Welcome to Derry

***Welcome to Derry*** is an upcoming American prequel horror television series developed by Andy Muschietti, Barbara Muschietti and Jason Fuchs for HBO Max, based on *It* by Stephen King. It is produced by Double Dream, HBO Max and Warner Bros. Television, being distributed by HBO. It stars Taylour Paige, Jovan Adepo, Chris Chalk, James Remar and Stephen Rider. It is scheduled to premiere in 2024 on HBO Max.

On February 23, 2023, it was revealed that HBO Max has officially greenlit *Welcome to Derry*.

## Premise

*Set in the 1960s, Welcome to Derry follows four kids in a town bordering an Air Force base with a mysterious "Special Projects" bunker, who search for a friend of theirs who disappeared mysteriously.*

## Cast

### Main Cast

* Taylour Paige
* Jovan Adepo
* Chris Chalk
* James Remar
* Stephen Rider

## Production notes

### Development

On March 29, 2022, it was revealed that a prequel to *It* was in development at HBO Max. The series, currently called *Welcome to Derry*, will begin in the 1960s in the time leading up to the events of *It: Part One*, the 2017 film based on the Stephen King horror novel. The story is also said to include the origin story of Pennywise the Clown. Andy Muschietti, who directed *It: Part One* and 2019’s *It: Part Two*, is attached to executive produce the series along with Barbara Muschietti and Jason Fuchs. The Muschiettis and Fuchs developed the story for the show with Fuchs writing all of the episodes for the series. Andy would also direct the first episode should the project go to series. Warner Bros. Television is the studio behind the project, with WB having produced the two films. In early June 2022, HBO Max silently moved forward with *Welcome to Derry*, as the writers room for the series had opened up the week of June 13. On February 23, 2023, it was announced that HBO Max had greenlit *Welcome to Derry* (wt) and would be expanding the world of Stephen King‘s *It* with the drama series from Warner Bros. Television and developed for TV by filmmakers Andy and Barbara Muschietti (*IT*, *IT Chapter Two*) and Jason Fuchs (*IT Chapter Two*, *Wonder Woman*). Fuchs will write the teleplay for the first episode, based on a story by Andy Muschietti, Barbara Muschietti, and Fuchs. Fuchs and Brad Caleb Kane will serve as co-showrunners on the project. Andy Muschietti and Barbara Muschietti (through their Double Dream production company, which has an overall deal with WBTV), Fuchs, and Kane are executive producers alongside Shelley Meals, Roy Lee, and Dan Lin. Andy Muschietti will direct multiple episodes of the series, including the first episode. The series is produced by HBO Max and Warner Bros. Television.

### Filming

Pre-production was cleared on January 30, 2023. Filming officially began on May 7, 2023 in Toronto, Canada.

### Casting

In April 2023, Taylour Paige, Jovan Adepo, Chris Chalk, James Remar and Stephen Rider joined the cast as series regulars, while Madeleine Stowe joined as a guest star.

## Trivia

* The series was announced on March 29, 2022, but was officially greenlit on February 23, 2023.

## Gallery

### Images

* Posters
* Promotional
* Behind the scenes

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 “Welcome to Derry” – Pennywise Prequel Series Coming to Max in 2024
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 ‘It’ Prequel Series in the Works at HBO Max
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 ‘IT’ Prequel Series ‘Welcome To Derry’ Set At HBO Max
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 HBO Max ‘It’ Prequel Series ‘Welcome To Derry’ Sets Taylour Paige, Jovan Adepo, James Remar & Chris Chalk
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Max ‘It’ Prequel Series ‘Welcome To Derry’ Welcomes Madeleine Stowe & Stephen Rider
6. ↑ Day 1 🎈
7. ↑ Welcome to Derry