The Evil Returns In New IT: WELCOME TO DERRY Teaser
Ahead of the prequel series' HBO premiere on October 26, IGN's Fall Fan Fest has unveiled a new teaser for IT: Welcome to Derry that previews the return of Bill Skarsgård as everyone's favorite creepy clown Pennywise.
Directed and lead by It‘s Andy Muschietti and Barbara Muschietti, with Jason Fuchs (Ice Age: Continental Drift) and Brad Caleb Kane (A24's upcoming Friday the 13th prequel series Crystal Lake) serving as showrunners, It: Welcome to Derry serves as a prequel to Stephen King's iconic 1986 novel and Muschietti's two It films, and is based on interludes from protagonist Mike Hanlon. The series kicks off in 1962 as a lead-up to the events of the 2017 film It: Chapter One.
Starring alongside Skarsgård in the nine-episode first season are Taylour Paige (The Toxic Avenger), Jovan Adepo (Babylon, Watchmen), James Remar (Creepshow, Oppenheimer), Madeleine Stowe (Revenge) and Chris Chalk (Perry Mason, Godzilla vs. Kong), Alixandra Fuchs (Boogeyman Pop), Kimberly Guerrero (Reservation Dogs), Dorian Grey (Star Trek: Discovery), Thomas Mitchell (Spiral: From the Book of Saw), BJ Harrison (Rise of the Planet of the Apes), Peter Outerbridge (Saw VI), Shane Marriott (Fargo), Chad Rook (Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City), Joshua Odjick (The Long Walk), Rudy Mancuso (The Flash), and Morningstar Angeline (Echo).
As previously reported, if all goes to plan, It: Welcome to Derry is potentially planned as a three-season show, which each new season corresponding with the 27-year periods in which Pennywise rears his ugly head (or hot head, depending on what corners of the Internet you frequent) to chow down on children.
The nine-episode first season of IT: Welcome To Derry, from Warner Bros. Television, debuts Sunday, October 26 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max. New episodes of the eight-episode season will debut weekly leading up to the season finale on Sunday, December 14. Check out the new teaser below, and for more, here's a sneak peek of IT: Welcome to Derry‘s upcoming massive merch line, so you can get your clowncore on in style:
