It: Welcome to Derry teaser trailer sets Pennywise loose in the 1960s (2025)

The upcoming TV seriesIt:Welcome to Derry, which will serve as a prequel to Warner Bros’ two-part adaptation of the classicStephen KingnovelIt(pick up a copyHERE), was originally meant to be for the Max streaming service, but we recently learned that itwill be airing on HBO as well. The show went into production in Port Hope, Ontario at the end of last year, and is now aiming for a premiere before the end of 2025 (sometime this fall, to be exact). While we wait for a premiere date to be announced, a teaser trailer has dropped online and can be seen in the embed above.

Brad Caleb Kane (Tokyo Vice) and Jason Fuchs (Wonder Woman), who was a co-producer onIt: Chapter Two,are the showrunners onIt: Welcome to Derry(and Kane recently signed on to be showrunner on theFriday the 13thseriesCrystal Lakeas well.) The show is being executive produced byAndy Muschiettiand Barbara Muschietti, the sibling director/producer duo that was behind the twoItmovies, through their production company Double Dream. Kane and Fuchs are also executive producing, as are Shelley Meals, Roy Lee, and Dan Lin. The series is produced by HBO Max and Warner Bros. Television.

Fuchs wrote the script for the first episode, working from a story he crafted with the Muschiettis.Andy Muschietti has directed four episodes of the nine-episode series.

Stephen King had this to say about the series: “I’m excited that the story of Derry, Maine’s most haunted city, is continuing, and I’m glad Andy Muschietti is going to be overseeing the frightening festivities, along with a brain trust including his talented sister, Barbara. Red balloons all around!“ The Muschiettis added, “As teenagers, we took turns reading chapters of Stephen King’sItuntil the thick paperback fell to pieces.Itis an epic story that contains multitudes, far beyond what we could explore in ourItmovies. We can’t wait to share the depths of Steve’s novel, in all its heart, humor, humanity, and horror.“

The cast ofWelcome to Derryincludes Taylour Paige (Zola), Jovan Adepo (Watchmen), Chris Chalk (Perry Mason), James Remar (Dexter), Madeleine Stowe (Revenge), Stephen Rider (Daredevil), Alixandra Fuchs(Hatfields & McCoys),Kimberly Guerrero(The English),Dorian Grey(Star Trek: Discovery),Thomas Mitchell(Gangland Undercover),BJ Harrison(Family Law),Peter Outerbridge(Saw VI),Shane Marriott(Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent),Chad Rook(Billy the Kid),Joshua Odjick(Little Bird), Rudy Mancuso (Música), andMorningstar Angeline(Westworld).We don’t know anything about the characters they’ll be playing, either. In fact, the only character we know anything about is Pennywise.

We have heard that the plan is for the show to last three seasons, which each one going further into the past. The first season is set in 1962, the second season will be set in 1935, and the third season in 1908. Warner Bros. is reportedly happy with the first season and wants to start production on season 2 as soon as possible.

Are you looking forward toIt: Welcome to Derry? Take a look at the teaser trailer, then let us know by leaving a comment below.