'Carrie' hits Prime Video — here's when and the full release schedule

Time for another crack at Carrie, but this one’s coming from Mike Flanagan and landing on Prime Video — yes, the guy behind those Netflix haunters. Carrie White: still an outcast, still telekinetic, still saddled with the worst mother in Maine. If you thought you’d seen every take on this doomed prom night, think again, because Flanagan’s doing things a bit differently and dropping the lot in one go later this year.

Carrie hits Prime Video with all eight episodes available from 7 October 2026.

Another Go at King’s Classic

For anyone new to this chaos: Carrie is a Stephen King classic from way back in 1974, and honestly, the girl’s had a rough time across the decades. There was the 1976 Brian De Palma film (which most people remember for sissy spacek and a certain bloody scene in the locker room), an honestly forgettable sequel in 1999, and a 2013 remake with Chloë Grace Moretz giving it a go. Now, after years making a name for himself on Netflix, Flanagan has jumped ship to Amazon MGM Studios for a new TV version — his first since signing on with them. He’s also working on a Dark Tower adaptation, but don’t hold your breath for that one just yet. Carrie is up first.

The usual mix is all there — overbearing mother, mean classmates, sudden bursts of telekinetic rage — but the hook this time is that Carrie’s been homeschooled all her life. She sets out for actual high school, making an already fraught coming-of-age story even more nerve-wracking. The series is leaning into the school vibe hard: every episode is named after a classroom subject, which is a nice signal of just how much time we’re going to spend inside those grim American hallways.

• Episode 1: “First Period” – 7 October 2026
• Episode 2: “Foreign Language” – 7 October 2026
• Episode 3: “Social Studies” – 7 October 2026
• Episode 4: “Dramatic Arts” – 7 October 2026
• Episode 5: “Physical Education” – 7 October 2026
• Episode 6: “Home Economics” – 7 October 2026
• Episode 7: “Romantic Literature” – 7 October 2026
• Episode 8: “AP Physics” – 7 October 2026

This isn’t one of those drip-feed releases, either. Prime’s dropping every episode at once, which is exactly what they did with Sterling Point earlier this year, though they’ve messed about with the formula elsewhere (Reacher Series 4, for example, went three on launch, then weekly). Flanagan’s very much in the “binge it over a weekend” mould; all his previous Netflix series came out in one thwack, and frankly, that’s how folk devour them. Good luck to anyone with the self-control to stretch it out.

Cast and Connections

You’ll spot a few familiar names from the book if you’re a King fan. Siena Agudong and Joel Oulette are picking up Sue Snell and Tommy Ross — Sue being the one who joins in on the bullying and then gets a guilty conscience, roping her boyfriend Tommy into asking Carrie out for prom. Matthew Lillard pops up as Principal Henry Grayle, and Amber Midthunder is taking on Rita Desjardin, the gym teacher who notices very quickly that things are heading off the rails.

All the main characters are here, with Flanagan’s knack for cranking up dreadful family dynamics and the supernatural. You get the bullying, the secrets, the sense that nobody’s really safe, all playing out over the eight-episode stretch.

Anyone watching Flanagan’s output will notice he’s firmly in his comfort zone. The themes here — messy families, trauma, growing up under pressure, and the odd supernatural catastrophe — line up with his earlier work (see: The Haunting of Hill House, Midnight Mass, The Midnight Club, The Haunting of Bly Manor, and The Fall of the House of Usher). If you liked The Midnight Club in particular — the show Netflix binned after just one season in 2022 — this new Carrie will feel close to home, both for the high school atmosphere and Flanagan’s take on existential horror.

If you’re wondering how much Flanagan plans to drag out Carrie’s misery, he’s already mentioned, in an interview with Collider, that he’d love for this adaptation to run for three full seasons — sounds ambitious, and frankly I’d like to see where he takes it beyond King’s original meltdown.