India, Oct. 12 -- Prime Video's new adaptation of Stephen King's Carrie has brought a new take to the familiar horror story. Created by Mike Flanagan, the eight-episode series follows Carrie White, a teenager with telekinetic powers who faces bullying at school and an abusive relationship with her deeply religious mother, Margaret. However, unlike the earlier versions of the story, the new adaptation leaves room for Carrie's journey to continue beyond the events of the first season.

The show makes several changes to King's 1974 novel and Brian De Palma's 1976 film, including a major twist in its ending. Carrie survives the night of the prom massacre and leaves the destroyed town of Chamberlain, Maine, with Emaline, a young woman who also...