Prime Video Renews Mike Flanagan’s Carrie for Season 2

Prime Video has renewed Mike Flanagan’s Carrie for a second season, extending the adaptation beyond the events of Stephen King’s 1974 novel. Flanagan is set to return as showrunner and executive producer, while King is also involved as an executive producer. The renewal was announced October 22, two weeks after the series premiered on October 7. Its first season consists of eight episodes. Prime Video has not announced a release date or detailed the next season’s plot. Flanagan said the creative plan from the beginning was to take Carrie White’s story beyond the prom. King said he was excited about what comes next for the character. Their statements signal support for continuing the story, but no specific storyline has been confirmed. The first season reworks the novel’s conclusion, leaving Carrie alive and on the road with her friend Emaline after the prom-night violence. The ending also introduces Adelaide and a group of people with psychic abilities, setting up possible conflicts and questions for a continuation. Those elements provide a starting point, but reports do not establish which will anchor season two. Summer H. Howell, who plays Carrie, is expected to return,...