NEWS - WELCOME TO DERRY

Pennywise Is Joined By Another Familiar Face In Derry

Posted: October 15, 2025, 00:17
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Pennywise won't be the only familiar face in Welcome to Derry when it debuts later this month. That's right, Dick Hallorann (now played by Chris Chalk) is back.

”Dick is in Derry because Dick f---d up and that's the truth. You'll see the show and you'll get that."
- Chris Chalk at New York Comic Con

Chalk has been asked a million times how Dick made the jump from The Shining to IT and says it helps him weed out the casual fans from the absolute diehard fans:

”When people ask that question I go, 'You didn't read the book! You're not a big fan, are you?,'"

And executive producer Barbara Muschietti pointed out that Dick Hallorann indeed appears in King's original IT novel.

Andy Muschietti Talks Welcome to Derry

Posted: September 1, 2025, 09:08
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Check out this interview with Andy Muschietti where he talks about the Welcome to Derry and how it will connect to other works by King like The Shining and The Dark Tower. He also talks about how there are plans for at least two more seasons.

Welcome to Derry premiers in October on HBO.

Pennywise Flashback Figure

Posted: August 9, 2025, 23:29
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This new Pennywise figure from McFarlane is based on Welcome to Derry and called Pennywise: Flashback and might give us a hint to how Pennywise looked once. If you look close it looks like he has a hood on his head and the clothes are more yellow. And what is he holding in his hans? What does that mean? I have no idea but hopefully we’ll find out in October.

More info here

New Trailer For Welcome To Derry & Some Thoughts

Posted: July 27, 2025, 23:03
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Here is the new trailer for Welcome to Derry.


Some thoughts.

1. Why is there no premier date, only the month? I don't think I have ever seen a show where they have been so reluctant to release the exact date.

2. I hope I'm wrong but I do get the feeling that it's almost a remake of the movies. It's said to be about Pennywise's background but there is still a new Looser's Club and as far as the trailer shows we diden't get many hints about much else. I hope I'm wrong but I can't quite shake the feeling.

What do you think?

Welcome To Derry Coming To Comic-Com

Posted: July 13, 2025, 11:53
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Welcome to Derry will be at Comic-Con 2025!


WELCOME TO DERRY: SDCC
2025 SPECIAL EVENT

HBO Max is bringing a chilling surprise for IT fans with an exclusive sneak peek of Welcome to Derry!

Saturday, July 26
Room 6DE
9:15-9:45 PM

Join Andy & Barbara Muschietti for a first look at the premiere episode and the debut of a brand new teaser trailer.

Enjoy free ice cream

No registration needed. Seating is first come, first served!

And that's not all:

Keep your eyes peeled on Friday and Saturday for Pennywise inspired pedicabs offering free rides. Brand ambassadors will also be roaming the area with some "chilling sweets.

Welcome to Derry Tease

Posted: April 7, 2025, 09:37
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Here is the lasted "Coming Soon" teaser from Max and 1:08 into it we get a short teaser for Welcome to Derry. This confirms that it's still set for 2025 but don’t give us an exact date. We also get to hear Pennywise's laugh...

Three Seasons Of Welcome To Derry?

Posted: January 9, 2025, 17:24
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Andy Muschietti told the radio show Radio TU that HBO is eager to continue Welcome to Derry and start production on the second season as soon as possible.

Muschietti also said he sees three seasons. The first season takes place in 1962, with a second season in 1935 and the third in 1908. Yes, 27 years apart.

Bill Talks Going Back To Pennywise

Posted: January 2, 2025, 13:49
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Bill Skarsgård talks about being back as Pennywise again in Welcome to Derry. Fast forward to 24:20 to hear what he has to say.

It was fun. I enjoyed it more than I thought I would actually. And there are parts of it where we got to explore sides of old Pennywise that we haven’t seen and that’s fun.

It’s pretty hardcore.

Skarsgård On Welcome To Derry

Posted: December 2, 2024, 09:59
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Bill Skarsgård talks about returning to Derry as Pennywise.

“It was strange to be back. [Producers] Andy and Barbara Muschietti were doing the show, and I adore them. Most of the crew was the same people that did the movies. So it was this weird thing of going back to this gang of people that you created this thing with,"
"I don’t know why, but Pennywise is very accessible for me," Skarsgård adds. "So in terms of getting back into it, it was just like 'Da da dah!', and he explodes out. He’s so defined, he’s sort of dormant but very easily activated. We explored things that we haven’t explored in the movies – particularly one side of it, which I can’t go into. I hope the fans are excited."

SFX reports that Welcome to Derry takes place in 1962, just 27 years before the events of the first It movie. Pennywise is much more than just a scary clown, and the series is set to explore his terrifying origins.

10 New Actors Arrives In Derry

Posted: June 28, 2024, 09:57
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Alixandra Fuchs (Hatfields & McCoys), Kimberly Guerrero (The English), Dorian Grey (Transplant, Star Trek: Discovery), Thomas Mitchell (Gangland Undercover, Spiral), BJ Harrison (Family Law, Maid), Peter Outerbridge (Batwoman, Saw VI), Shane Marriott (Fargo, Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent), Chad Rook (Joe Pickett, Billy the Kid), Joshua Odjick (Little Bird, Wildhood) and Morningstar Angeline (Echo, Westworld) have all signed on for roles in Welcome to Derry that will air on MAX next year. No word on who either of them will play yet.

Skarsgård Welcomes You To Derry

Posted: May 31, 2024, 06:35
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Deadline reports that Bill Skarsgård will return as Pennywise in the upcoming Welcome to Derry.

A familiar face is coming back to terrorize the children of Derry, Maine. Bill Skarsgård is set to star in and executive produce the Max It prequel series Welcome To Derry (working title), He will be reprising his title role as It/Pennywise from the hit 2017 New Line movie It and its sequel, It Chapter Two.

Welcome To Scary Derry

Posted: May 18, 2024, 09:46
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In an interview with Screen Rant director Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour talked briefly about Welcome to Derry

The television medium allowed for the show to focus more about the characters, it's very, very character-driven. I've enjoyed preparing for that show, and I think audiences will be as scared as they are in the original movies, and Andy Muschietti's handprints are all over this series. So, I think people will be very excited for the series.

Read more here.

Welcome To Derry In 2025

Posted: November 4, 2023, 18:10
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Welcome To Derry has been pushed to 2025.

We had had [Welcome To Derry] scheduled for Halloween ’24 but it will likely [be] pushing into ’25,” HBO CEO Casey Bloys officially announced.

Please Welcome Stowe And Rider To Derry

Posted: April 16, 2023, 15:59
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Madeleine Stowe and Stephen Rider have joined Max (previously HBO Max) original series, Welcome to Derry which will
Premier in 2024.

Stowe will have a recurring guest role while Rider is a series regular. Their parts are being kept under wraps for now.

First Casting For Welcome To Derry

Posted: April 6, 2023, 09:50
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The first casting for Welcome to Derry has been announced.


Taylour Paige, Jovan Adepo, Chris Chalk and James Remar has been cast. Exact plot and character details are being kept a secret, but the official description for the series is:

“Set in the world of Stephen King’s ‘It’ universe, ‘Welcome to Derry’ is based on King’s ‘It’ novel and expands the vision established by filmmaker Andy Muschietti in the feature films ‘It’ and ‘It Chapter Two.'”

Remains to see how much of King’s book vs. the movies this will he based on…

Bill Skarsgård Not In Derry

Posted: March 30, 2023, 23:31
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Pennywise actor Bill Skarsgård is not involved in Welcome to Derry:


We'll see what they come up with and what they do with it. I'm, as of now, not currently involved in it. And if someone else gets to do it, my advice would just be: do it your own, make it your own, have fun with it, you know what I mean? What I thought was so pleasurable about that character was how incredibly abstract he was.
Thanks to Herbert West.

King On Welcome To Derry

Posted: February 23, 2023, 21:42
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King on Welcome To Derry.

”I’m excited that the story of Derry, Maine’s most haunted city, is continuing, and I’m glad Andy Muschietti is going to be overseeing the frightening festivities, along with a brain trust including his talented sister, Barbara. Red balloons all around!”

Welcome To Derry Set To Start Filming In April?

Posted: February 3, 2023, 17:56
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Looks like Welcome to Derry might start filming in April. Her is what Bleeding Cool says about it:

Welcome to Derry: HBO Max's Pennywise Prequel Series Filming In April. Based on a recent production list, it looks like filming is taking place in April on HBO Max's It/Pennywise prequel series, Welcome to Derry.

A little less than three months after HBO Max's upcoming "It" film franchise prequel series found its showrunners in Jason Fuchs (Wonder Woman) & Brad Caleb Kane (Tokyo Vice), we have what looks to be good news to pass along regarding Welcome to Derry. The series kicks off in the 1960s and leads up to the events of 2017's It: Part One (based on Stephen King's classic horror novel) while also touching upon the backstory of Pennywise the Clown. Now, based on a listing on Production List, the series is looking to start filming in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on April 3rd. Andy Muschietti, who directed both films in the King franchise, will executive produce the series alongside Barbara Muschietti, Fuchs, and Kane. In addition, Fuchs wrote the teleplay for the first episode based on a story he wrote with the Muschiettis, with Andy Muschietti considering directing the series opener. Warner Bros. Television serves as the studio, with the Muschiettis' Double Dream production company also producing.

Thanks to Herbert West

HBO Max Comments On Welcome To Derry

Posted: November 14, 2022, 10:17
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HBO Max’s head of Originals, Sarah Aubery have commented on the upcoming series Welcome to Derry

“We have been working with Jason Fuchs, Brad Caleb Caine, Andy Muschietti and Barbara Muschietti very closely…They’re so deep into this mythology and they have such a firm handle on the storytelling around these characters and also the demented scares that they’re putting into things. Sometimes I’m, like, ‘What’s wrong with you?’ Just all the wild ways they think up to terrify us. You’ll be hearing more concretely about that development very soon… Andy is very involved in every bit of this, so that is the real recipe for success and for delighting fans.”

Welcome To Derry Will Happen

Posted: November 9, 2022, 19:15
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Variety reports that Welcome To Derry has the GO from HBO.

Jason Fuchs and Brad Caleb Kane will serve as co-showrunners on the “It” prequel series currently in the works at HBO Max from Andy and Barbara Muschietti , Variety has learned exclusively.

The show, currently titled “Welcome to Derry,” was first reported as being in development in March. HBO Max has given the show a series production commitment. Exact plot details remain under wraps, aside from the fact that the show will serve as a prequel to the recent films “It: Chapter One” and “It: Chapter Two,” which were released in 2017 and 2019 respectively.

Welcome To Derry!

Posted: March 30, 2022, 08:28
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A prequel to IT is in development at HBO Max. The series is called Welcome to Derry and will begin in the 1960s and cover the time up to the events in the IT movie from 2017. It’s also said it will cover the origin story of Pennywise.

Andy Muschietti, who directed both IT movies, is attached to executive produce the series along with Barbara Muschietti and Jason Fuchs. Muschiettis and Fuchs developed the story for the show with Fuchs writing the script. Andy would also direct the first episode should the project go to series.

What do you think? Do we want/need a prequel to IT that’s not based on something King wrote?