'Carrie' Renewed For Season 2 By Prime Video
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Key Points:
- Prime Video has renewed Mike Flanagan’s adaptation of Stephen King’s Carrie for a second season, moving forward on the planned three-season arc after the first season’s strong reviews and global popularity.
- The series, starring Summer H. Howell, topped Prime Video’s weekly global TV rankings, hitting number 1 in over 105 countries, and achieved significant U.S. streaming numbers, including 3.6 million views in its first full week.
- Season 1 diverged from the original book’s ending, ending on a cliffhanger with Carrie escaping rather than dying, setting up new storylines and character developments for Season 2.
- Executive producers Flanagan and King expressed enthusiasm about continuing the story, highlighting its appeal to both longtime fans and new, younger, and international audiences, especially female viewers.
- The renewal is part of Amazon MGM Studios’ strategy to leverage MGM’s IP library, following the success of other renewed YA series like Elle and Off Campus, with key cast members expected to return for the next season.
