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Robert Falconer Based on Stephen King’s debut novel and adapted for TV by horror connoisseur Mike Flanagan, Prime Video’s “Carrie” is a captivating reimagining of the oft-told story. Set in the present, the show pays homage to King’s writing and Brian De Palma’s acclaimed 1976 film, which made Sissy Spacek a star. This series follows Carrie White (a stellar Summer H. Howell), who has spent her entire existence under the stifling rule of her doomsday prepper father, Ralph (Tahmoh Penikett), and hyper-religious mother, Margaret (Samantha Sloyan). Carrie’s world cracks open after her father’s death, and she is jolted from the confines of her quaint home for the first time to attend high school. Though she is stunningly uninformed about the most basic things, Carrie is eager, open and curious. But she quickly learns that society delights in destroying purity and innocence. Flanagan’s “Carrie” puts its own stamp on King’s narrative while examining the peculiarities of the social media age.
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