IT Prequel Series: Welcome to Derry (October 26, 2025)

[KalKal]

*You have to have a strong will to leave Derry. If you do manage to leave, Pennywise "curses" you with prosperity that way you never come back. This is why all the loser's club members in the movies grew up to be successful.

How can I avoid this HORRIBLE CURSE?

 

[Deltron]

Yeah, but the main kid characters, both in this show and the 2017 movie, are middle schoolers (ages 11-14).

yeah that's why i was thrown off when they had that shot of the school as high school...cause they look way too young

 

[Clark Wayne]

It’s been a long time since i saw Zola so I forgot how good Taylour Paige look

 

[KalKal]

yeah that's why i was thrown off when they had that shot of the school as high school...cause they look way too young

I didn't actually remember that shot from the show.
I just tried to look it up and I found the Steven King fan wiki here:

Derry High School

Derry High School is a location and a combined junior-senior high school in Derry, Maine that appeared in the 1986 novel It, the 1990 miniseries adaptation and the 2017 theatrical movie adaptation as well as its 2019 sequel. Not only it applies to students aged between 11 and 18, but grades...

stephenking.fandom.com

That says:
"Derry High School is a location and a combined junior-senior high school in Derry, Maine that appeared in the 1986 novel It, the 1990 miniseries adaptation and the 2017 theatrical movie adaptation as well as its 2019 sequel. Not only it applies to students aged between 11 and 18, but grades between 6 and 12 as well."

So...although it has "High School" in the name, the town is so small that its both Junior High and High School in one building.

 

[Apollo Creed]

Is bill reprising his role of pennywise in this?he ain’t got shyt else to do lol

 

[EzekelRAGE]

Is bill reprising his role of pennywise in this?he ain’t got shyt else to do lol

From one of the breakdown vids I saw, I think he is. They mentioned how Muschetti failed with the flash and how Bill failed with Eternals and this like a personal project/ :"get right" thing for both of them. Bill an executive producer as well for the show.

 

[2 Up 2 Down]

*You have to have a strong will to leave Derry. If you do manage to leave, Pennywise "curses" you with prosperity that way you never come back. This is why all the loser's club members in the movies grew up to be successful.

He gave the Losers prosperity so they wouldn't come back because they beat him the first time.

 

[King Static X]

Is bill reprising his role of pennywise in this?he ain’t got shyt else to do lol

Yes, he's coming back. It's rumored that Pennywise will appear in second half of the season.

 

[Soymuscle Mike]

Yo those grocery scenes were dope, classic IT vibe

 

[Monoblock]

This is reminding me more of Freddy Krueger than anything but these scenes are dope as hell.

 

[Uncle Baby Billy]

Is bill reprising his role of pennywise in this?he ain’t got shyt else to do lol

What? Dude may not be an A-lister but he does about 3 movies a year. He was in Nosferatu

 

[Tasha And]

Enjoyed ep 2 much more than the 1st.

The Muschietti cgi is the one thing marring the horror scenes. The final scene in the pilot could have been a classic if they went practical instead of that signature plastic looking vfx.

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

This episode was better for me in regards to character development and getting me vested in some of them. I am now super interested in trying to find a TLDR pod or video about how Stephen King’s worlds connect (cuz I sure don’t ain’t reading all his stuff nor rewatching all the films based on his works)

 

[Figaro]

They could do better with the CGI.

But show does have its good moments.

 

[Squirrel from Meteor Man]

What? Dude may not be an A-lister but he does about 3 movies a year. He was in Nosferatu

He was in The Crow too last year (which was shot a few years ago). I didn’t hate that movie as much as everyone else