On May 20, Warner Bros. and HBO MAX shared the first look and teaser trailer for their new live-action adaptation debuting this fall, returning to the “IT” universe with the Losers Club and the creepy clown Pennywise to haunt the kids of Derry once more.
The synopsis for the series 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.’” The spin-off is going to be a prequel that will take place in the early 1960’s which is the earliest any adaptation of the IP has ever gone before.
The series, from Warner Bros. Television and developed for television by filmmakers Andy Muschietti and Barbara Muschietti (“IT,” “The Flash”) 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.
The cast is led by 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.
Andy Muschietti and Barbara Muschietti (through their Double Dream production company), Jason Fuchs, Brad Caleb Kane, David Coatsworth, Bill Skarsgård, Shelley Meals, Roy Lee, and Dan Lin are executive producers. Fuchs, who wrote the teleplay for the first episode, and Kane serve as co-showrunners on the project.
“IT: Welcome to Derry” will premiere on HBO Max this Fall.
