Penny(wise) for your thoughts?
Welcome to Derry looks poised to whisk viewers back to the nightmare-inducing world of Stephen King’s It.
First announced back in 2022, this HBO prequel show hails from the creative team behind the two recent feature adaptations, Andy Muschietti, Barbara Muschietti and Jason Fuchs. Andy Muschietti directed several episodes with Fuchs on producing and scripting duties. It marks the second small-screen appearance of sewer-dwelling clown Pennywise after he first terrorized a generation in the cult classic 1990 miniseries.
Fans of the door stopper tome who are familiar with those existing adaptations are in for a treat. This upcoming serialized take is heading back in time to three eras of Pennywise’s reign previously unexplored onscreen.
As it goes, we’ve accumulated all the latest info on the series, from its tentative release date down to the rumors about future seasons, so you can get your fill of everything related to It: Welcome to Derry right here.Does It: Welcome to Derry have a release date?
Initially slated for a Halloween 2024 release, the premiere was pushed back in light of the writers strike. It is now slated for a September 2025 release according to Andy Muschietti in a January 2025 interview.
The nine-episode first season started filming in downtown Port Hope, Ontario in May 2023, taking a significant pause for the writers strikes, eventually wrapping in August 2024. Producer and writer Jason Fuchs posted on social media to celebrate:
The caption reads « 237 shoot days later… That is a picture wrap on this season of Welcome to Derry. Surreal. What a ride. Can’t wait for you to see this thing. » That 237 sure feels like a nice tie-in to King, doesn’t it?
Word from HBO executive Francesca Orsi in January 2025 hinted at an early 2026 release but a TV Line insider confirms – in addition to Muschietti’s comments – that HBO is still on track for a 2025 release.
If we take a peek at the previous movies’ release dates, it makes sense that the show will follow the same trend and release in September. 2017’s It wrapped filming in September 2016 and post-production took the better part of a year, with the movie releasing in September 2017.
Considering the audience for this series – horror hounds – September sounds like the perfect drop ahead of Halloween season. As soon as we get a confirmed day and date, we’ll post that right here. It: Welcome to Derry: Has a trailer been released?
We’ve yet to score a full-length trailer but HBO has offered up a few fleeting glimpses of live-action footage from the series.
At only 6 seconds, the first is positively BRISK, but gives us an idea of the tone of the show as we hear a man (Mike Hanlon’s father, perhaps?) say, « This ain’t America.
