'It' Prequel Series 'Welcome to Derry' in Development at HBO With Andy Muschietti and Jason Fuchs

Get ready to travel back to Derry. According to Variety, HBO Max and Warner Bros. have announced the development of an It prequel series, titled Welcome to Derry. Andy Muschietti, the director of the two films in 2017 and 2019, will return to executive produce the series, alongside his sister Barbara Muschietti. Jason Fuchs will also return to the Stephen King material as both writer and executive producer, with the series expected to include the origins of Pennywise the Dancing Clown .

Aside from Pennywise's origin, the series is expected to cover the history of the town in the 1960s leading up to the events of It: Part One. It's not clear if any of the cast will return. Skarsgård would be the most likely, and it will be interesting to see how Muschietti and company adapt the material from both the films and King's original novel. If Warner Bros. picks up the series, Muschietti is expected to direct the pilot episode.

COLLIDER VIDEO OF THE DAY The It films collectively grossed $1.1 billion worldwide, though there was a brief dip in critical quality from Part One to Part Two. Most critics attributed this to the second film's bloated runtime , in addition to its need to cover some of the more obscure aspects of King's work.

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