It feels like it was just yesterday that Francis Lawrence’s The Long Walk was arriving in theaters – but that new Stephen King movie is now available on digital for home viewing, and we’re just days away from the next 2025 adaptation: IT: Welcome To Derry. The prequel series is set to debut its pilot this Sunday on HBO (with simultaneous launch for HBO Max subscribers), and it’s the launch of an expansive vision imagined by creators Andy Muschietti, Barbara Muschietti and Jason Fuchs that hopes to span three seasons. It’s not exactly the most obvious vision, however, and even Stephen King was apparently a touch perplexed when it was first presented to him.
That story from my recent interview with Andy and Barbara Muschietti headlines this week’s edition of The King Beat, but with the review embargo now being up for IT: Welcome To Derry, I can also share that I have seen the first five episodes of the eight episode run, and you’ll find my mini review of the new horror series below as well. There’s a lot to get into, so let’s dig in!
