With the main cast of Mike Flanagan’s TV adaptation of Stephen King’s Carrie announced last week, the Amazon MGM series has rounded out its supporting players.
Per Deadline, joining the series are Kate Siegel (The Fall of the House of Usher), Michael Trucco (Midnight Mass), Katee Sackhoff (The Mandalorian), Heather Graham (Gunslingers), Rahul Kohli (The Life of Chuck), Crystal Balint (Allegiance), Danielle Klaudt (The Fall of the House of Usher), Tim Bagley (The Perfect Couple), Tahmoh Penikett (Battlestar Galactica), Mapuana Makia (Doogie Kamealoha M.D.), Naika Toussaint (Washington Black), Delainey Hayles (Interview with the Vampire), Cassandra Naud (Influencer) and newcomer Rowan Danielle.
The new castings join Summer H. Howell who stars in the title role as Carrie White, a young girl bullied at high school who develops telekinesis and turns her powers on her tormentors. Also featuring in the cast are Samantha Sloyan (The Fall of the House of Usher) as Carrie’s mother Margaret White, Alison Thornton (Girlfriend’s Guide to Divorce) as Chris Hargensen, Thalia Dudek (The Running Man) as Emaline, Siena Agudong (Resident Evil) as Sue Snell, Amber Midthunder (Prey) as Miss Desjardin, Josie Totah (The Buccaneers) as Tina, Arthur Conti (Beetlejuice Beetlejuice) as Billy, Joel Oulette (Sullivan’s Crossing) as Tommy and Matthew Lillard (Life of Chuck) as Principal Grayle.
Flanagan’s new take on Carrie will be “a reimagining of the story of misfit high schooler Carrie White, who has spent her life in seclusion with her domineering mother. After her father’s sudden death, Carrie finds herself contending with the challenges of attending high school, a bullying scandal, and the emergence of mysterious telekinetic powers.”
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Carrie is one of King’s most well known and celebrated books, famously adapted in 1976 and 2013 with Sissy Spacek and Chloë Grace Moretz playing Carrie in their respective films. Flanagan will write, executive produce and showrun the series as well as directing several episodes.
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