Mike Flanagan has been gathering the troops for his Carrie TV show and we finally have a good idea of the cast. More on that below.
While the UK has to wait a while longer for Mike Flanagan’s The Life Of Chuck, the director is already looking ahead. The director’s next project will take him back to the land of television as he looks to adapt Stephen King’s Carrie to a series.
As reported by Variety, the TV series has now revealed its main cast. Samantha Sloyan, a Flanagan regular, is set to portray Margaret White while Summer H. Howell will portray the titular teenage girl with supernatural powers.
Sinea Adugong will play Sue Snell while Joel Oulette plays her boyfriend Tommy and Matthew Lillard will appear as Principle Grayle. Alison Thornton will be Chris Hargensen, Carrie’s high school tormentor and Prey’s Amber Midthunder plays the empathetic Miss Desjardin.
Thalia Dudek, Josie Totah and Arthur Conti round-out the cast as Emaline, Tina and Billy.
Carrie is set to begin production in Vancouver in the next few weeks and the series will consist of eight episodes. Flanagan will direct some of those episodes while also writing, executive producing and showrunning Carrie.
King’s original novel has been adapted several times before, with Brian De Palma’s 1978 version being the most beloved and, quite frankly, disturbing. Flanagan is also somewhat of a King expert, having previously adapted Doctor Sleep, Gerald’s Game and the upcoming The Life Of Chuck from the writer’s work.
According to Variety, the show will be a “bold and timely reimagining of the story of misfit high-schooler Carrie White (Howell), who has spent her life in seclusion with her domineering mother (Sloyan). After her father’s sudden and untimely death, Carrie finds herself contending with the alien landscape of public High School, a bullying scandal that shatters her community, and the emergence of mysterious telekinetic powers.”
No word on when Carrie might make it to our television (or laptop) screens, but we’ll keep you posted.
