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Carrie Season 1 release date: When Mike Flanagan's Stephen King adaptation streams on Prime Video

The series stars Summer H. Howell in the titular role.

Guides by Avery Kaplan, Contributing writer

Published on Wed Aug 26 2026

The first Stephen King novel is getting a brand-new adaptation from Mike Flanagan (Doctor Sleep, The Life of Chuck). Carrie is the story of Carrie White (Summer H. Howell), a teenager who developed telekinetic powers in the wake of a series of traumatic events. So, when will the release date for this new adaptation of Carrie arrive for streaming on Prime Video?

Carrie stars Howell in the titular role. Samantha Sloyan plays Carrie's religious and abusive mother, Margaret. Siena Agudong plays Carrie's classmate Sue Snell, while Alison Thornton plays mean girl Chris Hargensen. Joel Oulette plays Sue's boyfriend Tommy Ross, Josie Totah plays Chris's prank co-conspirator Tina Blake, Arthur Conti plays bad boy Billy Nolan and Thalia Dudek plays Emaline. Rounding out the cast is Amber Midthunder as gym teacher Rita Desjardin and Matthew Lillard as school principal Henry Grayle.

The Carrie Season 1 release date is October 7th, 2026 on Prime Video. The miniseries will consist of eight episodes, all of which will be made available for streaming on that day. Carrie has previously been adapted several times, with movie adaptations in 1976, 2002 and 2013, a movie sequel in 1999 and a musical that debuted in 1988. Of course, Carrie is just one of the TV and streaming release dates that you'll want to keep in mind in the months to come.

Here's the official trailer for Carrie on Prime Video:

The release date for Carrie Season 1 on Prime Video is October 7th, 2026.

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Avery Kaplan: Avery lives and writes in Southern California. She is the co-author of Double Challenge: Being LGBTQ and a Minority with her spouse, Rebecca Oliver Kaplan. Avery is Features Editor at Comics Beat, and you can also find her writing on StarTrek.com, The Gutter Review, Geek Girl Authority, and in the margins of the books in her personal library.