Welcome to Derry’ Is Creepy in All of the Greatest Methods

The concept of setting a TV collection within the realm of Stephen King’s It already had us hooked. Then there’s the bonus of getting the present co-developed by It filmmaker Andy Muschietti, who’ll additionally direct  4 episodes. Then we realized Invoice Skarsgård can be reprising the role of Pennywise.

The first-look images released last year had been tantalizing, however HBO’s eerie first teaser has solidified our ravenous need for It: Welcome to Derry, a present we’d 100% drop right into a sewer occupied by a demonic clown to observe.

Prepare to return to the place IT all started… 🎈 #ITWelcometoDerry is coming this fall to HBO Max. pic.twitter.com/SOhXEA6yYe

— Max (@StreamOnMax) May 20, 2025

The imagery is nightmare-inducing—as is the suggestion of Pennywise’s ever-lurking evil. Under no circumstances would we ever need to truly enter the town limits of Derry, Maine, however we’ll completely sink our pointy enamel into this present and spend a while there at a protected distance.

It: Welcome to Derry is set in 1962 and takes inspiration from Stephen King’s 1986 horror novel. Extra particularly it expands the world of Andy Muschietti’s two It movies—which happen in 1988-’89 and 2016, which means the collection will act as a prequel of kinds. The story is by Andy Muschietti, Barbara Muschietti, and Jason Fuchs, who’re additionally among the many present’s govt producers.

Fuchs wrote the primary episode; he’s co-showrunner with fellow govt producer Brad Caleb Kane. Andy Muschietti directs 4 of the season’s 9 episodes.

Along with Skarsgård, the It: Welcome to Derry forged contains Taylour Paige, Jovan Adepo, Chris Chalk, James Remar, Stephen Rider, Madeleine Stowe, and Rudy Mancuso.

It: Welcome to Derry hits HBO and Max in 2025.

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