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It: Welcome to Derry Set for October Debut; Heading to SDCC 2025

With the series premiering in October, HBO Max released a new key art poster for It: Welcome to Derry and confirmed it would be at SDCC 2025.

Filmmakers Andy Muschietti and Barbara Muschietti (It, It Chapter Two), and Jason Fuchs' (It Chapter Two, Wonder Woman) It: Welcome to Derry is set to roll out what the HBO Max series has to offer during this year's San Diego Comic-Con. Set in the world of Stephen King's It, the HBO series is based on the bestselling author's novel and expands the vision established by Andy Muschietti in the feature films It and It Chapter Two. Earlier today, a new key art poster was released confirming that the prequel series will hit screens in October. Here's a look at the official overviews:

On Friday, July 25 and Saturday, July 26, the HBO Original series It: Welcome to Derry will creep into San Diego with roaming Pennywise-inspired pedicabs offering free rides and brand ambassadors handing out chilling sweets throughout the San Diego Convention Center, Gaslamp Quarter, and Harbor areas.

On Saturday, July 26, fans will get an exclusive, early sneak peek of the upcoming series with first look footage from the premiere episode presented by special guests Andy and Barbara Muschietti. Free ice cream will be served during the event. Attendance is first-come, first-served; no advance registration required. 9:15 pm – 9:45 pm/Room 6DE

Thanks to an interview with Radio TU, Andy Muschietti was able to offer some very interesting insights into how the series will be structured from a storytelling standpoint—the most detailed insights we've gotten so far—including how the series is set to be "told backward," with three seasons envisioned. "It's a story that's based on the interludes of the book. The interludes are basically chapters that reflect Mike Hanlon's research. They're fragments of his research. For 27 years, it's the guy trying to figure out what it is, what did it, who did it, who saw it, and all that stuff," Andy Muschietti shared (which you can check out below).

"So they talk about catastrophic events from the past, like the fire in the Black Spot…. the massacre of the Bradley Gang, a gang of bank robbers in the '30s… and the explosion of the Kitchener Ironworks. Every time [Pennywise] comes out of hibernation, there is a catastrophic event that happens at the beginning of that cycle." He added, "There's a reason why the story is told backwards. So the first season is 1962, the second season is 1935, and the third season is 1908."

It: Welcome to Derry No "G-Rated Pennywise": Skarsgard

While promoting his hit film Nosferatu, Bill Skarsgard checked in with Josh Horowitz for Horowitz's Happy Sad Confused podcast – and that's when we were treated to some interesting insights into what led to his return to the role and what viewers can expect. With the conversation shifting to It: Welcome to Derry beginning at the 24:22 mark, Skarsgard shared with Horowitz that he felt that he had pretty much said what he needed to say about the character. Having filmed Nosferatu, Skarsgard viewed Nosferatu as "the nail in the coffin on my monster rolls – pun intended." But his personal and professional bond with Andy Muschietti and Barbara Muschietti ("they're very close friends, family") would be the key to him considering another run as Pennywise.

"It was fun. I enjoyed it more than I thought I would, actually, and there's parts of it where we got to explore sides um of old Pennywise that we haven't seen, you know? And that's fun," Skarsgard shared about working on the spinoff series. "I remembered how much I enjoy working with Andy and we do have a lot of fun together. I think there's some cool stuff in there that we haven't seen that I'm excited for you, the people, to watch and enjoy hopefully."

In terms of the level of horror and intensity, Horowitz followed up by asking if he was able to "go as far on television as you did in the films" – with Skarsgard offering a very promising response. "It's pretty hardcore, man. It's not the G-rated Pennywise. No, that would be a no; that would be a no," Skarsgard made clear, adding that it didn't take much for him to slip back into Pennywise's voice ("Yeah, he's there. He's just waiting.").

The streaming prequel series stars Taylour Paige (Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Foley), Jovan Adepo (Watchmen), Chris Chalk (Perry Mason), and James Remar (Oppenheimer). In addition, Alixandra Fuchs (Hatfields & McCoys), Kimberly Guerrero (The English), Dorian Grey (Star Trek: Discovery), Thomas Mitchell (Spiral), BJ Harrison (Family Law), Peter Outerbridge (Batwoman), Shane Marriott (Fargo), Chad Rook (Joe Pickett), Joshua Odjick (Little Bird) and Morningstar Angeline (Echo) have been tapped for recurring roles. In addition, Bill Skarsgard is reprising his role as the demonic clown Pennywise.

HBO's It: Welcome to Derry is produced by HBO Max and Warner Bros. Television. Fuchs will write the teleplay for the first episode, based on a story by Andy Muschietti, Barbara Muschietti, and Fuchs. Fuchs and Brad Caleb Kane will serve as co-showrunners on the project. Andy Muschietti and Barbara Muschietti (through their Double Dream production company, which has an overall deal with Warner Bros Television), Fuchs, Kane, and Skarsgård are executive producers. Andy Muschietti will direct four episodes of the series, including the first one.

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