Some fans of Stephen King’s It might think HBO’s new series, Welcome to Derry, isn’t needed, feeling the original story is complete. However, Andy and Barbara Muschietti, the creators of the series, explain that King’s massive novel still has a lot of untold stories, and Welcome to Derry aims to reveal them. Importantly, they also had Stephen King’s full support to expand on the original and fill in those gaps.
This novel is a large, complex story jumping between two time periods: when a group of kids first defeat a terrifying, clown-like monster named Pennywise who lives in the sewers, and when that same monster returns 27 years later to haunt them again. The book also includes glimpses into the dark past of the town of Derry and the creature itself. Welcome to Derry expands on that history, and Stephen King was pleased with the filmmakers’ vision, making no requests for changes after reading their script, as director Andy Muschietti explained to The Hollywood Reporter.
Stephen didn’t direct the adaptation with strict rules. He wanted us to have creative freedom with his work. We made it clear to him from the start that his book was deliberately open-ended, a mystery without a definitive solution. Our goal was to expand on those mysteries, fill in the unanswered questions, and ultimately create a new story—one that wasn’t explicitly present in the original book, but existed as a sort of hidden narrative.
The Muschiettis have shared their plan to tell the story of Derry by starting in the present and working backwards in time, eventually revealing how the evil entity known as ‘It’ first came to be. If the first season attracts enough viewers, the series promises to give Stephen King fans a comprehensive and definitive account of Derry’s history and the darkness that has haunted it for generations.
‘It: Welcome to Derry’s Unique Storytelling Style Can Benefit the Show
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Andy Muschietti’s 2017 film, It: Chapter One, was a huge box office success and one of Stephen King’s most profitable movie adaptations. While the sequel didn’t perform quite as well financially, the two films together created a compelling adaptation of the novel, exploring darker themes and storylines than the popular 1990 miniseries could due to the limitations of television at that time.
The new HBO series, Welcome to Derry, aims to deliver the same chilling horror as the It films. With a 77% approval rating from critics – falling between the scores of the first It movie (85%) and It: Chapter Two (62%) – it’s expected to be a hit with Stephen King fans, who have already enjoyed several successful adaptations of his work this year. The show’s unusual storytelling, which moves backwards in time, is a clever move. It means that even if HBO were to cancel the series, there wouldn’t be any unresolved plotlines or frustrating cliffhangers – a smart strategy in the current unpredictable streaming landscape.
It: Welcome to Derry invites audiences back into the tortured town on October 26, 2025.
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