It Prequel Show Writers Confirm Script Start With Classic King Reference
Work has officially begun on the IT prequel series Welcome to Derry with the opening of the writer's room. Stephen King's IT has long been a staple franchise of the horror genre, delivering chills from the pages of the 1986 novel to Andy Muschietti's 2017 and 2019 reboots. Tim Curry's portrayal of Pennywise the Clown in Warner's 1990 miniseries is still celebrated as the scariest adaptation of the killer creature, culminating in the new documentary Pennywise: The Story of IT releasing this summer.
Despite King delivering the complete story of Pennywise within his book's nearly 1,200 pages, HBO and Muschietti agree that fans must want to see more of the clown on television screens after their recent successes. Warner's past projects gave fans some insight into the brief backstory of Pennywise that King unveiled 36 years ago, which established the creature's destructive influence on Derry for centuries. But other than the Losers Club realizing his role in some critical events, Pennywise's origin story was never fully fleshed out. The brand new HBO Max prequel show Welcome to Derry aims to change that.
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The prequel was purely speculative when announced back in March, but Sally Meals (Shadow and Bone, Witches of East End) has just confirmed that the writer's room for the series is officially open. Her tweet suggests that Warner has greenlit the project, and work on the script has likely already begun. She also shares a photo showcasing red balloons lining the hallway of the writers' office area. Check out the post below:
First day of WELCOME TO DERRY writers room! We float down here
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