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Geek Feed
25-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Geek Feed
Pennywise Terrorizes a New Batch of Kids in Trailer for IT: Welcome to Derry
Pennywise the Clown may have been defeated back in 2019, but HBO is set to milk the Derry franchise some more with their upcoming prequel IT: Welcome to Derry . The series is set to premiere this Fall, and we have a new teaser showcasing a new batch of kids with all-new fears all being perpetrated by the same killer clown. Check the trailer for Welcome to Derry out down here: No synopsis has been dropped for the series, but based on what we see in the trailer, it does look like the show is going to focus on a new group of kids who are all going to find out that clown is behind all of the scary things that are happening in the town. The IT lore has this thing where Pennywise surfaces every 27 years, so if this series takes place in '62, that means that Pennywise's next appearance would be the one in '89 when he runs into the Losers Club in the first movie. It's not clear what kind of story the kids are going to have with this prequel, but I am hoping that it doesn't just end on a dour note where Pennywise wins and they all just become dysfunctional adults. Who knows, maybe this show is going to finally introduce that cosmic turtle thing from the book, but I wouldn't be surprised if they just kept Pennywise's origin a mystery, since that's what makes him so scary in the first place. Watch out for IT: Welcome to Derry when it premieres on HBO Max this Fall.
Hamilton Spectator
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Hamilton Spectator
Ontario locations spotted in new teaser for HBO's ‘IT' prequel, ‘Welcome to Derry'
Pennywise is back and he's terrorizing a town that might look familiar to some in Ontario. HBO just dropped the new teaser for the series based on Stephen King's novel 'IT' novel, published in 1986. 'IT: Welcome to Derry' is a prequel to the 'IT' films, Warner Brothers said in a news release. The trailer shows a family that just moved to a quiet little town who will soon discover the horror that hides behind its peaceful façade. It also shows a group of children investigating the strange things happening in the town 'where it all began' according to a cut scene. The series is reportedly set in the '60s and will give fans a look into the origins of Pennywise. 'IT: Welcome to Derry' is scheduled to premiere on HBO by fall of 2025. IT:WelcometoDerry official teaser Filming for the 'IT' prequel began in 2023 in a number of locations in Canada including some spots in Toronto and Port Hope, according to reports by TV Guide. Some shots were also filmed in a school in Hamilton. Scenes from the new teaser released by HBO this week. Most of the filming was done in Toronto. The city's residential areas served as the stand in for the mysterious town of Derry. Scenes from the new teaser released by HBO this week showing a road in Port Hope. The teaser also shows some of the young characters biking in the middle of the road that viewers might recognize as the Ontario town of Port Hope. Actors in the film production of 'Welcome to Derry' run through some rehearsals on Walton Street in Port Hope. In April 2024, Downtown Port Hope seemed to have been transported back to the 60s when filming crews filled Walton Street with vintage cars. Some interior and exterior scenes were shot at private businesses in the area. Other scenes were also reportedly shot in some parts of Hamilton. Derry High School as shown in the teaser. In early 2024, the show's cast and crew were spotted filming some scenes in the former Delta Secondary School. The latter is the stand in for the local Derry high school in the show. 'Welcome to Derry' returned to Hamilton to film at the former Delta Secondary School after going into hiatus due to the strikes by Hollywood actors and writers last year. 'Fairview' is the show's false flag. The show is a prequel to 'IT,' the Stephen King horror tale.
Screen Geek
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Screen Geek
'IT: Welcome To Derry' First Trailer Released
The success of 2017's IT and 2019's IT: Chapter Two were felt worldwide as they kicked off a new wave of Stephen King adaptations. Now Warner Bros. Discovery is circling back to IT with the all-new prequel series IT: Welcome to Derry which will dive into the rich history of Derry and the sinister events that happened prior to the films released in 2017 and 2019. Fans can see the full trailer for IT: Welcome to Derry below. Of course, with Welcome to Derry being a prequel series, it moves away from the time periods depicted in the previous films. Instead, it will revolve around a new cast of characters played by Jovan Adepo, Chris Chalk, Taylour Paige, James Remar, and Stephen Rider. Although actor Bill Skarsgård will reprise his role as Pennywise for the series as well. Here's the full official trailer for IT: Welcome to Derry : Fans have been hearing about this series for several years now, so it's exciting to finally have a full trailer for the show. Especially as we approach nearly a decade since IT was released in theaters in 2017, there has been plenty of time for this new take on Pennywise to become an iconic part of the modern horror genre, and now we'll finally be able to see more of his origins. IT and IT: Chapter Two director Andy Muschietti developed the new series alongside Barbara Muschietti and Jason Fuchs. The first season will take place in 1962, with each additional season moving backward in time, as the plan is to have the second season take place in 1935 with the third in 1908. The first season of IT: Welcome to Derry is scheduled to be released on HBO later this year for a total of nine episodes. Stay tuned to ScreenGeek for any additional updates regarding the highly-anticipated prequel series as we have them.
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘It: Welcome to Derry' gets creepy trailer, Elle Fanning joins ‘The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping,' ‘Yellowjackets' renewed, and more top news today
Gold Derby's for May 20, 2025. It: Welcome to Derry, HBO Max's upcoming prequel series based on Stephen King's novel and Andy Muschietti's film adaptations, got its first trailer. Pennywise the Dancing Clown emerges every 27 years to feed on the children of Derry, and the show tells the story of the class of 1962 — 27 years before the events of It Chapter One. The cast includes Jovan Adepo, Chris Chalk, and Taylour Paige, with Bill Skarsgård reprising his role as Pennywise. Andy Muschietti, Barbara Muschietti, and Jason Fuchs developed the series for television, with Andy Muschietti directing multiple episodes and Fuchs serving as showrunner alongside Brad Caleb Kane. The horror drama premieres this fall on HBO and HBO Max. 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'Over the course of her distinguished career across film, television, and stage, including her recent, widely celebrated performance as Barbara Howard in Abbott Elementary, Sheryl Lee Ralph has carved out a singular place in entertainment history,' Jeffrey Sharp, Executive Director of The Gotham Film & Media Institute, said in a statement. 'After making her feature debut in Sidney Poitier's A Piece of the Action, she has continued to embody his spirit of purpose, dignity, and excellence. Honoring her with the Sidney Poitier Icon Tribute at the Gotham Television Awards will be a powerful, full-circle moment.' Other honorees at the Gothams include Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino (Étoile) and Hwang Dong-hyuk (Squid Game), who will receive Creator Tributes; Elisabeth Moss and the cast of The Handmaid's Tale will receive the inaugural Ensemble Tribute; and Brian Tyree Henry will receive the Performer Tribute. 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Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
IT: WELCOME TO DERRY Trailer Delivers the Unsettling Pennywise Prequel of Our Dreams
The origin story of Pennywise the Clown is coming to HBO Max (yep, that name is back), thanks to It: Welcome to Derry. In season one, we will go decades back to discover how all of this strangeness began for a town's children. And if the trailer for Welcome to Derry is any indication, we are in for a terrifying trip back to 1962. This season is actually the first of a planned three-season arc, with the latter two going further back in time to 1935 and 1908, respectively. So we will likely end this season with more questions that need answers. And we will also have to hope that Warner Bros. doesn't cancel the series before its story can come to completion. Either way, we are cautiously optimistic about It: Welcome to Derry based on its trailer. It shows a new family moving into Derry, Maine, where kids are going missing at a relatively rapid rate. At first, the neighbors seem cold and you'd assume racism because, well, this town seems very white and the new family is Black. That's probably a part of it, but certainly only scratches the surface of what's going down. A few intrepid youth realize that murder is likely the source of these mysteries, but they are told to not stick their noses where they don't belong. Everything happening feels unsettling and creepy to the max before we finally get a glimpse of Pennywise at the end. Good stuff! RELATED ARTICLE Why Are Small Towns the Perfect Sinister Setting for Horror? Welcome to Derry will drum up scares on HBO and HBO Max in the Fall of 2025.
