Mike Flanagan, who is steering Prime Video’s upcoming Carrie series, says the production looked at more than a thousand submissions for the lead role before deciding on Summer Howell. Sissy ...

June 2 (UPI) --Samantha Sloyan and Summer Howell will officially star in Prime Video's Carrie series based on Stephen King's novel.Based on the Stephen King novel, the TV adaptation hails from the ...

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But in the end, the lead role went to Summer Howell, an actress who had already had experience in horror. And Flanagan is thrilled to work with her.

BIOGRAPHY: My name is Summer Howell, and I am a senior at Farmville Central High School. I am also dual-enrolled at Pitt Community College. I will be graduating from Pitt Community College with an ...

Howell, who has spent the entirety of her 16 years in St. Andrews, north of Winnipeg, has become a veteran of film and television, especially in the horror genre.

The movie is set to star Michael Fishman (“Roseanne”) and Summer Howell (“Harland Manor”), and it will premiere on Saturday, Aug. 12 at 8p/7c.

Summer Howell stars as Emerson Grimm in Spirit in the Blood. (Elevation Pictures) For the role of Emerson, Howell says she used her own experience to tap into her character’s emotional upheaval.

Mike Flanagan, who is steering Prime Video's upcoming Carrie series, says the production looked at more than a thousand submissions for the lead role before deciding on Summer Howell. "I think we ...