The series, like the 1976 film, is based on the 1974 Stephen King novel. Mike Flanagan will executive produce, showrun, write, and will direct “select” episodes of the eight-episode series, Prime Video said on Thursday. Trevor Macy will executive produce alongside Flanagan ( The Fall of the House of Usher, The Haunting of Bly Manor/Hill House ).

Mike Flanagan has added yet another Stephen King adaptation to his list of in-the-works projects. The latest? He’s going all the way back to the beginning of the horror maestro’s literary career with Carrie.

Mike Flanagan's next Stephen King-based project might have just found its Carrie White. The writer-director, whose previous adaptations include Doctor Sleep and The Life of Chuck, is developing a TV series based on King's very first novel for Amazon – and according to Variety,