In the wake of The Penguin’s success, there are suddenly higher expectations for It: Welcome to Derry, another HBO prequel to a major movie franchise. It certainly has the hallmarks of both classic HBO and classic horror: a period setting, coming-of-age themes, and a classic villain in Pennywise the Clown. Now we have a new look at Welcome to Derry, and it also invokes a classic Stephen King trope: the ragtag group of kids solving a mystery.
The series follows a family as they move to Derry decades before the events of Andy Muschietti’s It movies. But children are going missing, and those that remain are starting to hear voices in the pipes. Take a look below.
