'Excellent' best-seller hailed a 'true masterpiece' gets first-ever TV remake

An "excellent" drama is coming and it's not to be missed.11:25, 14 Jul 2026A "masterpiece" is on its way and it's one of the many "iconic" books from a legendary author.‌Stephen King is universally recognised as one of literature's finest authors, particularly within the horror genre, having penned classics such as It, The Shining, Misery and The Shawshank Redemption.‌Another of his works is now being adapted for television - his first ever published novel Carrie. First published in 1974, Carrie tells the story of the eponymous "misfit high-schooler" who has "spent her life hidden away inside the walls of her home with her fiercely protective mother".‌The official synopsis states: "After her father's sudden, untimely death thrusts her into the unforgiving ecosystem of public high school, C