Pop Culture Headlines — Carrie Renewed for Season 2

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Amazon Renews Carrie for Season 2

Amazon has renewed Mike Flanagan’s adaptation of Carrie for a second season after the roaring success of season 1. Although the first season was based on Stephen King’s famous novel, season 2 will notably take place beyond the book’s events. Prime Video’s Carrie series stars Summer Howell in the title role, along with Samantha Sloyan, Alison Thornton, Arthur Conti, Amber Midthunder, Matthew Lillard, and more. You can stream all of Carrie season 1 on Prime Video now.

Stillwater Casting News

According to Deadline, Prime Video’s adaptation of the comic series Stillwater has added several new series regulars to its cast. Actors Tom Hollander, Beau Young, and Aja Naomi King join previously cast Ben Hardy. Published by Skybound, Stillwater tells the story of an ex-con who arrives in a mysterious town to collect his inheritance, but discovers a community where people don’t ever age, get hurt, or die. The eight-episode Stillwater series currently has no premiere date.

Butcher & Blackbird Film in Development

According to Deadline, Amazon MGM Studios has acquired the feature rights to the dark romance novel Butcher & Blackbird. The film will be directed by Chris McKay based on a script by Laura Kosann, and starring Emma Laird and Thomas Doherty. Butcher & Blackbird, written by Brynne Weaver, tells the story of two serial killers who murder other killers in an effort to one-up each other. Eventually they begin to fall in love with one another.

Heated Rivalry Headed to Theaters

Heated Rivalry, the queer hockey romance that took the world by storm last year, is set to have a theatrical release this November. Regal Cinemas will screen all six episodes in more than 650 theaters for a limited run beginning November 6 and ending November 30. The episodes will be presented in pairs, with episodes 1 and 2, 3 and 4, and 5 and 6 screening in different blocks. Tickets for each pair of episodes will cost $9.99.

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