HBO is taking viewers again to the cursed city of Derry with the discharge of a brand-new trailer for IT: Welcome to Derry, the extremely anticipated prequel to Stephen King’s iconic horror story. The sequence is ready to reach in October, though the precise premiere date remains to be beneath wraps.
The debut season of Welcome to Derry will include 9 episodes, diving deeper into the terrifying mythology that followers first encountered in King’s 1986 novel and later in Andy Muschietti’s IT movies from 2017 and 2019.
Whereas the trailer provides a chilling style of what’s to come back, particular plot particulars stay tightly guarded. What is thought, nonetheless, is that Invoice Skarsgård will as soon as once more slip into the haunting position of Pennywise the Dancing Clown, reprising the efficiency that terrified audiences worldwide. Director Andy Muschietti, who introduced each IT movies to life, returns in an enormous manner — not solely co-writing and govt producing the sequence but additionally directing 4 episodes.
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The solid for Welcome to Derry consists of a formidable lineup: Taylour Paige (Hit the Ground), Jovan Adepo (3 Physique Downside), Chris Chalk (Gotham), James Remar (Dexter), Stephen Rider (Daredevil), Madeleine Stowe (Revenge), Rudy Mancuso (Música, Amigos)
When HBO formally greenlit the sequence in early 2023, Andy Muschietti and his sister, Barbara Muschietti — who additionally serves as an govt producer — mirrored on their deep connection to King’s work:
“As teenagers, we handed across the worn pages of IT till the paperback fell aside. The story is very large — far larger than what we had been capable of present within the movies. This sequence is our likelihood to discover the total depth of Stephen King’s imaginative and prescient — all its terror, emotion, and humanity.”
With its wealthy lore, spine-chilling ambiance, and the return of Pennywise, Welcome to Derry is shaping as much as be a must-watch for horror followers this fall.
Watch the brand new teaser trailer beneath.
