Another remake of Stephen King’s Carrie is on the way. A limited series adaptation of the iconic horror novel is in development at FX.
The project is in the very early stages and no writer is currently connected to the project. For those of you keeping count, the FX adaptation comes ix years after the second feature film adaptation of the book, starring Chloë Grace Moretz in the title role. The first film is considered a horror classic and was directed by Brian De Palma with starred Sissy Spacek as Carrie White and also featured Piper Laurie, Amy Irving, Nancy Allen, William Katt, P. J. Soles, Betty Buckley, and John Travolta in supporting roles. A sequel to that film, The Rage: Carrie 2, was released in 1999 and there was also another TV remake that came in 2002 starring Angela Bettis. Lastly, there was a failed short-lived Broadway musical in 1988 but the less said about that, the better.
Since the release of It in 2017, Stephen King adaptations, on the big and small screen, have been a hot commodity. Just this year saw the release of a remake of Pet Sematary as well as It: Chapter Two and Doctor Sleep. Epix recently gave a straight-to-series order to Jerusalem’s Lot, based on King’s short story, with Oscar winner Adrien Brody attached to star. An adaptation of King’s The Outsider is set to premiere on HBO in January, starring Ben Mendelsohn, Cynthia Erivo, and Jason Bateman. King’s Castle Rock recently wrapped its second season on Hulu and an adaptation of King’s The Stand is set on CBS All Access.
