Prime Video has treated fans to a special way to watch Stephen King‘s Carrie. The streamer’s new miniseries brings the popular supernatural horror tale back in a new light.
The entire first episode of Carrie is now available to watch for free on Prime Video’s official YouTube channel. The episode will stay up for a limited time and expire at 11:59 PM PT on November 1.
Developed by Mike Flanagan, Prime Video’s Carrie is the fourth screen adaptation of Stephen King’s 1974 novel of the same name. Flanagan is best known for his horror work, having helmed popular shows like The Haunting of Hill House, The Midnight Club, The Fall of the House of Usher, and more.
What to know about Stephen King’s Carrie series and its Prime Video release
Carrie follows a teenage girl, Carrie White, who lives in seclusion with her domineering mother. After her father’s mysterious death, she joins high school where she tackles the challenges of teenagehood, bullying incidents, and more.
Meanwhile, her mysterious telekinetic powers also begin to emerge and grow stronger, leading up to her iconic catastrophic outburst. All eight episodes of the miniseries arrived on Prime Video on Wednesday, October 7, 2026.
Summer H. Howell stars as Carrie, alongside Samantha Sloyan, Siena Agudong, Alison Thornton, Joel Oulette, Josie Totah, Arthur Conti, and more.
Carrie received widespread acclaim upon release, with special praise for Howell and Sloyan’s performances. Critics also lauded Mike Flanagan’s modern reimagining of the iconic tale.
Most recently, author Stephen King posted on X to praise Flanagan’s creative vision and tease a new project. “It was directed by Mike Flanagan, and he is the best adapter of my work,” the author said. “And if you like this and enough people watch it, he might be doing something else that’s really special. But I can’t talk about it. Shhhh. Molly, be quiet. Okay?”
Carrie currently holds a whopping 85% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes and an 82% audience score.
Originally reported on ComingSoon.
