Welcome To Derry Teaser Reveals Horrifying & Gory IT Prequel Series

Welcome To Derry: Cast, Story, Teaser Trailer & Everything We Know About The It Prequel Series

Summary HBO's Welcome to Derry teaser hints at bloody scenes to come.

The series set in Stephen King's IT universe features a stacked cast, including a returning Bill Skarsgård.

Director Andy Muschietti also returns, and will reportedly helm the first four episodes.

A new Welcome to Derry teaser trailer highlights the blood and gore that awaits in HBO's upcoming horror show. Serving as a prequel to the two It movies, plot details of Welcome to Derry remain under wraps. It is known that the nine-episode series takes place in the overall universe created by Stephen King, building on the vision established by director Andy Muschietti. Bill Skarsgård reprises his Pennywise role, with Muschietti and sibling Barbara Muschietti developing the project.

A new sizzle reel highlighting the upcoming programming slate on HBO and Max also includes a preview of Welcome to Derry, which is confirmed to premiere in 2025.

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The section related to the It prequel, which begins at around 1:05, maintains the sense of mystery around the series. But it also underlines the bloody and gory scenes ahead.

What Does Welcome to Derry's Teaser Reveal About The HBO Show?

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Because it functions more as a general preview of the upcoming Max programming, the latest Welcome to Derry teaser doesn't give too much away. But there are a few key focuses. One character is heard saying: “This ain’t America. This is Derry.” Elsewhere in the preview, several characters are seen screaming, and a few seem to be covered in blood. There's also one character sporting a sinister smile while standing in a store.

The confirmed cast includes Taylour Paige, Jovan Adepo, Chris Chalk, James Remar, Stephen Rider, and Skarsgård in main roles, in addition to recurring actors Rudy Mancuso, Alixandra Fuchs, Kimberly Guerrero, Dorian Grey, Joshua Odjick, Thomas Mitchell, BJ Harrison, Shane Marriott, Chad Rook and Morningstar Angeline. Welcome to Derry is similarly stacked behind the camera. Skarsgård executive produces, with It producer Jason Fuchs and Tokyo Vice's Brad Caleb Kane serving as co-showrunners.

Related 10 Stephen King Book Moments The HBO Pennywise Prequel Can Reference (That The IT Movies Left Out) The HBO series Welcome To Derry, which serves as a Pennywise prequel, could include many Stephen King book moments that didn't occur in the IT movies.

Andy Muschietti directs four of the nine episodes, which look to tap into the unease and quiet terror that defines Derry even beyond Pennywise. It's too early to say, ultimately, whether the prequel will be a coming-of-age story with occasional scary moments. But based on the latest trailer at least, HBO is signaling at something darker for Welcome to Derry.

Source: Max