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‘Terrifying’: Stephen King Delivers His Verdict on HBO’s IT: Welcome to Derry and Fans Will Love It
Stephen King calls the HBO Max prequel "amazing," promising answers to Pennywise's origins and expanding the horror mythology for fans of the original novel and films.
- On October 26, IT: Welcome to Derry premieres on HBO in the US and on October 27 in the UK, with Bill Skarsgård returning and developed by Andy Muschietti, Barbara Muschietti, and Jason Fuchs.
- Season 1 opens the eight-episode season, setting up a three-season story traveling further back to 1935 and 1908 and drawing on Mike Hanlon, Losers Club member's investigations.
- The cast includes Taylour Paige, Jovan Adepo, and Bill Skarsgård, joined by Chris Chalk, James Remar, and Stephen Rider, with Adepo's Leroy Hanlon moving to Derry in 1962 as a U.S. Air Force major.
- Stephen King praised `WELCOME TO DERRY` on Threads, calling it `amazing` and describing the first episode as `terrifying`; creators say it is the most terrifying content ever made for television.
- Creators promise to `ruin and explain` Pennywise’s mysteries, expand It’s mythos with psychological terror, and link the story to a King multiverse featuring Dick Hallorann and a Shawshank Prison reference.
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'It: Welcome to Derry' stars introduce the Hanlon family and horrors of the 1960s
The stars and creator of the prequel series preview the central family at the center of the entity's latest reign of terror. Plus, exclusive photos!Brooke Palmer/HBO Max Jovan Adepo as Leroy Hanlon, Blake Cameron James as Will Hanlon on 'It: Welcome to Derry'Key PointsIt: Welcome to Derry stars Jovan Adepo and Taylour Paige join co-creator Any Muschietti to introduce the Hanlon family. Adepo drew inspiration from his own father to play the grand…
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‘Terrifying’: Stephen King delivers his verdict on HBO’s IT: Welcome to Derry and fans will love it
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Stephen King Shares His Thoughts On 'IT: Welcome To Derry'
The release of IT: Chapter One in 2017 and IT: Chapter Two in 2019 culminated in a huge event for fans of Stephen King. One of the legendary horror author’s most iconic stories was finally adapted for a theatrical event – and it’s being followed-up with an all-new prequel television series. Now Stephen King has [...] The post Stephen King Shares His Thoughts On ‘IT: Welcome To Derry’ appeared first on ScreenGeek.
IT: WELCOME TO DERRY Will Both “Ruin and Explain” Pennywise’s Darkest Secrets — GeekTyrant
Fans of Stephen King’s It have been haunted for years by the cryptic terror that is Pennywise the Dancing Clown, and now Andy Muschietti is ready to pull back the curtain. In the upcoming HBO Max horror prequel series It: Welcome to Derry, the director teases a terrifying and emotionally charged deep dive into the mythology behind the shape-shifting entity that stalks Derry, Maine.Speaking to SFX Magazine, Muschietti teased what’s in store:"It g…
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