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The trailers and promos we've seen for It: Welcome to Derry so far have mostly kept Bill Skarsgård's returning Pennywise under wraps, but the demonic child-killing clown has now been unveiled via two Movie Maniacs McFarlane Toys action figures, and it seems HBO Max has taken an "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" approach to the character design.

As you'll see from the photos below, the standard figure looks pretty much exactly like Pennywise from the It movies, although the "flashback" variant does have a brighter clown suit, and what appears to be an ill-fitting headpiece.

This could either signify that this younger Pennywise still hasn't quite grown into his costume, or that the figure comes with interchangeable parts.

We know that Pennywise is a shape-shifter, so there's a good chance he will take other forms in the series.

Both figures measure 6″ tall, and come with scenic printed backdrops and environmental base displays,...

To call Stephen King prolific is an understatement. Over the course of six decades, the man has become more than just an author; he is now an internationally recognizable brand unto himself. He has written 65 novels in total, in addition to hundreds more short stories since first debuting in 1974 with his first book, Carrie.

Considering the sheer volume of work that King has created, what is even more surprising is just how lengthy many of his books are. One of the longest books King has ever written was It, released in 1986. The book housed a massive tale of horror, with a tale spread across multiple generations and dozens of characters.

The book was so long that each on-screen adaptation of it has had to embrace long-form storytelling of one form or another. For the ‘90s adaptation, director Tommy Lee Wallace crafted the iconic television mini-series starring Tim Curry. For the more recent effort,...

Considering the fact that It — or Pennywise the Dancing Clown, as they prefer — is an ancient extraterrestrial entity who made first contact with Earth in approximately 1 Million Bce, it's somewhat surprising that it's taken 39 years for Stephen King's horror opus and its titular terrifier to get a spin-off. But now, with HBO Max's upcoming It: Welcome To Derry, we are about to get exactly that: a prequel series to Andy Muschietti's It duology set in 1962, 27 years before Pennywise and The Loser Club first made each other's acquaintance. And if the new trailer for the show is anything to go by, it looks like sleep's back off the menu — check it out below;

Globophobes, coulrophobes, and general fraidy-cats (us included) beware — showrunners Jason Fuchs and Brad Caleb Kane aren't clowning around as they pick up the baton from series co-developer Muschietti with Welcome To Derry. Despite this latest...

AsStephen Kingfans gear up for the release of It: Welcome to Derry, the HBO prequel to It that'll arrive in October, many wonder whether the TV version will be able to capture the horror of the 2017 adaptation and its 2019 sequel. Though it's a change of medium, we're talking about HBO, a network that isn't exactly known for diluting stuff that might be deemed controversial. Show creator Barbara Muschietti understands this concern, and she's offered fans the reassurance they've been hoping for, vowing that It: Welcome to Derry will be as scary as the movies.

Per Screen Rant, the showrunner and producer appeared at the San Diego Comic-Con to talk about the upcoming show, where she was joined by her brother, co-producer and It director, Andy Muschietti, and they shared a few details about the series. At the event, the siblings revealed that It: Welcome to Derry will explore the origins of Pennywise the Clown,...

For those that can't get enough of Stephen Kingadaptations, fans of the author's work will witness the highly anticipated prequel to the It film adaptation very soon. It: Welcome to Derry premieres on HBO and HBO Max in October (no specific date has been announced yet), and to make horror fans more excited than they already are, the streamer has just released another teaser trailer. To be honest, this one looks very creepy.

The teaser was unveiled by HBO right as the show had its showcase at the San Diego Comic-Con, where series creators Andy and Barbara Muschietti talked about the production. They confirmed that the show will explore the origins of Pennywise, and how It (the entity) eventually took the form of the evil clown. The creative team also said that they're not planning to "solve" all the mysteries in the book.

The It: Welcome to Derry trailer provides...

HBO has released the second official trailer for It: Welcome to Derry, offering a chilling preview of the upcoming nine-episode series based on Stephen King’s 1986 horror novel. Arriving on HBO Max this October, the prequel pulls audiences back into the cursed town of Derry, Maine, to explore the evil that lurked there long before the Losers’ Club faced off against Pennywise the Dancing Clown.

The teaser begins in 1962, as a new family settles into town, unaware of the dark force that quietly festers beneath the surface. Early glimpses hint at a population infected by paranoia and cruelty, as an unexplained evil appears to feed on Derry’s collective fears. While Bill Skarsgård’s return as Pennywise is only teased, his looming presence is unmistakable, with references to mysterious disappearances and unspoken horrors suggesting the beginning of a fresh cycle of terror.

It: Welcome to Derry expands the world...

HBO is getting ready to dive deeper into the world of Stephen King with its upcoming horror series It: Welcome to Derry. This show will serve as a prequel to the hit It movies and will tell the story of Pennywise before the events of the 2017 and 2019 films. It’s also bringing in a surprising and familiar face from another King classic.

At this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, it was confirmed that Dick Hallorann, a beloved character from The Shining, will appear in the new series.

The announcement came straight from Andy and Barbara Muschietti during the Welcome to Derry panel, as reported by Screen Rant. Hallorann will be played by Chris Chalk and will have a much bigger role than his brief appearance in the original It novel.

In King’s book, Hallorann shows up in a short scene set at The Black Spot, a military bar that...

Stephen King fans have a lot to be excited about. HBO’s upcoming horror series It: Welcome to Derry will not only dive into Pennywise’s past but will also bring in a familiar face from another one of King’s classic stories. That’s right, Dick Hallorann from The Shining is officially joining the world of It.

The show is being made by Andy Muschietti, Barbara Muschietti, and Jason Fuchs, the same team behind the two recent It movies. This new prequel series is set to hit HBO in October 2025 and will explore the earlier years of Pennywise’s terror in Derry, Maine.

It will feature nine episodes and has a cast that includes Jovan Adepo, Taylour Paige, James Remar, Chris Chalk, and Bill Skarsgård, who’s returning as the terrifying clown.

At San Diego Comic-Con, Screen Rant reported that the Muschiettis confirmed Dick Hallorann will appear in the show,...

A new trailer for It: Welcome to Derry has been released following a panel at the San Diego Comic-Con yesterday evening, and it teases a sinister, demonic force in the small town, which may be there in addition to Pennywise.

Once again, we see very little of Bill Skarsgård's killer clown, an indication perhaps that his screentime will be fairly limited. That or HBO Max is simply looking to keep the iconic monster and his role in this story under wraps (ensuring there are plenty of surprises for horror fans).

It's also been confirmed that It: Welcome to Derry will premiere this October, meaning we should return to Derry in time for Halloween.

The series, from Warner Bros. Television and developed for television by filmmakers Andy Muschietti and Barbara Muschietti and Jason Fuchs (Wonder Woman), will debut on HBO and also be available to stream on Max. Muschietti will direct...

It: Welcome to Derry Season 1 Jack Molloy Legault & Mikkal Karim-Fidler-Photograph by Brooke Palmer/HBO

Fans of Stephen King’s chilling universe are in for a terrifying treat! HBO just unveiled the highly anticipated second official teaser for the original drama series It: Welcome To Derry, straight from San Diego Comic-Con. This latest look at the prequel series is already sending shivers down spines, and we have the teaser trailer right here for you to watch!

Developed for television by the acclaimed filmmakers Andy Muschietti and Barbara Muschietti, known for their work on the blockbuster It and It Chapter Two films, alongside writer Jason Fuchs, this new series promises to delve deeper into the terrifying world first established by Stephen King’s iconic novel. Andy Muschietti himself is directing multiple episodes, ensuring a consistent vision that expands on the cinematic universe.

It: Welcome To Derry is set within Stephen King’s chilling It universe,...

It: Welcome to Derry is bringing everyone’s favorite killer clown to the small screen later this year.

The second teaser for the upcoming HBO series was unveiled Saturday night at a spooky late night San Diego Comic-Con panel before it was released online Sunday. In it, we see a glimpse at the panic that ensues as a nefarious force begins to creep its way into Derry and children start disappearing.

The teaser primarily focuses on Taylour Paige, who plays a young woman who has just moved to Derry with her husband when things start to go awry in the small town. Bill Skarsgård’s Pennywise briefly appears at the end, but his presence is felt throughout. Watch the full teaser above.

Set in the world of Stephen King’s It universe, Welcome to Derry expands the vision established by filmmaker Andy Muschietti in the feature films, which amassed a combined $1.17 billion worldwide.

The terrifying world of It is coming back, and this time it’s heading deeper into the past. HBO has just dropped the first trailer for It: Welcome to Derry, a prequel series based on Stephen King’s famous 1986 horror novel It. The show is set to premiere in October 2025 with nine episodes.

This new series will explore the origins of Pennywise the Clown and the dark history of the town of Derry. The story is set in the 1960s, long before the events of the 2017 and 2019 It films. According to reports, the series was created by Andy Muschietti, Barbara Muschietti, and Jason Fuchs, all of whom also worked on the movies.

The cast features Jovan Adepo, Chris Chalk, Taylour Paige, James Remar, and Stephen Rider. Bill Skarsgård is back in his chilling role as Pennywise, and he’s also helping produce the show. Other recurring cast members include Madeleine Stowe,...

After two feature films, Bill Skarsgard will return to the role of Pennywise in the upcoming prequel seriesIT: Welcome to Derry. His comeback is teased in a new teaser trailer that was just released by HBO Max.

Set to arrive in October, just in time for the spooky holiday season, It: Welcome to Derry is an HBO Max series that serves as a prequel to Skarsgard's It films. Spanning nine episodes, the series will obviously follow a new cast of characters, though a certain familiar clown pops up in the new teaser trailer. Check out the video below.

The new show was developed for the small screen by Andy Muschietti and Barbara Muschietti, the filmmaking team behind It and It: Chapter Two, alongside Jason Fuchs. Andy Muschietti, who directed the two It films, also directs multiple episodes of It: Welcome to Derry. While the movies took direct inspiration from...

A brand new trailer has been released for It: Welcome to Derry, giving fans their first real look at the creepy world of Pennywise before the events of the It movies.

The upcoming show is a prequel to It (2017) and It Chapter Two (2019), and it’s based on Stephen King’s famous 1986 horror novel It.

The series is set to premiere on HBO in October 2025 and will have nine episodes. It’s being developed by Andy Muschietti, Barbara Muschietti, and Jason Fuchs, who all worked on the It films. According to Variety, the show takes place in the 1960s and will explore how Pennywise came to be.

Bill Skarsgård is back as Pennywise the Clown, and the main cast also includes Jovan Adepo, Chris Chalk, Taylour Paige, James Remar, and Stephen Rider. Some of the recurring cast members are Madeleine Stowe, Dean Yool, Kimberly Norris Guerrero, and Rudy Mancuso.

In a 2025 interview with Radio Tu,...

The upcoming TV series It: Welcome to Derry, which will serve as a prequel to Warner Bros’ two-part adaptation of the classic Stephen King novel It (pick up a copy Here), was originally meant to be for the HBO Max streaming service, but it has since been confirmed that it will be airing on HBO as well. The show went into production in Port Hope, Ontario at the end of last year, and is now aiming for a premiere before the end of 2025. With the Halloween season swiftly approaching, a new teaser trailer for the show has dropped online and can be seen in the embed above.

Brad Caleb Kane (Tokyo Vice) and Jason Fuchs (Wonder Woman), who was a co-producer on It: Chapter Two, are the showrunners on It: Welcome to Derry (and Kane recently signed on to be showrunner on the Friday the 13th series Crystal Lake as well.

HBO is taking us back to where It all began with “Welcome to Derry,” a nine-episode series that will serve as a prequel to Andy Muschietti’s It films. Watch the new teaser trailer now.

Based on Mike Hanlon’s interludes from Stephen King’s novel, which document catastrophic events from the Maine town’s past, “It: Welcome to Derry” kicks off in 1962 in the time leading up to the events of It: Chapter One. The series premieres on HBO Max in October 2025.

Andy Muschietti, who directs multiple episodes of the series, has teased that second and third seasons, if ordered by HBO, would take place in 1935 and 1908, respectively.

Taylour Paige (Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F), Jovan Adepo (“The Stand”), Chris Chalk (“Gotham”), James Remar (“Dexter”), Madeleine Stowe (“Revenge”), and Stephen Rider (“Daredevil”) star in the series, with Bill Skarsgård returning as Pennywise the Clown.

Alixandra Fuchs (Boogeyman Pop), Kimberly Guerrero...

HBO unveiled the second official teaser for the original drama series It: Welcome to Derry, from Warner Bros. Television, last night at San Diego Comic-Con.

Developed for television by filmmakers Andy Muschietti and Barbara Muschietti and Jason Fuchs, the series will debut on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max in October.

Andy Muschietti will direct multiple episodes of the original series. Set in the world of Stephen King’s It universe, It: 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.

The cast includes Taylour Paige, Jovan Adepo, Chris Chalk, James Remar, Stephen Rider, Madeleine Stowe, Rudy Mancuso, and Bill Skarsgård.

Produced by HBO and Warner Bros. Television, with a story by Andy Muschietti, Barbara Muschietti, and Jason Fuchs, It: Welcome to Derry is based on the novel It by Stephen King.

One of the most anticipated shows of 2025 has finally received an official release date. The prequel to the Stephen King universe of movies It, It: Welcome to Derry, will release during the spooky season. The HBO Max series will premiere in October 2025, though no specific date has been provided. The announcement was accompanied by a very eerie poster that will only build more hype for the Stephen King show.

Fans of the author's adaptations will "go back to where it all began" in the upcoming months when the HBO original premieres on the newly-rebranded streaming service. The first season of It: Welcome to Derry consists of nine episodes, and it takes place in 1962, roughly 27 years before the events of the 2017 film It. The release date was announced on HBO Max's X account with a post that reads as follows:

All roads lead to Derry. First stop: #Sdcc.

#ITWelcomeToDerry is coming...

HBO’s Welcome to Derry series has finally received a major update for the highly anticipated horror prequel to Warner Bros.’ blockbuster It franchise, based on the classic 1986 novel by Stephen King. The show will feature the return of Bill Skarsgård as he reprises his iconic role as Pennywise the Clown.

In a new poster shared by HBO Max, it has been confirmed that It: Welcome to Derry will officially make its long-awaited debut sometime in October 2025. The poster welcomes everyone to “go back to where it all began,” after nearly six years since we last saw the shape-shifting demon clown on screen. Prior to its HBO premiere, fans attending the show’s San Diego Comic Con panel on July 26 will get a chance to watch an exclusive sneak peek from the first episode. Executive producers Andy and Barbara Muschietti will be present at the event, where attendees will also get free ice cream.

The past few years have seen several iconic Stephen King books adapted for both small and large screens, with most leaving fans yearning for more. This year alone, the likes of The Monkey from writer-director Oz Perkins and Mike Flanagan’s The Life of Chuck have already hit theaters, but that’s not all, as there’s more scheduled to drop in the coming months. One such upcoming adaptation is the HBO Max series It: Welcome to Derry, based on King’s 1986 novel, which has no specific release date yet but is expected later this year.

While fans await a date, an older version also inspired by the same book is currently trending on the global streaming charts, as reported by FlixPatrol. That version is the 1990 It miniseries, starring Tim Curry as the infamous Pennywise, which has climbed its way to #5 on HBO Max’s Top 10 TV shows as of Thursday,...

The first official poster for It: Welcome to Derry is finally here, giving fans a new peek at the creepy world of Pennywise. The series will hit HBO this October and serve as a prequel to the It movies that came out in 2017 and 2019.

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The show is based on Stephen King’s novel It and is set in the 1960s, years before the original films. According to Variety, the series is being developed by Andy Muschietti, Barbara Muschietti, and Jason Fuchs, the same team behind the movies. It will explore the early days of Pennywise the Clown and how the nightmare in Derry began.

Jovan Adepo, Chris Chalk, Taylour Paige, James Remar, and Stephen Rider lead the cast. Bill Skarsgård is also back as Pennywise, returning to the role that made him one of horror’s most iconic villains. Other actors like Dean Yool, Madeleine Stowe, and Rudy Mancuso...

The first official poster for It: Welcome to Derry has been revealed, giving fans a creepy new glimpse of the upcoming horror series. The show is set to arrive this October on HBO and will take viewers back to the haunted town of Derry, Maine.

Via HBO

It: Welcome to Derry is a prequel to the It movies from 2017 and 2019 and is based on Stephen King’s 1986 novel. The show is set in the 1960s, years before the events of the films. It will also dive into the backstory of Pennywise the Clown, one of the most terrifying characters in modern horror.

The series was created by Andy Muschietti, Barbara Muschietti, and Jason Fuchs, the same team behind the It films. Andy Muschietti will direct several episodes, including the pilot. The show stars Jovan Adepo, Chris Chalk, Taylour Paige, James Remar, and Stephen Rider. Bill Skarsgård will return as Pennywise,...

The upcoming TV series It: Welcome to Derry, which will serve as a prequel to Warner Bros’ two-part adaptation of the classic Stephen King novel It (pick up a copy Here), was originally meant to be for the HBO Max streaming service, but it has since been confirmed that it will be airing on HBO as well. The show went into production in Port Hope, Ontario at the end of last year, and is now aiming for a premiere before the end of 2025. While we wait for a premiere date to be announced, a poster for the show has dropped online, and you can check it out at the bottom of this article.

Our friends at Bloody Disgusting report that an It: Welcome to Derry panel will be held at the San Diego Comic-Con on July 26th at 9:15pm, in the San Diego Convention Center’s Room 6De. Andy...

All roads lead to Derry on the poster for “It: Welcome to Derry.”

Serving as a prequel to Andy Muschietti’s It films, the nine-episode series will float down to HBO Max in October.

San Diego Comic Con attendees will be treated to an exclusive look at footage from the first episode on July 26 at 9:15pm in the San Diego Convention Center’s Room 6De. Andy and Barbara Muschietti will be on hand to present, and free ice cream will be served during the event.

Pennywise-inspired pedicabs will be offering free rides while brand ambassadors hand out chilling sweets throughout the San Diego Convention Center, Gaslamp Quarter, and Harbor areas on July 25-26.

Based on Mike Hanlon’s interludes from Stephen King’s 1986 novel, which document catastrophic events from the Maine town’s past, “It: Welcome to Derry” kicks off in 1962 in the time leading up to the events of It: Chapter One.

Every once in a while, there comes a movie whose concept is so wild that you have to see it to believe it. 20 years ago, a sci-fi comedy called The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy debuted in theaters, and it provided a different approach to stories that take place outside planet Earth. If you've either never watched it or completely forgotten about it, you will be glad to know that the Infinite Improbability Drive is directing the movie to Hulu on July 1.

The characters of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy are enough of a reason for you to want to check it out: Sam Rockwell (The White Lotus) plays a two-headed, three-armed alien who just wants to have fun in the middle of chaos. The late Alan Rickman (Harry Potter film series) voiced a depressed robot, and Martin Freeman (The Hobbit trilogy) plays a grumpy British guy who is...

The new series takes viewers back into the world of Stephen King to explore the origins of the horrifying Pennywise.

The “It” movies are recognized as some of the most terrifying movies of the past decade. The films are adapted from the Stephen King novel “It,” and follow a group of residents of the town of Derry, Maine, as they try to defeat a being who takes the form of the terrifying Pennywise the Clown. Now, viewers can learn more about Pennywise in the new series “It: Welcome to Derry,” and we’ll give you all the details we have from the show before it makes its premiere.

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Pennywise is back to scare the kids in Derry, Maine. It: Welcome to Derry is an upcoming American supernatural horror television series based on Stephen King‘s 1986 novel, It, and serves as a prequel to the films It (2017) and It Chapter Two (2019). The series was developed by Andy Muschietti, Barbara Muschietti, and Jason Fuchs, all of whom were involved in the It films.

In March 2022, Variety reported that Andy Muschietti, Barbara Muschietti and Jason Fuchs were in development of and executive producing a prequel television series of It (2017) for HBO Max titled Welcome to Derry, which takes place in the 1960s before the events of the film and will also include the origin story of Pennywise the Clown.

In January 2025, in an interview with Radio Tu, Andy Muschietti revealed details about the source material and longer-term plans. He said that the series is based on interlude chapters from the novel.

No one would blame you if you were beginning to feel fatigued by all of the attempts to cash in on existing IPs. There’s seemingly always a novel, film, series, or various other property getting the reboot, remake, prequel, sequel, requel, or spinoff treatment. Speaking of which, the brand-new trailer for It: Welcome to Derry just dropped. While you may be skeptical of this upcoming prequel series, this particular offshoot might be special. That much is apparent from the newly released trailer.

As some fans already know, this prequel series marks the return of It (2017) and It Chapter II (2019) director Andy Muschietti, as well as his sister and producing partner, Barbara Muschietti.

Welcome to Derry Will Feature the Return of Bill Skarsgård as Pennywise!

The Muschietti siblings are not the only returners, of course. Not by a long shot. Bill Skarsgård, who famously played Pennywise in Andy’s aforementioned adaptations,...

The first trailer for It: Welcome to Derry is here and ready to bring us back into the terrifying world of Stephen King!

For over 50 years, Stephen King has delighted in giving millions of readers nightmares. Arguably, his masterpiece of terror is It, the 1986 novel of a group of children hunted by a twisted demonic presence who takes the form of a clown named Pennywise. They later have to battle the clown and their own fears as adults.

The book was turned into a 1990 ABC mini-series and then a two-part film in 2017-18. Both movies were huge hits, so of course, a prequel series has arrived. The series opens in the small town of Derry in 1962 as a pack of kids start investigating the mysterious vanishing of children over the years, leading to a showdown with Pennywise (once more played by Bill Skarsgård).

Produced by Brad Caleb Kane and Jason Fuchs...

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It: Welcome to Derry, HBO Max's upcoming prequel series based on Stephen King's novel and Andy Muschietti's film adaptations, got its first trailer. Pennywise the Dancing Clown emerges every 27 years to feed on the children of Derry, and the show tells the story of the class of 1962 — 27 years before the events of It Chapter One. The cast includes Jovan Adepo, Chris Chalk, and Taylour Paige, with Bill Skarsgård reprising his role as Pennywise. Andy Muschietti, Barbara Muschietti, and Jason Fuchs developed the series for television, with Andy Muschietti directing multiple episodes and Fuchs serving as showrunner alongside Brad Caleb Kane. The horror drama premieres this fall on HBO and HBO Max.

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It’s been a beat since Bill Skarsgård played Pennywise in both “It” films, but the “Nosferatu” and “The Crow” actor has wasted no time diving into the demonic terror of the Stephen King villain for prequel series “It: Welcome to Derry.”

The show is set in 1960s Derry, 27 years before Andy Muschietti’s 2017 “It: Chapter One” film. Filmmakers Andy Muschietti and Barbara Muschietti developed the drama series “Welcome to Derry” for television along with Jason Fuchs; Andy Muschietti is directing multiple episodes of the series.

The elusive logline reads: “Set in the world of Stephen King’s ‘It’ universe, ‘It: 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.'”

So what is “Welcome to Derry” really about? It’s safe to say that it could just be an origin...

The world of horror is set to be left in a screaming mess once again as yet another installment from the It franchise is all set to grace the screens pretty soon: It: Welcome to Derry. With Bill Skarsgård returning to reprise his iconic role of Pennywise, this supernatural-horror television series will be bringing about new faces into the saga.

Of course, this brand new entry into the lore has gotten fans worldwide super excited about this forthcoming show. But it seems that the trailer of the same has left some doubts behind in viewers’ minds. Including one question: Is Stranger Things‘ Erica in this series as well? Well, as thought-provoking as that is, here’s what we know about it.

Is Stranger Things‘ Erica in It: Welcome to Derry? A still from It: Welcome to Derry. | Credits: HBO.

Based on Stephen King‘s 1986 novel It, Welcome to Derry...

The studios have unleashed the trailers, and there's nowhere to hide! Today's theme is action-horror, with trailers for new installments of the Jurassic World and Predator franchises along with the first trailer for HBO's It spinoff It: Welcome to Derry. Strap in and hope none of these monsters get their jaws, claws, or creepy clown fingers on you.

First up is the final trailer for Jurassic World Rebirth, which you can watch above. It stars Scarlett Johansson, Bridgerton's Jonathan Bailey, Mahershala Ali, and Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi's Rupert Friend, all of whom go on a daring mission to a new dinosaur island in hopes of securing DNA from the largest beasties from land, sea, and sky in order to synthesize some kind of miracle cure to benefit humanity. But as terrifying as the T-Rex or Mosasaur are, they'll also encounter something even worse: mutated dinosaurs left over from failed science experiments,...

The teaser trailer for It: Welcome to Derry totally captures the tone of Stephen King’s bestseller. The nearly two-minute first official teaser shows the kids getting freaked out over the weird goings-on in Derry, and ends with a long-distance shot of Pennywise the Clown.

Bill Skarsgård reprises his role as the terrifying killer clown. The series also stars Taylour Paige, Jovan Adepo, Chris Chalk, James Remar, Stephen Rider, Madeleine Stowe, and Rudy Mancuso. The teaser didn’t include a premiere date, but did confirm it’s targeting a fall 2025 premiere.

“Set in the world of Stephen King’s It universe, It: 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,” reads HBO’s synopsis.

Andy Muschietti, Barbara Muschietti, and Jason Fuchs developed the series, and Andy Muschietti directed multiple episodes.

HBO Max unveiled the first trailer for It: Welcome to Derry, a nine-episode prequel series that dives into the origins of Stephen King’s most iconic villain, Pennywise the Clown. The teaser, released on May 20, offers a chilling glimpse of Bill Skarsgård reprising his role as the shape-shifting menace and establishes a 1962 setting in the small town of Derry, Maine, where unspeakable horrors are about to resurface.

The series, co-developed by Andy and Barbara Muschietti alongside writer-showrunner Jason Fuchs, transports viewers to the aftermath of the Black Spot nightclub massacre—a pivotal event in King’s novel interludes—in which a gathering place for Black residents is burned down, triggering Pennywise’s cyclical return every 27 years. Skarsgård embodies Pennywise once more, stalking sewers and shadowy streets as a new cast of characters begins to piece together Derry’s dark legacy.

At the heart of the story is the Hanlon family: Jovan Adepo portrays Will Hanlon,...

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HBO has released the official teaser for It: Welcome To Derry, from Warner Bros. Television, debuting this fall.

Set in the world of Stephen King’s “It” universe, It: 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.” The series features Taylour Paige, Jovan Adepo, Chris Chalk, James Remar, Stephen Rider, Madeleine Stowe, Rudy Mancuso, and Bill Skarsgård.

The drama series is developed for television by filmmakers Andy Muschietti and Barbara Muschietti and Jason Fuchs, will debut on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max. Andy Muschietti will direct multiple episodes of the original series.

Produced by HBO and Warner Bros. Television, developed for television by Andy Muschietti, Barbara Muschietti, and Jason Fuchs, It: Welcome To Derry is based on the novel “It” by Stephen King.

The upcoming TV series It: Welcome to Derry, which will serve as a prequel to Warner Bros’ two-part adaptation of the classic Stephen King novel It (pick up a copy Here), was originally meant to be for the Max streaming service, but we recently learned that it will be airing on HBO as well. The show went into production in Port Hope, Ontario at the end of last year, and is now aiming for a premiere before the end of 2025. While we wait for a premiere date to be announced, a teaser trailer has dropped online and can be seen in the embed above.

Brad Caleb Kane (Tokyo Vice) and Jason Fuchs (Wonder Woman), who was a co-producer on It: Chapter Two, are the showrunners on It: Welcome to Derry (and Kane recently signed on to be showrunner on the Friday the 13th series Crystal Lake as well.) The show...

“Anywhere but Derry.” We’re getting the first look at footage from It: Welcome to Derry (fka Welcome to Derry), HBO Max’s It prequel series starring and executive produced by Bill Skarsgård in his return as the terrifying killer clown Pennywise.

In the teaser trailer, we meet a new cast of young characters living in Derry in the 1960s. We see Skarsgård‘s Pennywise at the end of the trailer.

Set in the world of King’s It universe, Welcome To Derry (wt) expands the vision established by filmmaker Andy Muschietti in the feature films, which amassed a combined $1.17 billion worldwide.

The series stems from a story by Andy Muschietti, Barbara Muschietti, and Jason Fuchs based on King’s novel It. In addition to Skarsgård, the cast includes Taylour Paige, Jovan Adepo, Chris Chalk, James Remar, Stephen Rider, Madeleine Stowe, Rudy Mancuso

Andy Muschietti and Barbara Muschietti executive produce...

The Home Box Office is about to get a lot creepier this fall. HBO has dropped the first teaser trailer for “It: Welcome to Derry,” the network’s highly-anticipated “It” prequel series. And it’s just as unsettling as everything else connected to this balloon-loving clown.

The teaser starts with a traumatized looking kid walking on the side of a highway. He’s soon picked up by a nice looking couple. “Now just tell us where home is and we’ll get you back to your parents safe and sound,” the man says.

“Anywhere but Derry,” the kid cryptically replies.

The teaser then cuts to Maine in 1962 where a new family has moved to Derry. It isn’t long before they realize there’s a darkness lurking underneath the cheery white picket fence exterior of this small town as there’s been a string of missing children. That’s when...

HBO has released the official teaser trailer for its Original drama series It: Welcome to Derry. The series will debut this fall on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max.

The Warner Bros. Television series was developed for television by filmmakers Andy Muschietti and Barbara Muschietti and Jason Fuchs. Andy Muschietti directs four episodes of the nine-episode series.

Set in the world of Stephen King’s It universe, It: 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.

The cast includes Taylour Paige, Jovan Adepo, Chris Chalk, James Remar, Stephen Rider, Madeleine Stowe, Rudy Mancuso, and Bill Skarsgård.

Produced by HBO and Warner Bros. Television, with a story by Andy Muschietti, Barbara Muschietti, and Jason Fuchs, It: Welcome to Derry is based on the novel It by Stephen King.

The upcoming series “Welcome to Derry” is taking us back to where it all began this coming Fall, with HBO unleashing the official teaser trailer for the It prequel series this morning.

The nine episode HBO series will serve as a prequel to Stephen King’s horror classic, and yes, Bill Skarsgård will be making his return as the iconic villain Pennywise the Clown.

“Welcome to Derry” is being positioned as a true continuation of Andy Muschietti’s It movies, telling a brand new story that’s been pulled from the pages of King’s classic novel.

Andy Muschietti will direct multiple episodes of the original series.

“Welcome to Derry” kicks off its story in 1962 in the time leading up to the events of It: Chapter One (2017). The series is based on Mike Hanlon’s interludes from King’s book, which document “catastrophic events” from Derry, Maine’s past. Muschietti...

HBO Max is floating its first official teaser trailer for Welcome to Derry.

The upcoming series is a prequel to the hit It films which adapted Stephen King’s horror masterpiece about a small town in Maine that’s cursed by the presence of a shapeshifting killer clown which returns to murder a slew of children every 27 years.

The trailer (below) introduces a new cast of young characters living in Derry in the 1960s.

The show was developed by It filmmakers Andy Muschietti and Barbara Muschietti along with Jason Fuchs who serves as co-showrunner with Brad Caleb Kane. Andy Muschietti directed four of the season’s nine episodes.

Bill Skarsgård has returned to play Pennywise the Dancing Clown, a villain that King fans agreed the actor embodied to perfection, after initially turning down the chance to continue the character. In an interview earlier this year, Skarsgård assured the TV version is “hardcore.

The ghostly town of Derry is all set to be haunted all over again with HBO’s upcoming prequel series, It: Welcome to Derry. Slated for a 2025 release, the series will uncover Derry’s darkest secrets by diving into the chilling origin story of the malevolent entity, Pennywise.

The series is poised to offer fans a deeper understanding of the evil that’s plagued Derry for decades. Set against a 1960s backdrop, the show will explore events leading up to the infamous encounters described in Stephen King’s original novel and the It film adaptations. Now, with fans excited for a new addition to the eerie franchise, there’s one question that stands as the most pertinent: Is Bill Skarsgård reprising his role as the sinister clown for the HBO series?

Bill Skarsgård’s return as Pennywise in It: Welcome to Derry

Bill Skarsgård has consistently delivered a chilling portrayal...

HBO Max has just unleashed the first trailer for It: Welcome to Derry (via FearHQ.com), but why does it feel so...familiar? While the It and It Chapter Two movies shifted the action from the 1950s and 1980s to the 1980s and 2010s, this story takes place in the 1960s and feels more in line with Stephen King's original novel.

However, with the spotlight once again put on a group of kids attempting to stop Pennywise the Clown's reign of terror, it's hard not to wonder what this TV series will bring to the table that It fans haven't already seen.

It looks suitably creepy and scary, though, and Bill Skarsgård's demented killer clown makes its presence felt in the closing moments of this teaser trailer. Pennywise doesn't look too different, as best as we can tell, but is mostly being kept hidden in shadow for now.

HBO Max has just unleashed the first trailer for It: Welcome to Derry (via FearHQ.com), but why does it feel so...familiar? While the It and It Chapter Two movies shifted the action from the 1950s and 1980s to the 1980s and 2010s, this story takes place in the 1960s and feels more in line with Stephen King's original novel.

However, with the spotlight once again put on a group of kids attempting to stop Pennywise the Clown's reign of terror, it's hard not to wonder what this TV series will bring to the table that It fans haven't already seen.

It looks suitably creepy and scary, though, and Bill Skarsgård's demented killer clown makes its presence felt in the closing moments of this teaser trailer. Pennywise doesn't look too different, as best as we can tell, but is mostly being kept hidden in shadow for now.

The terrifying Pennywise the Clown is back, but this time he’s haunting your TV screens.

HBO Max has released the first trailer for “Welcome to Derry,” the “It” prequel series that is set to debut this fall.

“Welcome to Derry” is set 27 years before the events of the two “It” movies, which were adapted from Stephen King’s iconic horror novel by director Andy Muschietti. As the story goes, the murderous entity It feeds on children before hibernating for 27 years, so the show follows It’s previous killing spree before the events of the “It” films.

Bill Skarsgard is back as Pennywise, and the “Welcome to Derry” cast also includes Taylour Paige, Jovan Adepo, Chris Chalk, James Remar, Stephen Rider, Madeleine Stowe and Rudy Mancuso.

“This is a book we love a lot, and we felt that there was still a lot of story to be covered,” Andy Muschietti...

HBO has just released a trailer for It: Welcome to Derry, the upcoming horror series based on Stephen King’s It.

The show is being made by Warner Bros. Television and was developed by Andy Muschietti and Barbara Muschietti, who also worked on It and The Flash, along with Jason Fuchs (Wonder Woman). Andy Muschietti is set to direct four out of the nine episodes.

It: Welcome to Derry will come out later this year on HBO, we can expect the release date to be in Fall, and will also be available to stream on Max. It takes place in the same world as the It movies and expands the story created in the films It and It Chapter Two.

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The cast includes Taylour Paige, Jovan Adepo, Chris Chalk, James Remar, Stephen Rider, Madeleine Stowe,...

The upcoming TV series It: Welcome to Derry, which will serve as a prequel to Warner Bros’ two-part adaptation of the classic Stephen King novel It (pick up a copy Here), was originally meant to be for the Max streaming service, but we recently learned that it will be airing on HBO as well. The show went into production in Port Hope, Ontario at the end of last year, and is now aiming for a premiere before the end of 2025. And now, we’ve learned that the teaser trailer is set to drop on May 20th! Here’s a tease to whet your appetite:

Don't miss It.

The official #ITWelcometoDerry teaser drops tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/R8Mom7LFp1

— Max (@StreamOnMax) May 19, 2025

We’re still waiting to hear exactly when the nine episode first season is going to start airing – but while we wait, executive producer Andy Muschietti, who direct the two It feature films,...

HBO has just dropped a trailer teaser for It: Welcome to Derry (via FearHQ.com), confirming that the first full teaser will be released tomorrow. It doesn't reveal much, but we see a woman with a creepy smile watching a familiar red balloon outside, someone thrashing about in water, and a glimpse into the drains where Pennywise the Clown resides.

Pennywise himself is absent, though we'd bet on the killer clown being put front and centre in the full teaser. After all, it's not like this will be the first time we've seen...it...though we'd bet on him getting a slight redesign.

The series, from Warner Bros. Television and developed for television by filmmakers Andy Muschietti and Barbara Muschietti and Jason Fuchs (Wonder Woman), will debut on HBO later this year and will also be available to stream on Max. Muschietti will direct four episodes of the nine-episode series.

HBO Max has taken to social media this morning to announce that the official teaser trailer for It spinoff series “Welcome to Derry” will be unleashed tomorrow, May 20.

While you wait, check out a short teaser for the teaser below.

The nine episode series will serve as a prequel to Stephen King’s horror classic.

Andy Muschietti & Barbara Muschietti and Jason Fuchs are leading the upcoming Pennywise prequel project from Warner Bros. Television. The plan? A three-season horror story.

“Welcome to Derry” will kick off its story in 1962 in the time leading up to the events of It: Chapter One (2017). From there, the planned second and third seasons will jump back in time and take place in their own distinct decades. The series is based on Mike Hanlon’s interludes from King’s book, which document “catastrophic events” from Derry, Maine’s past.

And when bad shit happens in Derry,...