Stephen King fans have the same fears about the latest book adaptation, as new TV series have confirmed – News

Fans of Stephen King shared similar concerns after it was confirmed that a TV adaptation of one of his most famous novels is in the works.

CarrieKing’s 1974 debut book, is being reimagined as an eight-part series for Amazon Prime Video.

The book was first adapted into a film by Brian De Palma in 1976. Sissy Spacek played shy teenager Carrie White, who develops telekinesis and uses it to exact bloody revenge on the bullies who cruelly torment her.

Two more film adaptations followed in 2002 and 2013, starring Angela Bettis and Chloë Grace Moretz respectively.

Horror filmmaker Mike Flanagan will provide breaking news Carrie amendment.

Sissy Spacek as Carrie in the original 1976 film (MGM Films)

The showrunner is behind popular Netflix series, including those from 2018 The Ghost of Hill House2020s The Ghost of Bly Manor2021 Midnight mass and 2022 The midnight club.

The Fall of the House of Usher – an adaptation of an Edgar Allan Poe short story – was his most recent adaptation for the platform last year.

Amazon MGM Studios says the new project will be a “bold and timely reinterpretation” of the story.

A release date and casting for the series – which would be available to stream on Amazon Prime Video – has yet to be confirmed.

Taking to Reddit, fans weren’t exactly excited about the prospect of another Carrie amendment.

In response to the announcement, one person wrote: “No offense, but we all know how it ends by now… I can’t imagine this stretching into a series. The original movie is great and creepy enough!!”

A second agreed: “Eh, I’d rather see an adaptation of something by King that hasn’t been adapted before or hasn’t been adapted properly.”

Some shared the same concern; that Flanagan’s version would venture too far from the source material.

One person wrote: “His opinion Hill house And House of Usher were so different from the source material, I think it will be a completely different story beyond the basic framework.”

A release date for the series has yet to be confirmed (Nikos Pekiaridis/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Another commented: “I like Flanagan’s take on things, and how he can reimagine classic stories, but going up against something as iconic as the De Palma film will be a hard sell.”

While a third admitted: “I love Flanagan, and he doesn’t really follow the source material to a T, so maybe he’ll make something that isn’t just an adaptation of Carriebut I’m not happy… I don’t think we need another one Carrie amendment.”

There were numerous other King books from the author’s extensive oeuvre. Fans wanted to see Flanagan adapt instead.

One suggested: “…I don’t understand how you do the first climax of Duma key on camera, but man, just the THOUGHT of Flanagan’s take on the end of Revival and I am both terrified and crying.”

A second agreed: “Revival would be INSANE. I’d like to see that!”

Someone else weighed in: ‘A dream for me would be for Flanagan to suit up The girl who loved Tom Gordon.”

The original Carrie film is now available to stream on Amazon Prime Video.