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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,...

Following the success of the two It films directed by Andy Muschietti, it was clear to everyone that Warner Bros. Pictures would want to continue to tell stories set in the world created by Stephen King. Now, the next installment is almost here, and it's in the form of an HBO television series. Titled It – Welcome to Derry, the series is set to be a prequel exploring the origins of the evil entity and its relationship to the dark history of the town of Derry. The upcoming show had a panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2025, where Andy and Barbra Muschietti teased that Welcome to Derry would answer some burning questions— and even create some new ones.

Andy Muschietti discussed how the creative team behind the series consulted Stephen King when it came to exploring the origins of Pennywise the clown, and the various forms the entity took while in Derry.

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...

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,...

Things can get spooky at Comic-Con after dark. And thanks the combination of Stephen King and the filmmaking team of Andy and Barbara Muschietti, the It: Welcome to Derry panel delivered the scares Saturday night in San Diego.

The sibling duo shared a new teaser trailer (below), played the opening scene of their upcoming HBO series, which fleshes out stories from King’s sprawling 1986 novel, and explained the impetus behind the initial eight-episode season.

"One of the most fascinating things about the book is the cryptic factor, which is, you hear the story, you know certain things, but you never get to the end of anything. At the end of the book, nobody knows what the hell It is, what does it want? Who is Bob Gray? How did it all happen? We are going to ruin all this," Andy quipped, "by unveiling some of these mysteries, but with very good taste.

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,...

It: Welcome to Derry is coming!

HBO unveiled the second official teaser for the original drama series on Saturday (July 26) at San Diego Comic Con (Sdcc).

The series will debut on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max in October.

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

Keep reading to find out more…

Taylour Paige, Jovan Adepo, Chris Chalk, James Remar, Stephen Rider, Madeleine Stowe, Rudy Mancuso, and Bill Skarsgård all star.

Watch the new teaser above!

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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.

Se estrena este otoño y explorará el ciclo de terror anterior a las películas de Andy Muschietti. © HBO Max

El terror regresa a Derry. HBO Max ha desvelado en la Comic-Con de San Diego el nuevo (y terrorífico) tráiler de It: Bienvenidos a Derry, la precuela de It que promete adentrarse, como nunca antes, en los orígenes del icónico payaso Pennywise.

Ambientada en el Maine de los años 60, It: Bienvenidos a Derry retrocede 27 años respecto a los acontecimientos narrados en las dos películas de Andy Muschietti basadas en la novela seminal de Stephen King. Como bien sabemos, la criatura conocida como It despierta puntualmente cada 27 años para alimentarse del miedo y de los niños antes de volver a hibernar.

El reparto de la serie está encabezado por Bill Skarsgård (John Wick 4), que repetirá como Pennywise, Taylour Paige (Zola), Jovan Adepo (Misántropo), Chris Chalk (Así nos ven), James Remar (Oppenheimer...

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.

Send in the clown.

HBO has released a brand-new trailer for It: Welcome to Derry, its forthcoming It prequel series, which will premiere this October (exact release date Tba). The horror-drama’s first season spans nine episodes; you can watch the new clip below.

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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 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.

Via HBO

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.

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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When It got the remake treatment in 2017, new and old fans welcomed it with open arms.

At a time when remakes were prevalent and most were not very good, it captured the essence of the original and terrified a whole new generation of fans.

However, the 2019 sequel completely decimated the excitement due to its near-three-hour runtime that meandered on and on.

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But still, the two movies made a massive dent at the worldwide box office, so it was inevitable that Warner Bros. Pictures would find a way to expand the franchise in some capacity.

That’s exactly what’s happening with It: Welcome to Derry, a prequel series that will take viewers many years before Pennywise the Clown tormented the residents of the titular town.

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While some fans will desire to delve further into the past to learn more about Derry’s origins, the...

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 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.

Of all the monsters conjured up by Master of Horror Stephen King, Pennywise the Dancing Clown is easily the most iconic — and the most terrifying. An eldritch extraterrestrial that surfaces every 27 years to feast on the children of Derry, Maine, 'It' has haunted our dreams across King's original book, a Tim Curry led miniseries, and — in the shape of Bill Skarsgård — Andy Muschietti's It duology. Now, in It: Welcome To Derry, a prequel to Muschietti's two films, HBO Max is turning the clock back to 27 years before The Loser Club's first run-in with the killer clown to dig deeper into the origins of Pennywise and his reign of terror. Check out the creepy first trailer below:

"Anywhere but Derry." Missing children. Ignorant adults. A new band of kids on bikes. Faces smiling creepily at windows. And... there he is, Skarsgård's cosmic harlequin of horror, hanging out and mining aura in the sewers of Maine.

HBO has released the official teaser trailer for It: Welcome to Derry, debuting this fall on the network’s cable and streaming channels. Set in the world of Stephen King’s It universe, the supernatural horror series is based on King’s 1986 novel and expands the vision established by filmmaker Andy Muschietti in the films It and It: Chapter Two.

Serving as a prequel to Muschietti’s films, It: Welcome to Derry takes place in the seemingly idyllic suburb of Derry, Maine, in 1962, where a Black family has just moved and learns that young children have mysteriously been going missing. The series stars Taylour Paige, Jovan Adepo, Chris Chalk, James Remar, Stephen Rider, Madeleine Stowe, Rudy Mancuso, and Bill Skarsgård, reprising his role as Pennywise the Clown in the films.

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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 first trailer for It: Welcome to Derry is here!

The HBO Max show is a prequel to the events that happened in the It movies.

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.

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Watch the trailer, embedded below.

Taylour Paige, Jovan Adepo, Chris Chalk, James Remar, Stephen Rider, Madeleine Stowe, Rudy Mancuso, and more star.

The show is expected to debut on HBO Max sometime in the fall, though it does not have an exact release date at this time.

Two stars from the 2017 and 2019 It films will be back for Welcome to Derry!

Stay tuned as we learn more about the new series!

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...

Se estrena este otoño y explorará el ciclo de terror anterior a las películas de Andy Muschietti. © Max

El terror regresa a Derry. HBO Max ha desvelado el primer (y terrorífico) tráiler de Welcome to Derry, la precuela de It que promete adentrarse, como nunca antes, en los orígenes del icónico payaso Pennywise.

Ambientada en el Maine de los años 60, Welcome to Derry retrocede 27 años respecto a los acontecimientos narrados en las dos películas de Andy Muschietti basadas en la novela seminal de Stephen King. Como bien sabemos, la criatura conocida como It despierta puntualmente cada 27 años para alimentarse del miedo y de los niños antes de volver a hibernar.

El reparto de la serie está encabezado por Bill Skarsgård (John Wick 4), que repetirá como Pennywise, Taylour Paige (Zola), Jovan Adepo (Misántropo), Chris Chalk (Así nos ven), James Remar (Oppenheimer), Stephen Rider (El mayordomo), Madeleine Stowe (12 monos) y Rudy Mancuso (Flash).

Andy Muschietti,...

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 is taking us down to the sewers this fall.

The premium cabler announced Tuesday that It: Welcome to Derry, its forthcoming It prequel series, will premiere this fall (exact release date Tba). The horror-drama’s first season spans nine episodes; you can watch a newly released trailer above.

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Based on Stephen King’s It novel,...

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.

"Go back to where It all began..." HBO Max has unveiled the teaser trailer for It: Welcome to Derry, a new horror spin-off series based on the two It movies from 2017 & 2019. This has been in development for years, finally ready for release later in 2025. Set for the fall sometime - HBO hasn't confirmed a final release date yet, only saying that Max will change back to HBO Max in the summer, then this will release on HBO Max in autumn. This prequel series about Pennywise the Clown is set in the 1960s, leading up to the events of the first movie. The director of the movies, Andy Muschietti, developed this series with his sister, Barbara Muschietti. It: Welcome to Derry features Taylour Paige, Jovan Adepo, Chris Chalk, James Remar, Stephen Rider, Madeleine Stowe, Rudy Mancuso, and Bill Skarsgård returning as Pennywise. This is more of a teaser with only a few glimpses of footage,...

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.

Exclusive: Alongside A24, Jimmy Tatro and Dan Lagana have sold HBO on Lifties, an ensemble comedy series set in the snow.

Further plot details are under wraps. Tatro will star in the series, which he’s co-writing and exec producing alongside Lagana, with A24 as co-studio. The project reunites Lagana and Tatro following their work on American Vandal, an Emmy-nominated and Peabody Award-winning mockumentary for Netflix, which ran for two seasons.

Lifties comes to HBO as the premium cabler looks to sort its next chapter in comedy, following the conclusion of such lauded series as Barry, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and The Righteous Gemstones. Currently airing the second season of Nathan Fielder’s The Rehearsal, HBO has put a lot of focus on comedy of late, with orders for The Chair Company from Tim Robinson, an untitled codependent friend group comedy from Rachel Sennott, and another untitled series pairing Steve Carell...

Following her executive production work on Prime Video’s Música, in which she also starred along the film’s writer and director Rudy Mancuso, as well as her EP role on the streamer’s romantic comedy Upgraded, in which she starred alongside Archie Renaux and Marisa Tomei, Camila Mendes’ latest double-duty project takes place in the world of fashion. Idiotka is an acquisition title out of the 2025 SXSW Film Festival, where it will premiere Wednesday.

“This project came through a mutual friend that I shared with our producing partner, Tess Cohen, a friend that I knew from high school. It’s very random, but awesome. It gripped me,” Mendes told Deadline of the film ahead of its premiere Wednesday. “I called my producing partner right away, Rachel Matthews, and I was like, we gotta do this. She’s like, ‘Babe, I’m with you. I just read the first two pages and I’m in.

Exclusive: Meredith Wechter is joining Range Media Partners as a managing partner. The highly regarded rep has been partner and head of management at Sugar23. Her current clients include Keanu Reeves, Jeremy strong, Cailee Spaeny, Josh Gad, Diane Lane, Gabriel Basso, Rudy Mancuso, Mamoudou Athie, Lily Rabe and Rosa Salazar.  They are right now sorting out who will follow her to Range. Wechter became a manager after building her career as an agent at ICM Partners and WME.

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Valentine’s Day is finally here, and Prime Video has the perfect films to watch on this romantic day with your significant other. In this list, we have included some new films and some classics, but they all have that comforting feeling of love that people crave especially today. So, here are the 10 best romantic movies on Prime Video to watch this Valentine’s Day with your partner.

The Idea of You Credit – Prime Video

The Idea of You is a romantic comedy-drama film directed by Michael Showalter, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Jennifer Westfeldt. Based on the 2017 novel of the same name by Robinne Lee, the 2024 film follows Solène Marchand, a divorced mother in her 40s who falls for Hayes Campbell, a 24-year-old boy band singer, but their relationship soon faces several challenges. The Idea of You stars Anne Hathaway,...

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, aiming for a 2025 premiere, and wrapped in August after 237 shooting days. We’re still waiting to hear exactly when the nine episode first season is going to start airing – but casting director Rich Delia has already confirmed that the show’s kid characters are not safe… which makes sense, when you’re dealing with an antagonist that describes itself as “the eater of worlds, and of children.”

Brad Caleb Kane (Tokyo Vice) and Jason Fuchs (Wonder Woman), who was a co-producer on It: Chapter Two,...