Stephen King’s legendary and cautionary tale, Carrie, may be returning to the screen. But this time the telekinetic prom queen might be slaying high schoolers on TV rather than in a movie theater.

Collider is reporting that FX is looking to turn King’s debut novel into a limited series event. No names have been attached to write, direct or star but Collider hears that the plan is to have Carrie portrayed by either a trans actress or a woman of color, which would obviously add a whole new layer and twist to the story. Personally I think that casting choice would be brilliant and would modernize the tale which is damn near 50 years old.

We all know the story of Carrie: troubled girl with special powers and a truly horrible mother gets picked on by the kids at her school. Just when she thinks she’s finally making friends and fitting in, she finds out she’s not. Things go poorly after that.

We really don’t have much information about this adaptation yet, it’s still in the early stages of development. It is further evidence that the Stephen King renaissance in Hollywood is still very much alive. It seems that every damn book and story by the prolific author is being adapted, some for the second or third time. Currently there are adaptations of The Stand, The Long Walk, Salem’s Lot, Jerusalem’s Lot (which is a different story, believe it or not), From A Buick 8, The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, The Dark Tower (yes, again), Lisey’s Story, The Outsider, Firestarter and The Tommyknockers all in the works. And those are only the ones I can remember off the top of my head. King is big! It couldn’t happen to a better dude either. Long live Stephen King.

However, it is time that studios and filmmakers take risks with some of his work and try something new. From what I have heard, the CBS All Access adaptation of The Stand is modernizing the story in some big ways and it seems that FX is doing the same with Carrie. That’s good because 1) no one wants to see just the same old story again and again and 2) King’s work really does usually transcend the time period it was written in so you don’t risk losing much by updating thing. It’s true that some of his characters and stories seem a bit dated or, worse yet, even offensive because of the period they were written in. But the real meat of his stories — the stuff that scares the pants off you — that stuff is great no matter when it is set.

I commend FX for bringing Carrie back to life and I especially commend them for trying something new. Ready the bucket of pig’s blood, FX!