Overview

• HBO Max’s prequel series It: Welcome to Derry entered post-production following the July 27 Comic-Con debut of its second teaser trailer.
• The nine-episode first season, set in 1962, will chronicle newcomers Leroy and Charlotte Hanlon uncovering Derry’s dark past and the rise of Pennywise.
• New footage teased a bus marked “Shawshank State Prison,” signaling ties to Stephen King’s broader multiverse.
• Bill Skarsgård reprises his role as Pennywise, with Andy and Barbara Muschietti and co-showrunner Jason Fuchs leading the creative team.
• The series remains on track to premiere on HBO Max in October 2025 as the first of three seasons charting different eras of Derry’s horrors.