The new series Carrie updates the Stephen King book for the digital age, and plays with what we think we know in some surprising ways. Streaming on Prime Video, it follows a young Carrie who has led a sheltered life with her overbearing mother. But as Carrie enters high school, she has a rough go of it. The signposts are familiar – the showers, the prayer closet, the prom, the pig’s blood – but showrunner Mike Flanagan (The Haunting of Hill House and Midnight Mass) builds out the world around those events. Looking for more TV and movies inspired by Stephen King? Check out these episodes:<a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/11/14/nx-s1-5608037/glen-powell-is-the-running-man-in-the-latest-stephen-king-adaptation"target="_blank" >Glen Powell is ‘The Running Man’ in the latest Stephen King adaptation</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/11/03/nx-s1-5591373/a-new-generation-is-down-to-clown-in-it-welcome-to-derry"target="_blank" >A new generation is down to clown in ‘IT: Welcome to Derry’</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/09/12/nx-s1-5538136/the-long-walk-is-a-long-walk-to-nowhere"target="_blank" >‘The Long Walk’ is a long walk to nowhere</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/06/17/1254291431/dance-with-tom-hiddleston-through-the-life-of-chuck"target="_blank" >Dance with Tom Hiddleston through 'The Life of Chuck'</a> Connect with Pop Culture Happy Hour:<a href="https://letterboxd.com/nprpopculture/"target="_blank" >Letterboxd</a> / <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pchh"target="_blank" >Facebook</a><a href="https://www.npr.org/newsletter/pop-culture"target="_blank" >Our weekly newsletter</a>Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include bonus episodes and sponsor-free listening. Learn more at <a href="http://plus.npr.org/"target="_blank" >plus.npr.org</a>. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. <a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>

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