Awesome New Trailer for IT: WELCOME TO DERRY Teases Pennywise's Reign of Terror
HBO Max has released an awesome new trailer for It: Welcome to Derry, a show that will take us deeper into Stephen King’s terrifying world, exploring the dark history behind Pennywise the town of Derry.
This is a great trailer and I’m so excitecd to watch and see how this wild and nightmarish story unfolds. The trailer builds lot of tension with the social climate of Derry in the 60s, and then things escalate to insanity when Bill Skarsgård’s Pennywise begins his reign of terror.
Set in the universe of King’s iconic novel, Welcome to Derry expands on the vision introduced by Andy Muschietti in the feature films.
Muschietti, who is executive producing the series alongside Barbara Muschietti and Jason Fuchs, says the show will dive deep into the roots of Derry’s nightmares: “There’s a reason why the story is told backwards.”
The first season is set in 1962, a few years before the events of It: Chapter One. Future seasons will travel even further into the past, with Season 2 exploring 1935 and Season 3 going all the way back to 1908. The series draws inspiration from the interludes in King’s original novel, which detail Mike Hanlon’s research into Derry’s horrific past. Muschietti explains:
“The interludes are basically chapters that reflect Mike Hanlon’s research… 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.”
Each season will explore one of Pennywise’s 27-year cycles of terror and the catastrophic events that came with them. Muschietti teases:
“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.”
These tragedies will serve as the backbone of the show’s narrative, promising a bloody and terrifying history lesson for fans of the franchise. Muschietti confirms:
“We are basing the three seasons of this series on each of these catastrophic events.”
With excitement coming out of Comic-Con and Warner Bros. reportedly thrilled with the first season, there’s already talk of fast-tracking Season 2.
It: Welcome to Derry is going to be one of the most exciting horror series of the year! Get ready to return to the town where fear was born when the series premieres on HBO on October 26th.