Overview
- Episode 1 premieres Sunday at 9 p.m. ET on HBO and streams on HBO Max, with weekly releases through a Dec. 14 season finale; JioHotstar carries the show in India.
- Created by Andy and Barbara Muschietti with Jason Fuchs, the cast includes Bill Skarsgård, Jovan Adepo, Taylour Paige, Chris Chalk, James Remar, Madeleine Stowe and Rudy Mancuso.
- Adapting parts of Stephen King’s Interludes, the prequel brings Derry’s historical tragedies to the screen, including the burning of the Black Spot.
- Chris Chalk portrays a young Dick Hallorann as an army cook discovering his “shining,” connecting the story world to The Shining.
- Producers say Pennywise appears sparingly in the early episodes to build suspense before his presence intensifies later in the season.