Since filmmaker Mike Flanagan left Netflix, the quality of horror content on the platform hasn’t been the same. He consistently delivered popular and critically acclaimed shows for five years, beginning with The Haunting of Hill House in 2018 and concluding with The Fall of the House of Usher in 2023. Other notable series he created for Netflix include The Haunting of Bly Manor and Midnight Mass. Despite the success of these projects, Flanagan decided to pursue new opportunities elsewhere.
Last month, Mike Flanagan officially began a new partnership with Amazon MGM Studios. This deal, spanning several years, will give him more creative control and financial support for his TV series and miniseries. After Netflix cancelled his series The Midnight Club, based on Christopher Pike’s novel, and wouldn’t release his work on DVD or Blu-ray, Flanagan looked for a more supportive home for his projects. This new deal positions Amazon Studios to become a major player in horror TV streaming.
Mike Flanagan’s First Amazon Projects Will be from the King of Horror
Partnering with a streaming service doesn’t get much better than by bringing stories from Stephen King to life. Mike Flanagan has already successfully adapted several of King’s works, including Gerald’s Game, Doctor Sleep, and his recent miniseries, The Life of Chuck.
Mike Flanagan recently announced a new deal with Amazon just as he finished his first project for Prime Video: a series based on Carrie. The story has been adapted before, most famously as a 1976 film directed by Brian De Palma, which earned Oscar nominations for Sissy Spacek and Piper Laurie. Flanagan’s version is the first time Carrie has been reimagined as a television series.
Mike Flanagan’s new series will feature Samantha Sloyan and Summer H. Howell as mother and daughter, Margaret and Carrie White. Several of Flanagan’s frequent collaborators, including Matthew Lillard, Katee Sackhoff, Heather Graham, Rahul Kohli, Ruth Codd, Crystal Balint, and Kate Siegel, will also appear in the show.
Amazon isn’t stopping at Carrie when it comes to Stephen King and Mike Flanagan projects. Flanagan will also direct a new adaptation of The Mist, a story originally published in King’s Skeleton Crew and previously adapted into a film in 2007. What’s especially exciting is that Flanagan actually owns the rights to all of the Mist stories – a collection he’s been eager to bring to screen for over ten years – and feels the previous adaptations haven’t fully captured their potential.
When it Comes to Horror, Netflix Is Down, but Not Necessarily Out
Although the cancellation of Mike Flanagan’s horror series is a significant setback for Netflix, the streaming service isn’t without hope in the horror genre. Over the past decade, Netflix has successfully produced several quality horror TV shows, particularly those from outside the US. Shows like Marianne and All of Us Are Dead have gained a large international following, and Netflix needs to improve how it promotes these series to viewers in America.
A major frustration for many viewers is Netflix’s tendency to cancel well-made horror series, even when they’re popular and critically acclaimed. Shows like Santa Clarita Diet, Archive 81, and others were cancelled despite receiving high ratings on Rotten Tomatoes and generating a lot of positive buzz online.
I’m still really hopeful about horror on Netflix! There’s a lot of buzz around whether Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen will get another season – I’d love to see it happen, since it would be great to have another horror anthology series. The show has been doing really well, actually topping the charts, and the creator, Haley Z. Boston, has already shared that she has some awesome ideas for Season 2, which is a really good sign!
I’m a big horror fan, and honestly, I’m starting to worry about Netflix. It feels like everyone is stepping up their game with scary shows! With Mike Flanagan now making things for Amazon, and other platforms like Peacock getting the rights to Friday the 13th, and Hulu consistently delivering great stuff like Alien: Earth and American Horror Story, plus HBO renewing IT: Welcome to Derry for another season, Netflix is facing some serious competition. If they want to stay a major player in horror, they really need to find another creator like Flanagan to lead the way.
Mike Flanagan’s Carrie will premiere in October 2026.
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2026-04-06 23:15