Everything You Need to Know About Mike Flanagan’s CARRIE Series

We first teased that filmmaker Mike Flanagan would be creating a new series based on Stephen King’s debut novel Carrie back in 2024. Now, two years later, Carrie will finally be streaming on Amazon Prime this October. Here’s everything you need to know about the eight-episode miniseries before its Halloween-time release. Filming for Carrie began in Vancouver in June 2025 and wrapped in October of the same year. The first six episodes were written by Mike Flanagan, Elizabeth Padden, Justina Ireland, Dani Parker, Elan Gale, Alexandra Magistro, and Rebecca Leigh Klingel. Mike Flanagan also directed four of the episodes. Horror fans will probably be very familiar with Flanagan’s work, as he has adapted many Stephen King novels, including Doctor Sleep, Gerald’s Game, and The Life of Chuck. Flanagan is also the creator of many fan favorite Netflix horror series, such as Midnight Mass and The Haunting of Hill House. If another name in the list of writers sounds familiar, that may be because Justina Ireland is the Locus Award-winning author of Dread Nation. Reality television viewers will also recognize Elan Gale from his work on The Bachelor. Flanagan and his writing team are taking Carri...