HBO Max's highly anticipated IT prequel series Welcome to Derry finally has a trailer, and it's delightfully creepy

Date:
Tue, 20 May 2025 11:55:47 +0000

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IT: Welcome to Derry finally has a first-look trailer and it looks like its already shaping up to be one of the best HBO Max shows .

The highly anticipated Stephen King prequel has been teased for a while, but wed only had casting announcements and some teaser images. Now, though, we
know a lot more about the series, which is set to premier later this year
HBO says its coming this fall, with an exact release date still be be confirmed.

Take a look at the unsettling new trailer below, which takes us back to the cursed fictional town of Derry, and introduces us to some of the residents
who are unlucky enough to be haunted by its dark secrets.

What else do we know about IT: Welcome to Derry?

Plot-wise, we know that IT: Welcome to Derry is set in 1962, 27 years before the events of the Bill Skarsgrd-led IT movies, which were released in 2017
and 2019 respectively.

Well once again encounter the murderous entity known as Pennywise the Clown (though of course it can take many forms), who emerges every 27 years to prey on the children of Derry and feed on their fear.

IT: Chapter One and IT Chapter Two: were directed by Andy Muschietti, who is also the creator of this upcoming HBO Max adaptation. He's joined by his
sister Barbara Muschietti and IT: Chapter Two s screenwriter, Jason Fuchs,
who serve as co-creators on the nine-part series.

As well as Bill Skarsgrd reprising his role, the IT: Welcome to Derry cast
also includes Jovan Adepo, Chris Chalk, Taylour Paige, James Remar, and
Stephen Rider, as local Derry residents currently, the only named role is Skarsgrds.

This is a book we love a lot, and we felt that there was still a lot of story to be covered, Andy and Barbara Muschietti told Entertainment Weekly.

Its 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.

"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 fifth time the bestselling Stephen King novel has been adapted for the screen, but this is the first prequel story. With plenty more lore to explore, Im really looking forward to seeing how this series unfolds.

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