It: Welcome to Derry

In 1962, a family moves to Derry, Maine, just as a boy goes missing. The town's air base keeps secrets, the police are corrupt and racism runs through the streets. A group of teenagers, including Lilly, Ronnie, Marge and Will Hanlon, realizes that something ancient wakes every 27 years and feeds on fear. The series, a prequel to Muschietti's two films, shows where Pennywise comes from and how Derry became what it is. Bill Skarsgård returns to the role, and HBO aired the series in eight episodes.

1. Behind the scenesIt was born on the Chapter Two set

   The idea of telling the origin of Bob Gray, the first Pennywise, came up while the Muschiettis were shooting It Chapter Two. They call it one of the novel's big enigmas. The series was announced in March 2022.

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2. CameoSkarsgård twice over

   Bill Skarsgård returns as Pennywise and also plays Bob Gray, the human clown of 1908. Joan Gregson reappears as elderly Ingrid Kersh; it was her final role, as she died in June 2025.

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3. ReferenceHallorann before The Shining

   Chris Chalk plays Dick Hallorann, the gifted cook Scatman Crothers played in The Shining (1980) and Carl Lumbly in Doctor Sleep. The series shows him young, in the military.

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