The series was developed for television by filmmakers Andy Muschietti, Barbara Muschietti and Jason Fuchs, with Muschietti directing several episodes.
The second episode of the horror drama series HBO, IT: Welcome to Derrywill be available almost three days earlier than planned to celebrate Halloween. It will premiere on Friday, October 31 in HBO Max and on Sunday at 10 p.m. on HBO.
This is a unique exception related to the high-impact holiday in the United States. Subsequent episodes of the eight-episode season will continue to air on Sundays on HBO and HBO Max until the end of the season, Sunday, December 14.
What IT is about: Welcome to Derry
Terrible things happen in Derry every 27 years, the same time that “It” needs to wake up and feed on the fear of the inhabitants, especially the children, before returning to its slumber. Set in 1962, IT: Welcome to Derry takes place 27 years before the events of IT – Thatrevealing the origins of this cycle of terror.
The series was developed for television by the filmmakers Andy Muschietti, Barbara Muschietti and Jason Fuchswith Muschietti directing several episodes.
The cast includes Jovan Adepo, Taylour Paige, Chris Chalk, James Remar, Stephen Rider, Blake Cameron James, Arian S. Cartaya, Amanda Christine, Matilda Lawler, Clara Stack, Madeleine Stowe, Rudy Mancuso and Bill Skarsgårdwho reprises his sinister Pennywise character from the films.
Produced by HBO and Warner Bros. Television, IT: Welcome to Derry is executive produced by Andy Muschietti and Barbara Muschietti (through their Double Dream production company), Fuchs, Brad Caleb Kane, David Coatsworth, Skarsgård, Shelley Meals, Roy Lee and Dan Lin. Fuchs, who wrote the script for the first episode, and Kane are co-showrunners on the project.
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