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Mike Flanagan’s fourth Carrie adaptation is headed to Amazon Prime on October 7, with a Comic-Con trailer that updates the Stephen King classic for modern teens, tackling online cruelty and real-life issues like bullying and active-shooter drills, informed by high schoolers’ experiences in the writers’ room.
Amazon Prime Video released a trailer for Stephen King’s Carrie, an eight-episode TV series written, directed and showrun by Mike Flanagan. Summer Howell stars as Carrie White, with a supporting cast that includes Siena Agudong and Matthew Lillard. Described as a bold, timely reimagining of the classic horror tale, the series will debut on October 7.
Prime Video unveiled the official teaser for Mike Flanagan's eight-episode adaptation of Stephen King's Carrie, revealing that all episodes will drop on October 7. Summer Howell stars as Carrie White with Samantha Sloyan as Margaret White, as the series expands the classic tale to a modern high-school setting where bullying and a viral scandal intersect with Carrie’s telekinetic powers; Flanagan serves as showrunner, writer, and director on four episodes, with the project produced by Amazon MGM Studios.
Prime Video unveiled at Comic-Con that Mike Flanagan’s eight-episode Carrie series will debut October 7, accompanied by a teaser trailer that hones in on modern high‑school cruelty and Carrie White’s telekinetic powers, updating Stephen King’s classic for today’s social‑media era; Summer Howell stars as Carrie, with a cast that includes Samantha Sloyan, as production wrapped last year.
Amazon Prime Video has unveiled first-look images for Mike Flanagan’s eight-episode adaptation of Stephen King’s Carrie, a reinvention starring Summer Howell as Carrie White and Samantha Sloyan as her mother. Flanagan is writer/showrunner and executive producer (directing four episodes), with King also serving as an executive producer. The series was first reported in 2024 and greenlit for eight episodes in 2025, with a cast that includes Siena Agudong, Alison Thornton, Joel Oulette and others.
Prime Video has released the first look at Carrie, an eight-episode TV adaptation of Stephen King's debut novel, reimagined by Mike Flanagan; the series follows a telekinetic high‑schooler, stars Summer Howell, and debuts this fall in over 240 countries, with Flanagan as showrunner and King as an executive producer.
Prime Video released first-look images for Mike Flanagan’s eight-episode TV adaptation of Stephen King’s Carrie, with Summer Howell starring as Carrie White. The ensemble includes Samantha Sloyan, Siena Agudong, Alison Thornton, Amber Midthunder, Joel Oulette, and Matthew Lillard. Flanagan serves as showrunner and directs four episodes, while King is an executive producer; the series premieres this fall on Prime Video and marks the book’s first TV adaptation after multiple films.
Warner Bros. and DC Studios unveiled the first, dialogue-free footage of Clayface at CinemaCon, a horror-tinged DC film written by Mike Flanagan and directed by James Watkins. The teaser shows a disfigured man with bandages, flashes back to what led to the moment, and ends with Tom Rhys Harries’ Clayface revealing a blank, emotionless face. Produced by Matt Reeves alongside Lynn Harris and DC chiefs Gunn and Safran, the $40 million project is slated for an Oct. 11, 2026 release, following June’s Supergirl on the DC slate.
Chiwetel Ejiofor has joined Mike Flanagan’s all-new The Exorcist film, reuniting with the director on a fresh chapter in the franchise (not a Believer sequel). Filming is set for New York City, with a March 12, 2027 theatrical release. Flanagan wrote and will direct for Red Room Pictures, with Blumhouse-Atomic Monster-Morgan Creek and Universal producing; and Johansson, Jacobi Jupe, and Diane Lane are already attached.
Mike Flanagan’s The Exorcist is dated for March 12, 2027, with Scarlett Johansson and Hamnet breakout Jacobi Jupe starring. The film, a Blumhouse-Atomic Monster and Morgan Creek Entertainment production in association with Red Room Pictures, will be set in the same universe as the 1973 classic (not a Believer sequel) and has been described as a radical new take on the franchise; production delays had pushed it off its original March release.
The Life of Chuck is a visually stunning film that uses a non-linear, metaphorical narrative to explore the life and death of Chuck, emphasizing the importance of appreciating life's small moments and the universes we carry within us, culminating in a poignant reflection on mortality and memory.
Mike Flanagan discusses how creating 'The Haunting of Hill House' helped him cope with personal grief and loss, and highlights the emotional depth of horror as a genre, emphasizing its artistic and storytelling potential. He also advocates for the preservation of monologues in film and shares insights about his work and collaboration with Stephen King.
Mike Flanagan discusses his adaptation of Stephen King's 'The Life of Chuck,' emphasizing King's themes of love, humanity, and faith over horror, and highlighting Flanagan's success in capturing the emotional depth of King's work through empathetic storytelling. The film explores civilization's collapse amid climate disasters and features a transformative journey of the character Chuck Krantz, showcasing Flanagan's skill in adapting King's optimistic and humanist themes.
The Life of Chuck, directed by Mike Flanagan and based on a Stephen King story, explores a fictional apocalypse through the intertwined lives of characters facing disaster and discovering the importance of appreciating life, with a twisty narrative that shifts from chaos to moments of beauty and reflection.
'The Life of Chuck' is a film by Mike Flanagan based on a Stephen King novella, blending mystery, coming-of-age, and horror elements, and told in reverse order. It explores the life of Chuck, played by Tom Hiddleston, against the backdrop of an impending apocalypse, with themes of life's universality and reflection on human existence. The film is visually engaging but somewhat hindered by its faithful adaptation and exposition-heavy narration.