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Prime Video Carrie series set for Oct 7 2026 debut

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Prime Video Carrie series ~~scheduled~~ set for Oct 7 2026 debut

Amazon Prime Video’s eight‑episode limited series adapting Stephen King’s 1974 novel *Carrie* ~~continues to take shape under showrunner~~ remains on track for a worldwide launch on 7 October 2026. Showrunner Mike ~~Flanagan.~~ Flanagan writes and directs the adaptation, starring Summer H. Howell ~~returns~~ as ~~misfit high‑schooler~~ Carrie ~~White, with~~ White and Samantha Sloyan as her protective mother Margaret. The ensemble cast ~~expands to include~~ includes Siena Agudong, Alison Thornton, Joel Oulette, Josie Totah, Arthur Conti, Thalia ~~Dudek,~~ Dudud, Amber Midthunder and Matthew Lillard as Principal Grayle. First‑look imagery released on 13 July confirmed the title “Carrie, the Strange” and a setting that blends the original horror with a digital‑age backdrop where TikTok‑driven bullying mirrors Carrie’s emerging telekinetic powers. Each episode opens with a woman from a different era discovering similar abilities, broadening the novel’s mythos. Lillard. A ~~new~~ first‑look teaser ~~and key art~~ unveiled at a San Diego Comic‑Con panel ~~on 26 July reaffirmed~~ confirmed the ~~worldwide launch on 7 October 2026,~~ release date and highlighted a modernized setting that foregrounds TikTok‑driven bullying and contemporary school‑drill culture. The series retains King’s original ending rather than the 1976 film’s altered finale, while expanding the mythos with ~~all~~ era‑spanning vignettes of women discovering similar powers. All eight episodes ~~dropping~~ will drop simultaneously in ~~over~~ more than 240 ~~territories. Flanagan, also writer~~ countries and ~~director of four episodes, describes~~ territories, echoing the ~~adaptation as a more intimate,~~ series’ focus on psychological horror ~~that deepens character dynamics, explores new mythological elements,~~ and ~~comments on contemporary~~ the pressures of today’s social‑media ~~cruelty and mental‑health pressure.~~ environment.

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