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Who better to adapt a Stephen King novel than one of the most prominent horror creators working today?
Per Deadline, Mike Flanagan will develop a television adaptation of King’s 1974 novel Carrie. Flanagan will adapt the book into an eight-episode series for streaming on Amazon Prime Video. Flanagan and Trevor Macy will executive produce the project through Intrepid Pictures.
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Released in 1974, Carrie follows the titular Carrie, a high school teenager who lives with her overprotective mother. Carrie has no friends, and she’s constantly bullied at school. However, Carrie eventually discovers her telekinesis powers and uses them against her bullies after a prank goes horribly wrong.
Carrie was famously adapted by Brian De Palma in 1976, with Sissy Spacek playing the title character. Carrie also starred John Travolta, Piper Laurie, Amy Irving, William Katt, Nancy Allen, and Betty Buckley. The film became a commercial and critical success,
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