Sky and partners HBO have revealed the first trailer for the upcoming original drama series IT: Welcome to Derry. The series, from Warner Bros. Television and developed for television by filmmakers Andy Muschietti and Barbara Muschietti (“IT,” “IT Chapter Two”) and Jason Fuchs (“IT Chapter Two,” “Wonder Woman,” “Argylle”), will debut later this year on Sky in the UK. In the US the series will air on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max.
Set in the world of Stephen King’s IT universe, the series is based on King’s original novel and expands the vision established by filmmaker Andy Muschietti in the feature films IT and IT: Chapter Two.
Watch the series teaser in the player below:
Produced by HBO and Warner Bros. Television, story by Andy Muschietti, Barbara Muschietti, and Jason Fuchs, IT: WELCOME TO DERRY is based on the novel “It” by Stephen King. 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 are executive producers. Fuchs, who wrote the teleplay for the first episode, and Kane serve as co-showrunners on the project. Andy Muschietti will direct four episodes of the nine-episode series.
The series stars Taylour Paige, Jovan Adepo, Chris Chalk, James Remar, Stephen Rider, Madeleine Stowe, Rudy Mancuso, and Bill Skarsgård.