Mike Flanagan Promises His ‘Carrie’ Will Subvert All Your Expectations
Carrie is a story very much associated with the 1970s. Stephen King’s debut novel was published in 1974, and Brian De Palma’s 1976 film is one of the decade’s defining horror classics. But that hasn’t stopped multiple filmmakers from tackling the story in the years since—and Mike Flanagan, whose series adaptation hits Prime Video this fall, is very aware of Carrie‘s legacy and potential for redundancy.
- ▪Carrie is a story very much associated with the 1970s.
- ▪Stephen King’s debut novel was published in 1974, and Brian De Palma’s 1976 film is one of the decade’s defining horror classics.
- ▪But that hasn’t stopped multiple filmmakers from tackling the story in the years since—and Mike Flanagan, whose series adaptation hits Prime Video this fall, is very aware of Carrie‘s legacy and potential for redundancy.
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Carrie is a story very much associated with the 1970s. Stephen King’s debut novel was published in 1974, and Brian De Palma’s 1976 film is one of the decade’s defining horror classics. But that hasn’t stopped multiple filmmakers from tackling the story in the years since—and Mike Flanagan, whose series adaptation hits Prime Video this fall, is very aware of Carrie‘s legacy and potential for redundancy. Suffice to say, he’s respectful of the former and feels confident that he’s avoided the latter. At the show’s San Diego Comic-Con panel—featuring several castmembers, a first teaser, and a number of first-look clips shared with the audience—Flanagan explained how his eight-episode adaptation takes the story in a fresh (but still deeply disturbing, of course) direction.
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