Carrie Ending Explained: Who Lived, Who Died, and What Could Mike Flanagan Have in Mind Next for This Universe?

Carrie's ending in Prime Video's Season 1 offers several changes from Stephen King's original novel and other adaptations. Carrie (Summer H. Howell) survives the massacre that follows the prom prank, unlike in the book and most other adaptations. This survival sets the stage for future seasons and extensive world-building inspired by King's larger body of work involving multiple women with telekinesis.

The season introduces Emaline (Thalia Dudek), another telekinetic, who assists Carrie throughout the story. When Carrie inadvertently kills her date, Tommy Ross (Joel Oulette), after using her powers to deflect a landing toward her, Carrie agrees to let Emaline take control of her body. This decision results in the deaths of numerous characters, including Principal Grayle (Matthew Lillard) and Rita "Miss D" Desjardin (Amber Midthunder).

At the end of the prom, survivors include Carrie's classmates Sue Snell (Siena Agudong) and Tina Blake (Josie Totah), as well as some non-students with telekinesis. Amanda (Katee Sackhoff), who initially intends to kill Carrie, is telekinetically pushed back onto a table. Chris and Billy eventually face their fate inside their car, with Carrie killing them.