The series, like the 1976 film, is based on the 1974 Stephen King novel. Mike Flanagan will executive produce, showrun, write, and will direct “select” episodes of the eight-episode series, Prime Video said on Thursday. Trevor Macy will executive produce alongside Flanagan ( The Fall of the House of Usher, The Haunting of Bly Manor/Hill House ).

The “Carrie” TV adaptation at Amazon Prime Video has officially been ordered to series, Variety has learned. News of the pickup comes after Variety exclusively reported that Summer H. Howell is currently negotiating for the title role,

Three years after signing an overall TV production deal with Amazon, Mike Flanagan is finally developing a new project for the studio. Deadline reports that Amazon is moving forward with a Carrie series adaptation from Flanagan based on Stephen King’s 1974 novel about a girl born with telekinetic powers.