Overview

• HBO’s new trailer features Bill Skarsgård in full Pennywise mode with a markedly darker tone and early‑’60s setting.
• It: Welcome to Derry debuts in the U.S. on Oct. 26 on HBO and HBO Max, with Germany following on Oct. 27 on Sky/WOW and linear on Sky Atlantic.
• Coverage diverges on the episode count, with reports citing either eight or nine installments, while both align on a Dec. 14 season finale.
• The trailer points to a storyline involving missing children in Maine, signaling Pennywise’s central presence.
• The series was developed by Andy and Barbara Muschietti with Jason Fuchs; Andy Muschietti directed four episodes and the cast includes Taylour Paige, Jovan Adepo, Chris Chalk, James Remar, Stephen Rider, Madeleine Stowe, Rudy Mancuso and Bill Skarsgård.