It: Welcome to Derry, the American supernatural horror TV series, is currently all over the internet. For the unversed, the series is based on the popular 1986 novel, It, by Stephen King, and has been released today, October 26, 2025, on HBO. This supernatural horror series served as the prequel to the hit films, It and It Chapter Two. Swedish actor, Bill Skarsgård is returning as ‘Pennywise’ with It: Welcome to Derry. Now that the TV series has been released on HBO, let’s find out whether it’s worth watching.
What to expect in the American supernatural horror series, It: Welcome to Derry?
It: Welcome to Derry is the newly released HBO series, a prequel to the hit franchise, It, set in the same creepy town of Derry, Maine. If the audience thought the evil effect of ‘Pennywise’ had ended with the 2019 hit film, It: Chapter Two, then they are wrong, as he is returning with the new TV series. ‘Pennywise’ is the clown who once terrorised the children. The story of It: Welcome to Derry takes place in 1962, almost 27 years before the horrifying events of It. The series explores how the town, Derry’s evil history began and also features the dark origins of ‘Pennywise’.
