“Amber Midthunder Reveals How Mike Flanagan's Carrie Series Reinvents Rita Desjardin Beyond” — what this page in the network covers. Amber Midthunder, star of Mike Flanagan's upcoming Carrie television series, has explained how the show will reinvent Rita Desjardin, the gym teacher who torments Carrie White before the infamous prom. In Stephen King's 1974 novel and Brian De Palma's 1976 film, Desjardin is a minor figure whose cruel punishment of Carrie in the shower scene sets the stage for the tragedy.
But Midthunder says Flanagan's adaptation will give the character new depth and a more complex moral arc, moving beyond the one-note portrayal seen in previous versions. The actor, known for Prey and Legion, notes that Desjardin's guilt and responsibility will be explored in ways the source material only hinted at, making her a pivotal figure in the story's themes of bullying, institutional failure, and complicity. This listing links straight to the original page, where the content is available in full.