The "Sidelined" actress on her new role as Sue Snell in the Amazon series adaptation of Stephen King’s "Carrie."

Despite being a self-proclaimed scaredy cat, Siena Agudong is making a run at scream queen.

The 22-year-old actress stars in the new Amazon series adaptation of Stephen King’s 1974 cult classic horror novel “Carrie,” in which she assumes the role of Sue Snell. Developed by showrunner Mike Flanagan, the eight-episode series offers a present-day reimagining of the coming-of-age tragedy, with a viral social media bullying scandal at the center of the plot. The show became a number-one hit for Prime Video, and has already been renewed for a second season.

“This show does a really beautiful job [because] it’s scary, but it’s expanded over eight episodes, so you can see our characters more wholly than in other adaptations only because you go home with them,” Agudong says.

The actress is in Thailand wrapping filming for “Extraction 3” set to release next year. It’s monsoon season in Southeast Asia and thunder and lightning illuminate the night sky behind her as she chats on Zoom.

“I wasn’t able to make it to the premiere or much of the press, so watching all the clips of my castmates… I’m so proud of all of them because we’re able to have conversations about the subject matter that we talk about in the show,” she says. This new adaptation of “Carrie” presents a deeper look into the humanity of the characters as they navigate a more modern world than in the original novel.

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