Welcome to Derry Images, confirm IT Prequel movie connection and tease Pennywise’s return

New This: Welcome to Derry The images reveal more about the prequel’s story and how it connects to Pennywise. Upcoming Max series explores the history of Derry, Maine and Pennywise before the events of This and Chapter Twoboth based on Stephen King’s iconic 1986 novel. Welcome to DerryThe cast includes Taylour Page, Jovan Adepo, Chris Chalk, James Remar and Stephen Rider. Bill Skarsgård will also reprise his role as Pennywise from This and Chapter Two in the series scheduled for release in 2025.

HBO has already launched new images that show Welcome to Derrycharacters, including Mike Hanlon’s father Will during his time in the Air Force. Check out the images below:

Node This In the novel, Will tells his son about the opening of a nightclub called the Black Spot, which was later burned down by a white supremacist group. Through his research, Mike discovers that this crime is linked to Pennywise, with the shapeshifting entity appearing as a giant bird when the Dark Spot was destroyed. Welcome to Derry will be strongly rooted in this story and other interludes in the novel.

What does this mean for welcome to Derry

The prequel will still be largely based on the original novel

New images provide the best view Welcome to Derrycharacters and further reveal the story of the prequel. The prequel will bring to life many of the interludes and history that Mike discovers during his researchalong with the chilling story he hears from his father. Although Welcome to Derry happens before This and Chapter Twothe Hanlon family will still be central to the central narrative of the nine-episode prequel series and will be intertwined with Pennywise’s previous reign of terror.

Despite seeing the Losers Club story end in Chapter Twois ending, the images show that an ancient generation of children will be at the center of Welcome to Derry. Given the way Pennywise preys on children, at least some of those children will likely die horrific deaths. At the same time, they can provide the same kind of youthful optimism, hope, unity, and resilience that the Losers Club had, making the prequel feel even more thematically connected to the films and novels that preceded it.

Our Take on Welcome to Derry Images

They are intriguing and intentionally hide Pennywise

The story is based on interludes from This romance is a good omenensuring the prequel remains grounded in King’s source material. It appears the new series will still have close literal and thematic connections while also breaking new narrative ground. Instead of showing Pennywise in the images, Stephen King’s best villain of all time is being saved for the series, with the demonic entity taking the form of the giant bird, Pennywise the dancing clown, and other terrifying guises in Welcome to DerryIt’s a terrifying and moving story.

Source: HBO