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Alyse Stanley

HBO Max drops ‘It: Welcome to Derry’ trailer, and Bill Skarsgård’s Pennywise return is absolute nightmare fuel

Bill Skarsgård as Pennywise seen in a promo image for HBO Max's prequel series "IT: Welcome to Derry".

Bill Skarsgård is back for another terrifying turn as Pennywise in "It: Welcome to Derry," and HBO Max has just released a new blood-soaked official trailer that teases "something bad is coming" in the highly anticipated prequel series. Set to premiere on October 26, just a few days before Halloween, the eight-episode series is shaping up to be another standout entry in the ever-growing library of Stephen King adaptations.

This time around, audiences head back to the perennially haunted Derry, Maine, for a completely different story from the pages of King's "It" novel. The settings and characters draw inspiration from one of the novel's many interludes, following the father of Loser's Club member Mike Hanlon and his time living in Derry while serving in the military. The prequel series comes from Andy and Barbara Muschietti, the creative team behind "It" and “It Chapter Two,” as well as Jason Fuchs, who worked on “It Chapter Two” and “Wonder Woman.” Check out the trailer below:

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