Prime Video’s Twisted Stephen King Adaptation Is Officially a Streaming Nightmare
Prime Video’s adaptation of Stephen King’s *Carrie* drew 1.264 billion minutes of viewing in its first five days, making it one of the service’s biggest original series debuts. The strong opening matters because it put the show at the top of the overall streaming chart and ahead of two other high-profile series.
The eight-episode series premiered on 7 October and reimagines King’s 1974 novel as a modern story of Carrie White’s first days at high school. Summer H. Howell stars as Carrie, a sheltered teenager confronting cruelty and online bullying while discovering her telekinetic abilities; Samantha Sloyan plays her mother, Margaret.
In short
- *Carrie* reached 1.264 billion viewing minutes in five days.
- The Prime Video series topped the overall streaming chart.
- It is an eight-episode modern adaptation of Stephen King’s novel.
Explained simply
Stephen King’s Carrie began as a 1974 novel about a teenager who discovers she can move objects with her mind. Carrie White is raised by her strict, isolated mother and faces bullying at school, where her classmates’ cruelty helps drive the story.
The novel has been adapted several times for film and television. This Prime Video series retells Carrie’s early days at high school in a modern setting, with Summer H. Howell playing Carrie and Samantha Sloyan playing her mother, Margaret.