amnyg
Absolutely amazing. The casting and the acting was done so well. The graveyard scene was so bad but other than that all the episodes were amazing, dare i say this is the best one yet in the IT franchise they've made. The kids were defini...
TV Show spotlight
IT: Welcome to Derry
2025
TV Show
Returning Series
1 Season
English
In 1962, amid a spate of unexplained disappearances of local children, a group of misfit friends begin to suspect a long-buried ancient evil lurking. As the kids set out to determine what's really going on, a rising unease prompts several townspeople to work together to restore peace – all while a U.S. military operation seeks to exploit Derry for its own objectives.
Insights
Director: N/A•Genres: Horror, Drama, Mystery
Plot Summary
A prequel series to the recent 'IT' films, 'Welcome to Derry' will explore the origins of Pennywise the Dancing Clown in the titular town. The story will delve into the darkness that has plagued Derry for centuries, potentially revealing the supernatural and historical events that have allowed the entity to manifest and thrive.
Critical Reception
As the series has not yet been released, critical reception is not available. However, anticipation is high given the success of the previous 'IT' films.
What Reviewers Say
High anticipation for the return to the universe of Stephen King's 'IT'.
Expectations for deep dives into Pennywise's origins and Derry's dark history.
Potential for a return to the horror and suspense that made the films successful.
Google audience: Audience sentiment cannot be assessed as the series has not yet premiered. Initial interest is driven by the established fanbase of the 'IT' movies.
Fun Fact
The series is set to explore the origins of Pennywise, potentially showing events decades before the 1980s timeline of the previous films.
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5 reviewstender_buttkiss
IT's hard to make a prequel series after the success of the newest IT films with all the knowledge of how things turn out. My hope going into this series was it would go into how Pennywise came to be. And while it did to some degree, it rea...
forzamc
Fog, Fear, and Family Curses: Welcome to Derry Season 1 Review HBO's Welcome to Derry Season 1 chills the spine of Stephen King's It universe, unearthing 1962 Derry's festering secrets in a taut eight-episode prequel. Showrunners Andy Musc...
MovieGuys
"IT Welcome to Derry" is horrifying for all the wrong reasons. This is a lobotomised, grotesque, over the top, wholly wrong headed, poorly scripted mess. A largely unrecognisable departure from the vastly superior novel and films. T...
Dasha K
**The show is written for pre-teens and it feels like a silly WB series 🤢** I'm really disappointed with this latest TV show from HBO. The acting is absolutely atrocious, and the writing isn't much better. And I never notice stuff like...