‘IT: Welcome to Derry’ Sets October Premiere Date on HBO Max

“IT: Welcome to Derry” will premiere October 26 on HBO Max.

Serving as a prequel to Andy Muschietti’s IT films and based on Mike Hanlon’s historical interludes from the Stephen King novel, the nine-episode series is set in 1962.

Muschietti, who directs multiple episodes of the show, has teased that second and third seasons, if ordered by HBO, would take place in 1935 and 1908, respectively.

Bill Skarsgård returns as Pennywise the Clown, starring alongside Taylour Paige (The Toxic Avenger), Jovan Adepo (“The Stand”), Chris Chalk (“Gotham”), James Remar (“Dexter”), Madeleine Stowe (“Revenge”), and Stephen Rider (“Daredevil”).

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”) round out the cast.

Jason Fuchs (Ice Age: Continental Drift), who wrote the teleplay for the first episode, and Brad Caleb Kane (“Crystal Lake”) serve as co-showrunners.

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