Carrie: Book vs. Series
The 2026 series Carrie adapts Stephen King's book for television, with Summer H. Howell in the title role. After her father's death, Carrie enters public school, where bullying and her emerging powers disrupt a sheltered life.
About the book and the series
- Author
- Stephen King
- Year
- 1974
- Pages
- 336Buy book
- Audiobook length
- 7 hr 46 minGet audiobook
- Narrator
- Sissy Spacek, Margaret Atwood
Carrie White endures ridicule at school and the control of a mother whose religious beliefs make ordinary adolescence feel sinful. When she discovers that she can move objects with her mind, she begins testing a power no one around her understands. An unexpected invitation to the prom offers a chance to belong, even as classmates prepare another humiliation.
- Creator
- Mike Flanagan
- Year
- 2026
- Network
- Amazon Prime Video
- Cast
- Summer H. Howell, Samantha Sloyan, Siena Agudong, Alison Thornton
- Genre
- Drama, supernatural horror, teen
- IMDb
- View on IMDb
Her father's death takes Carrie White out of an isolated home life and into public high school, where she struggles to understand the other students. A bullying incident spreads online, bringing the cruelty into a wider community while her mother tries to maintain control. At the same time, Carrie begins experiencing powers that neither school nor home has prepared her to manage.
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