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Flanagan says his ideal Carrie series would run three seasons

Ahead of the 7 October Prime Video premiere, Mike Flanagan told Collider that in a "dream scenario" his Carrie adaptation would run as a trilogy. The series currently has eight episodes.

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Mike Flanagan, who adapted Stephen King's Carrie for television, said in an interview with Collider that his ideal outcome is a three-season run. He described the story as having "a wonderful three-step arc" and said "It’s a trilogy, really." The A.V. Club says the interview was with Collider's Perri Nemiroff at the Toronto International Film Festival.

The series is made up of eight episodes, all arriving on Prime Video on 7 October, with Summer H. Howell in the title role. The A.V. Club reads the comments as suggesting the adaptation departs from the source material and earlier films, possibly with a cliffhanger or loose ends; this is its inference, not something Flanagan is quoted saying. Deadline says Flanagan already counts on King's approval and has a vision that could go beyond the original story.

In an Entertainment Weekly cover story, quoted by The A.V. Club, Flanagan said the format allowed exploring other characters with telekinetic powers, calling it a story about gifted young women. Deadline recalls earlier versions: the 1976 film by Brian De Palma, the 1999 sequel The Rage: Carrie 2, a 2002 NBC television film and a 2013 remake by Kimberly Peirce.

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Framing
Treats the remarks as a tease of more to come and reads them as a sign the adaptation departs from the book and earlier films.
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Flanagan's expansion of the story to a wider group of gifted women, drawn from an Entertainment Weekly cover story.
Leaves out or plays down
Does not give the plot premise or cast beyond the premiere date.
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“envisions”
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“This would suggest that Flanagan’s Carrie adaptation ends on a cliffhanger of sorts” — The A.V. Club

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Framing
Reports the trilogy wish as a quote-led item, with the plot premise and a history of earlier adaptations.
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Synopsis, cast and the franchise's screen history; King's approval.
Leaves out or plays down
Omits the Entertainment Weekly remarks on expansion and any speculation about the ending.
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““Dream Scenario””
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“Mike Flanagan adapted Stephen King‘s Carrie into a series, and in a “dream scenario,” he would like it to run as a trilogy.” — Deadline

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