Pennywise the terrifying clown, officially arrives on the small screen, these are the details revealed so far
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Stephen King fans have their red balloons ready since the announcement of the television adaptation of Itemthe prequel series that will reveal the origin of one of the most terrifying clowns in the world of cinema. Welcome to Derry will arrive to expand the argument created in the two film productions by Andy Muschietti. Considering that Pennywise has its own video games, the idea of a television show is not surprising, however, we have waited too long to enjoy it.
The beginning of an ambitious project
Welcome to Derry has a great team behind it
In 2022, the arrival of Item to the small screen. Everything seemed to be perfect, The series would be directed by Andy Muschietti, his sister, Barbara Muschietti, and Jason Fuchs., who participated in the second installment of the film as an actor and co-producer. According to the details revealed through some media, the idea was to explore the impact of Pennywise on the inhabitants of Darry during the 60s.
In addition, Brad Kane was called up to join the team as showrunner, and give free rein to the pilot and the nine episodes that would shape the first season. Unfortunately, no one was counting on the strike of actors and scriptwritersthus, the Hollywood shutdown complicated the start of production.
Welcome to Darry is a reality
While most of the details remain secret, what is truly important is that The project is in the production phase. It is known that the plot will revolve around Pennywise, following from the beginning of the clown, to the events in the first movie. Item.
Stephen King has not hesitated to express his enthusiasm regarding the production, after all, although the second part gave a more or less idea of how the demonic harlequin came about, There are still many mysteries to be discovered.
According to the horror master’s words, what he likes most about the adaptation is that Derry’s story continues and does so under the supervision of Andy Muschietti and a group of specialists that includes his talented sister.
A first class cast
The series will feature some familiar faces
So far, the cast has been confirmed features Chris Chalk, Taylour Paige and James RemarAlso appearing on screen are Jovan Adepo, Stephen Rider and Madeleine Stowe as recurring stars.
Recently, new names were announced in the cast, including Kimberly Guerrero, Dorian Gray and Alixandra Fuchs, as well as Thomas Mitchell and BJ Harrison. Although in principle the opposite was said, Bill Skarsgård reprises the lead role.
The Swedish actor shared how happy he is to go through the entire complex makeup process again, if that means fulfilling the promise of extending the terror offered by the story on which it revolves. Item. It should be noted that, in addition to giving life to the terrifying harlequin, Skarsgård will also have an active participation as executive producer of the series.
When can Welcome to Darry be seen?
Unfortunately, Welcome to Derry It has no release date or window.. Before the Hollywood strike, its arrival was stipulated as one of Max’s main dishes for the current season, however, the delays leave us with a probable date for sometime in 2025.
We are sure that the wait will be rewarded, considering that the villain presented in Stephen King’s novel of the same name published in 1986, is one of the most terrifying figures when it comes to killer clowns, and how could it not be? After all, King was inspired by one of the most common phobias of children to create Pennywise.
In short, although few details are known about it, everything seems to indicate that the prequel series Welcome to Derry will be based on the origin of Pennywise. While the cast will feature new faces, it is nice to know that Bill Skarsgård will once again accept the challenge of terrifying the audience, as well as the participation of Andy Muschietti in the direction of several episodes. While we wait, it is worth finding the Easter eggs of Item that we possibly overlooked.
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