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The success of IT: Welcome to Derry is now much more important since A24s Friday the 13th reboot, Crystal LakeWill now be impacted by the prequel. Director Andy Muschietti adapted Stephen King’s iconic novel it As a two-part movie series, with 2017’s it Become a massive box office success upon release. it Also impressed critics, however, although the sequel of 2019 IT: Chapter Two It did well at the box office, the follow-up unable to recapture the critical acclaim of its predecessor. Now, the prequel series IT: Welcome to Derry Hopes to expand the world of Pennywise.

Set before the members of the Loser’s Club were even born, IT: Welcome to Derry is a period piece that looks back on the history of the tortured city. Although the star of the movie initially denied that he would appear in the series, it was revealed in June 2024 that Bill Skarsgard’s Pennywise will return in IT: Welcome to Derry. The comeback is a welcome one since, without The Loser’s Club to anchor its action, the prequel needed a familiar face. However, there is now more pressure than ever IT: Welcome to DerryIts success thanks to the future of another horror franchise.

IT: Welcome to Derry’s showrunner takes over Friday the 13th’s prequel Crystal Lake

Brad Caleb Kane is the showrunner of both small screen horror shows

It: Welcome to DerryShowrunner Brad Caleb Kane takes over the A24 Friday the 13th Prequel series Crystal Lake yet Hannibal Showrunner Bryan Fuller left the project earlier in 2024. This news should be exciting since Kane brought a major billion-dollar horror franchise to the small screen previously with It: Welcome to Derry. The problem is that It: Welcome to Derry Has not arrived yet. If the it Prequel proves a critical catastrophe, Crystal Lakes hype will disappear. This is a much bigger problem for the US Friday the 13th Prequel shows for many reasons.

For one thing, Jason Voorhees hasn’t been seen on screen since 2009 Friday the 13th Remake. While Pennywise has enjoyed two massively successful movies in the past seven years, the Friday the 13th Franchise has been out of the public eye for a decade and a half. Moreover, the it Franchise is not as old as these Friday the 13th Series. itThe original publication was in 1986 and its first television adaptation arrived in 1990, while Friday the 13th was released in 1980. The slasher series became one of the most famous franchises of the subgenre.

IT: Welcome to Derry’s reception will impact Friday the 13th’s prequel

It’s spinoff success could strengthen Crystal Lake

There are twelve movies and a TV show in these Friday the 13th franchise already, not to mention countless comics, novels, fan works and video games. how so Crystal Lakes Friday the 13th Revival has a lot riding on it, and It: Welcome to Derrys reception is now likely to shape the discourse surrounding the series. Both It: Welcome to Derry And Crystal Lake are small-screen prequels to iconic ’80s teen horror franchises. Both center on a group of teenagers fighting an unstoppable evil, and both are set in rural locations with supernatural significance.

There are many similarities between It: Welcome to Derry And Crystal LakeSo the arrival of the earlier show will affect the hype of later shows. If It: Welcome to Derry Is a dud, the excitement around Crystal Lake is likely to dry up. This could be disastrous since the show’s production is already troubled. After years of legal battles over the rights to the franchise, Crystal Lake Finally began pre-production in 2022. Two years later, it was announced that Hannibal Showrunner Bryan Fuller has left the project, and the visionary director’s ambitious plans for the series have been revealed.

Friday the 13th prequel series already lost a great showrunner

Bryan Fuller’s ambitious plans were too expensive for A24

Behind-the-scenes reports in Fuller’s plans for Friday the 13ths prequel Crystal Lake Proving that the series sounded ambitious, immersive, and surprisingly subversive. Director Vincenzo Natali, who was involved in the project, called it a “Hannibal-level reinvention” of the series. Reports detailed an episode written by scream Screenwriter Kevin Williamson would have taken place on a frozen Crystal Lake, while Charlize Theron was aided for the role of Jason’s mother, Pamela Voorhees.

The vision for the franchise almost sounded too good to be true, but there is no reason that Brad Caleb Kane’s take on the material necessarily has to be weak. The It: Welcome to Derry Showrunners may have a similarly impressive schedule for the series and the it Prequel could prove he can pull off this kind of horror franchise reinvention with aplomb. However, this will be a difficult feat to pull off. The excitement around A24s Friday the 13th Prequel series now rides on IT: Welcome to Derry Living up to expectations.