Horror fans, listen up! Here’s everything you need to know about upcoming TV series It: Welcome to Derry. And no, it’s not an It and Derry Girls crossover… sadly.
HBO’s new show is a nine-episode series that will serve as a prequel to Stephen King’s best-selling, terrifying story about Pennywise, an ancient, evil creature who often appears as a clown. It has been developed by Andy and Barbara Muschietti and Jason Fuchs, all of whom were involved in the 2017 film.
It’s not the first small-screen adaptation of the story, there was also a two-part mini-series in the early 90s, starring Rocky Horror‘s Tim Curry and Buffy the Vampire Slayer’s werewolf Seth Green.
What is It: Welcome to Derry about?
The series has been mapped out as a three-season story, to be told in reverse. Events begin in 1962 when a couple move to Derry with their son, just as disturbing incidents begin to unfold.
Andy Muschietti, who directed both It and It Chapter Two (2019), told Radio TU that a second and third season would jump back in time to explore earlier events.
“For 27 years, it’s the guy trying to figure out what it is, what did it, who did it, who saw it, and all that stuff.
“They talk about catastrophic events from the past, like the fire in the Black Spot… the massacre of the Bradley Gang, a gang of bank robbers in the 30s… and the explosion at the Kitchener Ironworks. Every time [evil clown Pennywise] comes out of hibernation, there is a catastrophic event that happens at the beginning of that cycle.
Who’s in the It: Welcome to Derry cast?
The cast features a mix of newcomers and well-known stars.
Alongside Bill Skarsgård reprising his movie role of Pennywise, youngsters Blake Cameron James, Clara Stack and Rudy Mancuso will make their debut.
More established names in the cast include Chris Chalk, who played Lucius Fox in Gotham, Dexter’s James Remar, queer star Tyner Rushing, who played Virginia Creel in Stranger Things, and Hollywood veteran Madeleine Stowe.
Where can you watch It: Welcome to Derry in the UK and what’s the release date?
UK viewers can see season one of It: Welcome to Derry on Sky Atlantic or stream it on NOW, with the first episode set to air on 27 October.
You can watch the trailer here:
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