
- The eight‑episode adaptation updates the story for the social‑media era by centering online bullying, anonymous viral accounts and contemporary school‑safety rituals as core harms.
- Early critical response highlights strong performances, production design and soundtrack while several reviewers argue the show softens key horrors and expands the story to set up future seasons.