First Trailer for ‘IT: Welcome to Derry’ Spin-Off Horror Series on HBO

First Trailer for ‘IT: Welcome to Derry’ Spin-Off Horror Series on HBO

by Alex Billington
May 20, 2025
Source: YouTube

“Go back to where IT all began…” HBO Max has unveiled the teaser trailer for IT: Welcome to Derry, a new horror spin-off series based on the two IT movies from 2017 & 2019. This has been in development for years, finally ready for release later in 2025. Set for the fall sometime – HBO hasn’t confirmed a final release date yet, only saying that Max will change back to HBO Max in the summer, then this will release on HBO Max in autumn. This prequel series about Pennywise the Clown is set in the 1960s, leading up to the events of the first movie. The director of the movies, Andy Muschietti, developed this series with his sister, Barbara Muschietti. IT: Welcome to Derry features Taylour Paige, Jovan Adepo, Chris Chalk, James Remar, Stephen Rider, Madeleine Stowe, Rudy Mancuso, and Bill Skarsgård returning as Pennywise. This is more of a teaser with only a few glimpses of footage, and one shot of Pennywise at the end, even though we’ve already seen him plenty in the two horror films before. Will it be worth the wait? Up to you to decide.

Here’s the first official trailer for HBO Max’s horror series IT: Welcome to Derry, direct from YouTube:

Set in the world of Stephen King’s IT universe, the new HBO Max Original Series “IT: Welcome to Derry” is based on King’s “IT” novel and expands the vision established by Andy Muschietti in the feature films IT (2017) and IT Chapter Two (2019). It is set in the 1960s, the time leading up to the events of the first film in series about Pennywise the Clown. IT: Welcome to Derry is a series developed by Andy Muschietti, Barbara Muschietti, and Jason Fuchs. Created and showrun by Jason Fuchs and Brad Kane. With a teleplay written by Jason Fuchs. Featuring episodes directed by Andy Muschietti. Adapted from the novel titled “It” written by Stephen King and first published in 1986. Made by HBO and Warner Bros Television. Executive produced by Andy Muschietti and Barbara Muschietti (through their Double Dream production company), with Jason Fuchs, Brad Caleb Kane, David Coatsworth, Bill Skarsgård, Shelley Meals, Roy Lee, and Dan Lin. HBO will debut the IT: Welcome to Derry series streaming on HBO Max starting sometime this fall. Who’s into this?

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