Set in the world of Stephen King’s IT universe, Welcome To Derry is based on King’s IT novel and expands on the story established by filmmaker Andy Muschietti in the feature films IT and IT Chapter Two.
Tentatively titled Welcome to Derry, the show will take place in the ‘60s and explore the origins of the curse that would haunt the small Maine town for the next 27 years — as well as the origin story of Pennywise the Clown. TVLine, 29 MAR 2022.
BuzzFeed News obtained Cary Fukunaga and Chase Palmer’s original script for the Stephen King adaptation, and it’s darker than you’d imagine. BuzzFeed, September 2017.
There are references to previous books in 'It,' and Pennywise comes up in King's later novels. By Anthony Breznican for Entertainment Weekly, September 2017.