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The series is set in 1962, about 27 years before the events of the 2017 film, echoing the novel's idea that Pennywise reawakens on a roughly 27-year cycle. Bill Skarsgård returns to play the clown once again.
Welcome to Derry began development as a feature film before the Muschiettis expanded the idea into a series, giving them room to explore Derry's haunted history across more time and detail than a single movie would allow.
Its debut set an HBO Max record as one of the platform's biggest series premieres, and the creators have said Stephen King trusted them with broad creative freedom to expand his world on screen.

IT: Welcome to Derry is an HBO Max horror series that serves as a prequel to Andy and Barbara Muschietti's blockbuster IT films, expanding Stephen King's nightmarish vision of the cursed town of Derry, Maine. Developed by Andy Muschietti, Barbara Muschietti, and Jason Fuchs, it premiered in October 2025 and brings the franchise's shape-shifting evil back to the small screen.
Set in 1962, roughly 27 years before the events of the first film, the series follows the residents of Derry as a wave of disappearances and terror signals the return of Pennywise the Dancing Clown, with Bill Skarsgård reprising the role that made him a horror icon. The story weaves together a group of children and townspeople confronting an ancient malevolence that feeds on the town's buried history.
The premiere became one of the most-watched series debuts in HBO Max's history, and the Muschiettis have said Stephen King granted them broad creative freedom to deepen Derry's mythology. Its success also sent the earlier IT films surging back up the streaming charts. IT: Welcome to Derry streams on HBO Max.
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