Carrie Is Back. Here’s What to Watch on Tubi Before Prom Night
The new Carrie trailer has officially arrived. Revisit Carrie White’s telekinetic legacy with two Carrie movies on Tubi, plus more Stephen King horror.
Carrie White is going back to prom. Somebody hide the bucket.
The trailer for Mike Flanagan’s new Carrie series has officially arrived, introducing a new generation to the bullied teen with a very complicated home life, some seriously powerful telekinetic abilities, and one of horror’s most infamous prom nights. Stephen King’s story has been haunting readers and moviegoers for more than 50 years, and with a brand-new Carrie stepping into the halls of Chamberlain High this October, there’s no better time to brush up on your Carrie lore, or finally find out why horror fans have been side-eyeing prom decorations for decades.
Carrie White has come a long way since first appearing in Stephen King’s 1974 debut novel, inspiring multiple screen adaptations and becoming one of horror’s most enduring outsiders along the way. Now, two Tubi picks let you step back into her world and see how that legacy has evolved across different eras.
The rabbit hole goes even deeper in Tubi’s All Hail Stephen King collection, where more Stephen King movies and adaptations are waiting after the credits roll. Carrie also feels right at home inside Terror on Tubi, Tubi’s year-round home for horror movies and shows, where familiar franchises, cult favorites, slashers, supernatural scares, and plenty more reasons to sleep with the lights on are all under one very haunted roof.
Carrie
Everyone knows the image: Carrie White, drenched in blood, staring back at a gymnasium full of classmates. But getting to know the girl underneath all that horror is where this version gets interesting.
Angela Bettis steps into Carrie White’s shoes in the 2002 adaptation of Stephen King’s Carrie, playing the painfully isolated teenager caught between relentless bullying at school and her controlling, deeply religious mother Margaret, played by Patricia Clarkson. Carrie’s growing telekinetic abilities may give the story its supernatural edge, but Bettis keeps the character vulnerable and painfully human, making every awkward interaction, rare moment of kindness, and escalating cruelty feel that much more personal.
Clocking in at over two hours, this adaptation gets extra room to live inside Carrie’s story instead of racing toward the moment everyone knows is coming. That makes it a particularly interesting watch for longtime fans who want another interpretation of King’s original character, and an easy place to start for anyone whose entire Carrie knowledge currently consists of “something bad happens at a prom.” Trust us, there’s a little more to unpack.
The Rage: Carrie 2
Carrie White’s story may be over, but apparently telekinesis did not get the memo.
The Rage: Carrie 2 shifts the spotlight to Rachel Lang (Emily Bergl), another high school outsider who discovers that she shares Carrie's ability to move things with her mind. As Rachel becomes caught up in the fallout surrounding a cruel group of popular students, those powers start becoming increasingly difficult to ignore. The setup carries some familiar Carrie DNA with an isolated teenager, vicious classmates, and powers nobody should underestimate, but Rachel gets her own story rather than simply becoming Carrie White 2.0.
Here’s where the franchise faithful get their reward: Amy Irving returns as Sue Snell, bringing the lone surviving classmate from Carrie’s story into Rachel’s world more than two decades after Irving first played her in the 1976 film. Her return gives The Rage a direct thread back to the original nightmare while opening up a different corner of the Carrie franchise.