Pennywise, the terrifying killer clown, is back, and this time he’s inviting himself straight into your home with It: Welcome to Derry, the prequel series to It, due for release this fall on HBO and HBO Max. Set 27 years before the events of the films based on Stephen King’s famous novel, the series will plunge us into a previous wave of terror in Derry, long before the arrival of The Losers Club.
In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Andy and Barbara Muschietti – who are producing the series – explained their desire to explore more of the novel’s universe: “This is a book we love a lot, and we felt that there was still a lot of story to be covered. It’s so rich with characters and events, we thought we would do justice to the book and the fans by going back into this world. Specifically, we are telling the stories of the interludes, writings by Mike Hanlon based on his investigation that includes interviews he conducts with the older people in the town.” They add: “In Welcome to Derry, we touch on the usual themes that were talked about in the movie — friendship, loss, the power of unified belief — but this story focuses also on the use of fear as a weapon, which is one of the things that is also relevant to our times.”
It: Welcome to Derry, marks the long-awaited return of Bill Skarsgård as Pennywise. He will be joined by Taylour Paige (Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F), Jovan Adepo (3 Body Problem), Stephen Rider (Daredevil), Chris Chalk (Gotham), Madeleine Stowe (Revenge), James Remar (Dexter), and Rudy Mancuso (Música).
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