Mike Flanagan has revealed the major changes that he is going to make to his Carrie TV show adaptation that will seek to update the story. The original 1976 version is considered a horror classic and was the first of many Stephen King adaptations.

Deadline reports that Amazon is moving forward with a Carrie series adaptation from Flanagan based on Stephen King’s 1974 novel about a girl born with telekinetic powers. In addition to writing and showrunning the project, Flanagan will direct a selection of its eight episodes.

Prime Video has confirmed a series green light for Carrie, a TV series based on the Stephen King novel. Mike Flanagan is set as EP and showrunner.