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How Mike Flanagan's Carrie TV Series Sets Up A New Stephen King Universe
SlashFilm • • general
Key Points:
- Mike Flanagan has developed a new "Carrie" TV series on Prime Video that modernizes Stephen King's original story by setting it in the present day and exploring social media's impact on bullying.
- The show expands the narrative by introducing a history of women with psychic abilities and a secret group protecting them, diverging significantly from the book's original plot.
- Season 1 ends with Carrie and another psychic, Emaline West, escaping to shape their own futures, hinting at a broader universe of characters with powers that could connect to other Stephen King works.
- Flanagan envisions a three-season run for "Carrie," potentially linking it to his upcoming "Dark Tower" TV series and opening the door to a shared Stephen King multiverse on screen.
- This adaptation offers a fresh take on King's story while laying groundwork for future explorations of psychic characters across King's literary universe, similar to the approach taken by the series "Castle Rock."
