‘Carrie’: Why Does Mike Flanagan’s New Series Call Carrie White ‘Carietta’?

In Mike Flanagan‘s new Carrie series on Prime Video, fans of the original film might be shocked when Margaret (Samantha Sloyan) calls her daughter Carietta (Summer H. Howell), which may sound a little strange if you’ve always known her as Carrie White. But the name comes straight from Stephen King‘s original novel.

Of course, the name Carrie White is most famously associated with Sissy Spacek, who played the teenager in Brian De Palma‘s 1976 film, with Piper Laurie as Margaret. That movie turns 50 this year.