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Prime Video Renews 'Carrie' for Second Season
Confirmed
In Short: Prime Video has renewed Mike Flanagan's 'Carrie' for a second season, following the series' global success.
Prime Video has officially announced the renewal of Mike Flanagan's 'Carrie' for a second season, following the series' debut that reached No. 1 in over 105 countries worldwide.
Peter Friedlander, Head of Global Television at Amazon MGM Studios, praised the show's performance, noting that 'Carrie' has connected with both longtime Stephen King fans and a new generation of viewers, particularly among young adults and female audiences.
Flanagan expressed his gratitude for Stephen King's trust and support in expanding the story beyond the prom scene, which has been a cornerstone of the original novel for 50 years.
The series, starring Summer H. Howell as Carrie White, has seen significant growth in viewership, with its second episode increasing its demo rating by 47% and reaching a season-high demo with Episode 5.
Flanagan's vision for 'Carrie' includes a three-season arc, as he told Collider, indicating a trilogy format for the series.
TheWrap noted that while the series covers all major beats from the original 'Carrie' story, it also introduces new twists, hinting that Carrie may not be as alone as she believes.
King, an executive producer on the series, expressed excitement about the future of the show, stating, 'It’s bound to be thrilling.'
What this adds
The premiere of 'Carrie' on October 7 featured all eight episodes released at once, available in more than 240 countries and territories on Prime Video.
Background
Amazon Prime Video, known simply as Prime Video, is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming television service owned by Amazon.
What's confirmed
- “ Carrie is connecting with both longtime Stephen King fans and a new generation altogether — including young adults and international audiences, with particular strength among female viewers,” said Peter Friedlander, Head of Global Television, Amazon MGM Studios.
- “For 50 years, audiences have known and gravitated to Carrie White’s story. From the beginning, we imagined a story that goes far beyond the prom, and I’m incredibly grateful for Stephen’s trust and support in exploring what comes next,” Flanagan said.
- Prime Video officially announced this morning that Mike Flanagan’s Carrie will return for a second season, following a debut that the streamer says reached No. 1 in more than 105 countries worldwide.
- “I can’t wait for audiences to get to see what’s down the road for Carrie White,” King said.
- Amazon officially announced that Carrie has been renewed for a second season.
- But Carrie’s story doesn’t stop at Prom – it’s far from over…much remains in store from Mike Flanagan and Stephen King, as new revelations will come to light, major character arcs, and plenty of shocking twists.
What's still developing
- We spotted Margaret White’s wonderfully unexpected Army of Darkness connection and took a closer look at the opening titles’ gradual transformation throughout the season.
- The season ended with Carrie being taken by her friend Emaline, another young girl with the ability to astral project into the mind of anyone no matter the distance between them, to safe place from a group of other telekinetics with the Shine who are apparently searching for Carrie.
- Squarespace issues with publishing new articles \u2014 Their team is currently working on the issue Carrie White’s story is far from over!
- Following her father’s sudden death, Carrie enters public high school, where she faces vicious bullying, social media humiliation, and the terrifying discovery that she possesses telekinetic powers.
- Carrie season 1 is streaming now on Prime Video | Editor-in-Chief of Knight Edge Media | Film & TV Reporter | Social Media Manager | Caleb began his film and television news reporting career during high school in 2008 by creating Superhero Movie News and part-time writing on ComicBookMovie.com.
- After its incredible first few weeks, the second season has been greenlit… A number-one hit on Prime Video in over 105 countries, it was not inevitable that a second season of Carrie would follow, but today the streamer has announced that a sophomore season will be coming soon.
- That suggests Season 2 will move past the events of the novel’s famous prom scene with some major changes, given the characters’ fates in the book.
- NBC has given Line of Fire, starring Peter Krause and Hope Davis, a full-season order, which means 18 episodes.
- “Carrie is forced to navigate a viral bullying scandal that tears through her community, the relentless pressure and casual cruelty of the social-media age, and the awakening of mysterious telekinetic powers that rise alongside her adolescence,” the logline reads.
- Homeschooled her entire life, the series starts with Carrie’s (Summer H.
- Carrie is returning for Season 2 on Prime. pic.twitter.com/PLKZIIj6WY Now that we know Carrie is getting a second season, it's time to start speculating about where things could go.
- Mike Flanagan 's modernized take on Stephen King's iconic 1972 debut novel will continue, even though the first season covered the entirety of the source material.