The "Haunting of Hill House" creator will executive produce, showrun, write and direct select episodes of the adaptation.

“’Carrie’ is an iconic story that has withstood the test of time with continued cultural relevance,” said Vernon Sanders, head of television for Amazon MGM Studios. “With Mike Flanagan at the helm and the accomplished team assembled including executive producer Trevor Macy this provocative series is sure to captivate our global customers.”

According to Variety, the actor – best known for her roles in Netflix series No Good Nick and Resident Evil – is set to play Sue Snell, a main character in the 1974 book who is regularly interviewed about Carrie, and what came to be known as 'The Black Prom', by its narrator.