By Andy Burns September 9, 2026

Trailer Time: There’s Something About ‘Carrie’

Do we need another iteration of Stephen King’s Carrie? Writer/director Mike Flanagan certainly believes so, and Amazon Prime does too: the new limited series based on the King classic arrives October 7, just in time for Halloween.

A young woman stands in a dimly lit school hallway with lockers on either side, surrounded by flames. The image promotes the Prime Original series 'Carrie', directed by Mike Flanagan, based on the novel by Stephen King, with a release date of October 7.

Here’s a new trailer for your consideration.

Here’s the logline: If you think you know her story, you’re dead wrong. Carrie, a new series from Mike Flanagan, based on Stephen King’s iconic debut novel arrives October 7 on Prime Video.

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Andy Burns is the Senior Manager of Digital Content for SiriusXM Canada, and has been the Editor-In-Chief of the pop culture website Biff Bam Pop! since its inception in 2008. Andy's book, Wrapped In Plastic: Twin Peaks, was published in 2015 by ECW Press. His second, This Dark Chest of Wonders: 40 Years of Stephen King's The Stand, was published by Cemetery Dance in 2018 and was followed in 2021 by The Art and Making of The Stand, which chronicled the creation of the Paramount+/Amazon Prime series for Titan Books. View all posts by Andy Burns