David Farnor | On 21, May 2025

Sky is taking UK viewers back into the world of Pennywise this autumn, and a new trailer gives us a first look at IT: Welcome to Derry.

The prequel series set in the world of Stephen King’s IT universe and is based on King’s IT novel. It expands the vision established by filmmaker Andy Muschietti in the feature films IT and IT Chapter Two.

The series star Taylour Paige, Jovan Adepo, Chris Chalk, James Remar, Stephen Rider, Madeleine Stowe and Rudy Mancuso – and, of course, Bill Skarsgård reprising his role as Pennywise the Clown after playing the part in the two IT films.

The show was developed for television by Andy Muschietti and Barbara Muschietti and Jason Fuchs (IT Chapter Two), who wrote the teleplay for the first episode. Andy Muschietti will direct multiple episodes of the original series.

Fuchs and Kane serve as co-showrunners on the project, while executive producers include Andy Muschietti and Barbara Muschietti (through their Double Dream production company), Jason Fuchs, Brad Caleb Kane, David Coatsworth, Bill Skarsgård, Shelley Meals, Roy Lee and Dan Lin.

The series will premiere on Sky and NOW this autumn – just ahead of HBO Max’s launch in the UK. A deal between Sky and HBO will continue their relationship, meaning that HBO Max programmes will still be available to customers as an ad-supported version of Max bundled at no extra cost.

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