Mike Flanagan's 'Carrie' and 'Crystal Lake' Join Toronto Film Festival's Primetime Lineup
The episodic TV sidebar will open with Netflix's 'Below' and close with Flanagan's Stephen King reimagining.
“And Primetime will close with showrunner Mike Flanagan’s Carrie, a reimagining for Prime Video of Stephen King’s classic novel about a high school girl with telekinetic powers, and with Summer H. Howell in the lead role.”
The Primetime sidebar, which showcases episodic television, will open with Netflix’s six-part supernatural thriller Below and close with Flanagan’s Carrie for Prime Video.
What is the Primetime program?
The Primetime program is a festival sidebar dedicated to serialized TV storytelling. It typically screens one or two episodes of each selected series and hosts informal conversations with the cast and creators in Toronto.
Which other shows are premiering?
In addition to Carrie and Crystal Lake, the lineup includes world premieres for Shawn Ryan’s psychological thriller American Hostage, the Australian true crime documentary 2.6 Seconds: Death in the Outback, and the series Alice starring Bérénice Bejo. Toronto will also host an international premiere for the latest season of Apple TV’s Slow Horses and a North American bow for the Brazilian series Oxygen Masks Will (Not) Drop Automatically.
The festival previously announced that CODA filmmaker Sian Heder will open the 51st edition with her film Being Heumann.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is starring in the new 'Carrie' series?
Summer H. Howell will play the lead role in Mike Flanagan's reimagining of Stephen King's classic novel for Prime Video.
What is 'Crystal Lake' about?
The Peacock series is a prequel to Friday the 13th. It follows a single mother, played by Linda Cardellini, who is unable to move past her grief after her young, sickly son drowns in a town lake almost a year earlier.
How many projects are in the Primetime lineup?
The Toronto Film Festival unveiled 10 small-screen projects for its Primetime program.
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