Stephen King's Carrie is updated with Mike Flanagan's bold take on the classic story.

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Synopsis: High school misfit Carrie White (Summer H. Howell) hides her life within the walls of her home, along with her overprotective mother, Margaret (Samantha Slovian). After the sudden and untimely death of her father thrusts her into the unforgiving ecosystem of a public high school, Carrie is forced to follow a viral bullying scandal that tears her community apart, the relentless pressure and occasional cruelty of the social media age, and the awakening of that mysterious power from afar at her side.

Starring: Summer H. Howell, Samantha Slovian, Sina Agudong, Alison Thornton and Joel Olette.

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Mike Flanagan returns to TV with Carrie

Mike Flanagan is a legendary name in the horror genre, and unlike your average content, his horror stories usually tell very complex stories that unfold over a long period of time.

Midnight Night Ceremony (My personal favorite of his work.)

Flanagan agreed to jump from Netflix to Amazon Studios in 2022 ("House of Usher Falling" was his last Netflix production), and "Carrie" is his first show for the company.

Now, to be clear, I have never seen a book written by Stephen King or any of the movies or television productions made of it.

I know the 1976 film is considered a horror classic, and I understand the basic premise of a young woman who ends up terrorizing the people around her.

I went into the Carrie premiere more or less completely blind outside of the facts listed above, and as you all know, I prefer it that way most of the time.

The series is not a linear timeline during the first episode. It takes place between Carrie's introduction to being forced into public school after her father's death and interviewing people in the next timeline after some kind of terrible tragedy.

Amber Midthunder as gym teacher Rita Desjardins in Carrie. (Robert Falconer/Prime)

In the school timeline, Carrie is a reclusive, protective child dealing with the death of her father and basically being thrown to the wolves at school. He's not quite ready to change from not knowing much about the outside world to being bullied and hurt by a school shooting practice.

There are immediate signs of paranormal abilities that no one, including Carrie, is monitoring. In the next timeline, viewers don't see Carrie at all.

There are only injured survivors, clear signs of a violent event and confirmation of the deaths of the characters introduced in the premiere.

Personally, I like Flanagan's creative choice. This sets the stage for seeing Carrie's arc from innocent child to someone who plays a pivotal (though, apparently not alone, based on what was shown in the premiere) live event.

One of Flanagan's most interesting choices is that in the subsequent timeline with interviews, no one is identified as a villain by Carrey.

This seems to indicate that he will continue to be a sympathetic figure throughout the first season. It will be very interesting to see this trend continue. I will tell you that there are some painfully uncomfortable scenes in the premiere, especially the dressing room scene, that are a little hard to sit through, but they serve a purpose.

Summer H. Howell plays Carrie in Mike Flanagan's new series Carrie. (Robert Falconer/Prime)

Through the premiere of Carrie, I think it's safe to say that Flanagan's first TV production from 2023 will captivate viewers like all of his previous work. The man has mastered the genre and seems ready to deliver again. Are you watching now? Let me know what you think at @David.Hookstead.

David Hooksed is a reporter for OutKick.

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