‘Carrie’ – Samantha Sloyan Joins Mike Flanagan’s TV Series as Margaret White + More Castin

June 2, 2025

Stephen King’s horror classic Carrie is headed to the small screen with a brand new adaptation from Prime Video and Mike Flanagan, and Deadline brings us more casting news.

In addition to the previously announced Summer H. Howell, who will be playing Carrie White, and Matthew Lillard, who will be playing Principal Grayle, the cast for Flanagan’s Carrie series will include Amber Midthunder (Prey) as Miss Desjardin, Samantha Sloyan (The Fall of the House of Usher) as Margaret White, Alison Thornton (Girlfriend’s Guide to Divorce) as Chris Hargensen, Thalia Dudek (The Running Man) as Emaline, Siena Agudong (Sidelined: The QB and Me) as Sue Snell, Josie Totah (AppleTV+’s The Buccaneers) as Tina, Arthur Conti (Beetlejuice Beetlejuice) as Billy, and Joel Oulette (Sullivan’s Crossing) as Tommy.

Prime Video recently confirmed a series green light for “Carrie,” an eight-episode adaptation of Stephen King‘s classic 1974 horror novel produced by Amazon MGM Studios.

Mike Flanagan serves as writer and showrunner in addition to directing select episodes.

In Stephen King’s Carrie, “Misfit high schooler Carrie White has spent her life in seclusion with her domineering mother. 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.”

Described as “a bold and timely reimagining” of the story, the upcoming Prime Video show is executive produced by Flanagan and longtime producing partner Trevor Macy.

Carrie was previously adapted by Brian De Palma in 1976, David Carson in 2002, and Kimberly Peirce in 2013. Katt Shea also directed a Carrie sequel movie back in 1999.

Samantha Sloyan in ‘Midnight Mass’