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Carrie: Season 1 Details
- Number of Episodes: 8
- Released: October 7, 2026
- Network: Prime Video
- Genre(s): Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Young Adult
- Renewal Status: To Be Determined
Season 1 Summary
For more than 15 years, Carrie hasn’t stepped beyond her father’s rented property, and the only interaction she had with the outside world was the books her neighbor Stella would sneak to her. However, the bubble her parents so carefully crafted bursts, and Carrie finds herself thrust into Chamberlain and enrolled in Ewen High School.
At first, it is exciting! Carrie has never seen a computer, experienced the internet, and the amount of books goes far beyond what Stella has presented to her. But over the course of weeks, Carrie learns why her parents shielded her from people her own age, and as things escalate from teasing to outright bullying, many may wish Carrie never did step foot outside.
Review
Highlight(s)
Carrie’s Casting [85/100]
Summer H. Howell may not be a book-accurate Carrie, but like many who’ve come before her, she does possess the spirit of who Carrie is. She is the average girl who just wants the experience of being a teenager. Carrie wants to make friends, learn things outside the bubble her parents put her in, and have positive and memorable experiences.
And you get genuinely invested in her pursuit of that. Carrie’s joy as she goes to the library and discovers all the books in there is so adorable. Then, her first party, her first drink, it makes the tragedy of what you know everything is building to all the more devastating. For you know she didn’t want it to happen; she just wanted to be included, find joy, and experience the world.
Loving To Hate Christine [84/100]
Christine, aka Chris, is the rare villain who doesn’t seem redeemable. Does karma try to redirect her, hit her with a comeuppance to get her to understand she needs to stop being an ass? Yes. But she doubles down, gets more ruthless, and makes you hope that, if she dies, she has the absolutely most violent death.
And at times, you may question why not make her more human, flawed, and use what troubles her to show she is misunderstood? But no, the series doesn’t want to do that, and you honestly may come to appreciate it. For you will end up going far beyond loving to hate Christine and her minions. You’ll hate her to the point of becoming numb to her existence. Almost like you’re the one being bullied and have built up such a callous that Chris escalating things, to the point she does, is the only thing that keeps her getting a reaction out of you.
Mr. Morton’s Scene With Carrie Early On [83/100]
Let it be clear, there are people who are nice to Carrie, even fight on her behalf. However, Mr. Morton is a notable example. In a few of his scenes with her, it solidifies not only that Carrie just wants normalcy but, of the adults, Mr. Morton might be the only one who can set aside what he is going through to truly be of service to the students, especially Carrie.
And mind you, it isn’t earth-shattering advice or the type of monologue which may earn Tim Bagley an Emmy or Golden Globe nomination. However, it may trigger memories of that one faculty or staff member you met in school who you felt saw you, and wasn’t just pushing you along to graduation.
Low Point(s)
Everything Feels Built Around “The Moment” [67/100]
Because the end of Carrie’s story is so iconic, and it is clear from the beginning the series is building toward it, everything feels built around getting to or earning that moment. That’s the main issue when it comes to this remake. So much focus is put into Chris doing things to eventually make Carrie snap, and everything else barely even feels secondary.
You’d think, with nearly eight hours, you’d get a greater sense of tragedy beyond what Carrie goes through. Yet, that doesn’t happen. We just get an extended play of Carrie being bullied at school, her difficult relationship with her mom, and then the moment everyone is waiting for.
On The Fence
The Changes To Carrie’s Story [72/100]
While you may assume Carrie would be a mini-series, as noted in Collider’s coverage of the show, creator Mike Flanagan actually envisioned this to be a three-season series. Let’s just say, since we’re limited at the moment by how much we can reveal, the first season doesn’t do that great a job of making you want anything beyond the source material.
Do the additions have potential? Are they kind of interesting? Yes. However, if the execution isn’t pristine, something along the lines of when the creators of Game of Thrones got creative because they ran out of material to adapt could easily happen
Overall
Our Rating (78/100): Mixed (Stick Around)
What mainly taints this adaptation of Carrie is the effort to move beyond the source material and not having a concrete reason to make this a series. Yes, we get to spend more time with Carrie, but it isn’t like the source material hasn’t been adapted before – not counting the musicals, this is the 5th time someone has adapted Carrie. So within the first season, setting aside the setup for future seasons, you’d think they would do more than simply build up the ending we’re all familiar with.
But they don’t. The supporting characters don’t get fleshed out more so that their lives matter. Carrie’s relationships aren’t developed to the point where they feel more complicated, and she can be built up to be a more complex character. What you get is an extended edition of the story you likely know, and while the casting of Carrie, Chris, Carrie’s mom Margaret, and Mr. Morton is excellent and carries the season, for some it may just not be enough.
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