Amazon Prime Video reportedly renews Carrie for a second season

Amazon Prime Video announced that its Carrie series will return for a second season. The show is based on Stephen King’s 1974 novel, and Mike Flanagan returns as showrunner and executive producer. Stephen King is also an executive producer on the project. The renewal came just two weeks after the first season premiered.

Why the show was renewed

The decision follows the series’ strong performance on the platform. Carrie topped Prime Video’s most‑watched list in more than 100 territories, according to The Hollywood Reporter, and is a number‑one hit in more than 105 countries.

Season two will take the story far beyond the prom night that defined the original book. The series follows Carrie as she navigates a viral bullying scandal, the pressures of social media, and the awakening of telekinetic powers. The cast includes Summer H. Howell as Carrie White, Samantha Sloyan as her mother Margaret, and Tahmoh Penikett as the late prepper father Ralph. Siena Agudong and Matthew Lillard are also in the cast.

Showrunner Mike Flanagan said the series will explore new arcs that go beyond the original narrative. Stephen King echoed the sentiment, saying the upcoming stories will be thrilling. Flanagan directed four of the eight first‑season episodes, and Kate Siegel, Axelle Carolyn, Kyra Sedgwick and Hiromi Kamata directed the rest.

Fans have expressed mixed reactions to the liberties the adaptation takes with the source material, but the renewal signals confidence in the new direction.