Mike Flanagan envisions a Carrie trilogy

Mike Flanagan’s Carrie adaptation hasn’t been released yet, but he’s already looking to continue the story. Flanagan’s modern-day reimagining of Stephen King’s debut novel Carrie stretches the impending tragedy across eight episodes. But in a recent interview with Collider‘s Perri Nemiroff at the Toronto International Film Festival, the showrunner and frequent adapter of King’s work teased more storytelling to come if he has his way. “I think it’s three seasons,” he said, when asked about the ideal length of the show. “In my dream scenario, I think Carrie has a wonderful three-step arc. It’s a trilogy, really.” This would suggest that Flanagan’s Carrie adaptation ends on a cliffhanger of sorts, or leaves enough loose ends, making it significantly different from the source material and the previous film adaptations released in 1976 and 2013.