Matthew Lilliard Talks His Return to the “MFU”
Carrie (2026) is coming to Prime Video and it’s a bloody good time! Mike Flanagan’s new horror series follows a young, socially stunted girl who just wants to get some control back into her life. She believed she was powerless, but as the series goes on, Carrie (Summer Howell) discovers she has more power than she may be able to handle.
We sat down with series stars Matthew Lilliard, Amber Midthunder, Josie Totah and Alison Thornton who all give peak performances infused with charm and skill. We began with Lilliard and talked about his return to the MFU – the Mike Flanagan Universe – after his first outing in 2025’s The Life of Chuck. Lilliard is gracious as always and Midthunder responds as the newbie on set.
Born Bad?
Both Totah and Thornton speak about their characters propensity for “bad”. After Chris’s (Thornton) life is turned upsidedown, she begins to act out in more and more rageful and destructive ways. [LINK TO REVIEW} Tina (Totah) acts as Chris’s lacky. I mentioned that even Tina was a derivative of “Chris” and both women agreed it gave a lot of insight into Totah’s character.
Carrie is a shocking, twisted, emotional supernatural thriller that slots in perfectly with Flanagan’s ouvre. Check out our review to learn more about the series!
Prime Video’s Carrie premieres Wednesday, October 7th
About “Carrie”
Based on Stephen King’s iconic debut novel, Carrie is a bold, timely, and surprising reinvention of the classic coming‑of‑age story, adapted as a television series for the first time by visionary showrunner Mike Flanagan. The series follows misfit high‑schooler Carrie White (Summer H. Howell) who has spent her life hidden away inside the walls of her home with her fiercely protective mother, Margaret (Samantha Sloyan). After her father’s sudden, untimely death thrusts her into the unforgiving ecosystem of public high school, Carrie is forced to navigate a viral bullying scandal that tears through her community, the relentless pressure and casual cruelty of the social‑media age, and the awakening of mysterious telekinetic powers that rise alongside her adolescence.
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