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20-05-2025
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IT: Welcome to Derry to Premiere This Fall on HBO — Watch First Trailer for Prequel Series
HBO is taking us down to the sewers this fall. The premium cabler announced Tuesday that IT: Welcome to Derry, its forthcoming IT prequel series, will premiere this fall (exact release date TBA). The horror-drama's first season spans nine episodes; you can watch a newly released trailer above. More from TVLine Max Set for Rebrand: Streaming Service to Be Called… HBO Max (Again!) Mark Ruffalo's Task, From Mare of Easttown EP, to Premiere on HBO in September — Watch First Trailer John Oliver Urges ABC to Keep Doctor Odyssey, Mocks 'Premise-Defying' Season 8 Renewal for The Rookie Based on Stephen King's IT novel, first published in 1986, Welcome to Derry 'expands the vision' established by director Andy Muschietti in the films IT and IT Chapter Two, which respectively released in 2017 and 2019. Not much else is known about the project's plot, but Bill Skarsgård is confirmed to reprise his role of Pennywise the Dancing Clown, who he played in both of Muschietti's movies. Muschietti is also among the series' writers and executive producers, and he directed four of the upcoming episodes. Other IT: Welcome to Derry cast members include Taylour Paige (Hit the Floor), Jovan Adepo (3 Body Problem), Chris Chalk (Gotham), James Remar (Dexter), Stephen Rider (Marvel's Daredevil), Madeleine Stowe (Revenge) and Rudy Mancuso (Amigos). 'As teenagers, we took turns reading chapters of Stephen King's IT until the thick paperback fell to pieces,' Muschietti and his sister, Barbara (also an executive producer), said when Welcome to Derry was first ordered in February 2023. 'IT is an epic story that contains multitudes, far beyond what we could explore in our IT movies. We can't wait to share the depths of Steve's novel, in all its heart, humor, humanity and horror.' Welcome to Derry will also stream on HBO Max, in addition to its linear airings. Will you be making the trip to Maine with HBO? Tell us below. An A-to-Z List of 300+ Scripted Series View List Best of TVLine Yellowjackets Mysteries: An Up-to-Date List of the Series' Biggest Questions (and Answers?) The Emmys' Most Memorable Moments: Laughter, Tears, Historical Wins, 'The Big One' and More 'Missing' Shows, Found! The Latest on Severance, Holey Moley, Poker Face, YOU, Primo, Transplant and 25+ Others
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15-05-2025
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Meet the Buffy Reboot's New Slayer: Ryan Kiera Armstrong to Play The Chosen One Opposite Sarah Michelle Gellar
A Star Wars: Skeleton Crew alum has a real stake in Hulu's potential Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot. Ryan Kiera Armstrong will play the new slayer in the pilot, our sister site Deadline reports, opposite original series star Sarah Michelle Gellar. More from TVLine Mark Ruffalo's Task, From Mare of Easttown EP, to Premiere on HBO in September - Watch First Trailer Casting News: Bergeron Is Dancing Again, Minnie Driver Visits Emily in Paris and More HBO Delays A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Premiere - Find Out When the Game of Thrones Prequel Will Get Underway You can watch Gellar notify Armstrong she got the part in the video below, courtesy of Gellar's Instagram. 'From the moment I saw Ryan's audition, I knew there was only one girl that I wanted by my side,' she writes in the caption. 'To have that kind of emotional intelligence, and talent, at such a young age is truly a gift. The bonus is that her smile lights up even the darkest room' View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sarah Michelle (@sarahmgellar) Armstrong's character's name was not released. In March, TVLine exclusively reported that the character was a brainy and cerebral teen named Nova, though we noted that the intel was preliminary and subject to change. Nora Zuckerman and Lilla Zuckerman (Poker Face) are attached as writers, showrunners and executive producers or the potential reboot. Chloé Zhao (who won a directing Oscar for her 2020 feature Nomadland) is attached to direct and executive produce. Additional EPs include Gellar, Gail Berman, Fran Kuzui, Kaz Kuzui and Dolly Parton. (Berman, the Kuzuis and Parton all executive-produced the original Buffy series.) Armstrong's TV work includes Anne With an E, American Horror Story and Star Wars: Skeleton Crew. Her film resumé includes IT: Part Two, Black Widow and The Art of Racing in the Rain. You can see TVLine's Matt Mitovich talk with Armstrong and some of her Skeleton Crew castmates in the video below. Do you have thoughts on the new Slayer? Let us hear 'em in the comments! Best of TVLine Yellowjackets Mysteries: An Up-to-Date List of the Series' Biggest Questions (and Answers?) The Emmys' Most Memorable Moments: Laughter, Tears, Historical Wins, 'The Big One' and More 'Missing' Shows, Found! The Latest on Severance, Holey Moley, Poker Face, YOU, Primo, Transplant and 25+ Others
