Carrie remake depicts same modern horrors of teenage life that brought its director to Vancouver
This new version, scripted and mostly directed by Flanagan (four of the eight episodes), is set in a contemporary environment, with all new threats confronting the fledgling telekinetic heroine Carrie White (Summer H.
Howell).
Having spent most of her life hidden in the home she shares with her fiercely protective mother Margaret (Samantha Sloyan), Carrie is forced to attend high school after her father’s accidental death, and finds herself navigating very recognizable traumas, including an active shooter drill and a bullying event amped up via social media.
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