IT: Welcome to Derry is just one of many highly anticipated shows set to hit HBO and the streaming service Max in 2025. Along with releases like The Last of Us Season 2, The Righteous Gemstones Season 4, and plenty of other series, the premium cable network has plenty of offerings in the coming year. Now, thanks to a new interview with Andy Muschietti, fans of the It films have new details about the upcoming prequel series along with a surprising new roadmap for the show should it find success with its first season.
In an interview with Radio TU, Muschietti delved into new story details about the series, specifically about the time period for the first season and when the next two seasons would take place should the series be renewed. Welcome to Derry is centered around the early days of Derry, Maine, exploring the origins of the terrifying Pennywise the Clown, with Bill Skarsgård reprising his role from the two It films. Muschietti told the radio show that the first season takes place in 1962, with a second season in 1935 and the third in 1908.
While the first season hasn’t even premiered yet, the director also revealed that HBO is eager to continue the series, wanting to start production on the second season as soon as possible. The faith the television network seemingly has in this series is astounding, which undoubtedly speaks to how good the company thinks the first season is. The financial success of the It films speaks to the untapped potential of further exploring the mythos of the horrific entity that haunts Derry, making an anthology series like Welcome to Derry feel like a no-brainer.
Stephen King’s ‘It’ is the Perfect Story for Anthology Horror
The ancient and evil entity at the heart of Stephen King’s original novel has a vast history that’s only briefly mentioned in both of Muschietti’s films, making this anthology series feel less like a cash grab and more like a natural extension of the two films. In an industry that is continuing to expand cinematic universes to the small screen, with series like The Penguin following up the story of The Batman and Dune: Prophecy serving as a prequel to the Dune films, Welcome to Derry has a chance to stand out with its anthology storytelling format.
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With Muschietti’s comments about the setting for each season, it’s safe to assume that every season will also have a new cast of characters inhabiting the town of Derry. With such a drastic change every season, it will also keep new and old viewers interested in the story that the team behind the series aims to tell. So many different period settings also lead to different manifestations of fear, hopefully making the It entity at the heart of the story less repetitive and more unique with each season.
IT: Welcome to Derry is set to premiere its first season in 2025, and with a second season apparently already underway, according to Muschietti, this television series is definitely one to keep an eye on this year. Moreover, there are also plenty of other aspects to Derry to explore besides the entity that stalks it, making this upcoming series all the more exciting.
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HBO
This story originally appeared on Movieweb
