US EditionWatch debut of It prequel series, Welcome to Derry on Sling with HBO Max
The horror-drama series explores Pennywise's origins and the town's cursed history in the 1960s with eight episodes releasing weekly on Sling and HBO Max.
- On Sunday, October 26, 'It: Welcome to Derry' premiered on Sling via the HBO Max add-on, available to stream with HBO Max starting that day.
- Based on Stephen King's novel 'It', the series explores Pennywise's origins in the 1960s and jumps back 27 years to 1962, depicting an earlier cycle of terror in Derry, Maine.
- Bill Skarsgård returns as Pennywise while the cast includes Taylour Paige, Jovan Adepo, Chris Chalk, James Remar, Stephen Rider, Madeleine Stowe and Rudy Mancuso.
- The first season will run eight episodes, released weekly on Sundays, ending with a finale on Sunday, Dec. 14, and the Sling HBO Max bundle allows streaming on four devices simultaneously.
- Behind the scares, Pennywise is framed as a cosmic entity from The Macroverse, and producers have planned interludes documenting Derry's past as separate seasons for franchise expansion.
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How Does 'It: Welcome to Derry' Connect to the Movies?
The new HBO prequel series “It: Welcome to Derry” expands plenty on Pennywise and the town’s lore, but there is still a bit you need to remember before jumping in. The new series takes place before the Losers Club first faces off with the monster haunting their Maine home, but there are plenty of connections and echoes of what is to come tucked into the HBO show. The new series expands on Pennywise’s origin story but it can never hurt to refresh…
After the success of the first two parts, this third chapter, headed by the same director Andy Muschietti, dates back to the origins of the child-eating demon. A brilliant prequel series that promises suspense and inventiveness.
IT: Welcome to Derry S1E1 Recap: “The Pilot” (Series Premiere)
The following recap contains spoilers for the IT: Welcome To Derry premiere, “The Pilot” (written by Jason Fuchs and directed by Andy Muschietti). Spoilers also include plot points from the films IT (2017) and IT: Chapter 2 (2019). “You know what they say about Derry. No one who dies here ever really dies.” – IT: Chapter 2 Even though it appears IT, traditionally seen as the menacing clown Pennywise, met his death at the end of the film IT: Cha…
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