Welcome to Derry: It Prequel Series Has Wrapped Filming

Welcome to Derry has wrapped filming.

Welcome to Derry is the upcoming HBO television series that serves as a prequel to 2017’s It and 2019’s It Chapter Two. The series initially began filming in May 2023 but was delayed because of the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) strike.

Jason Fuchs, who developed the series alongside Andy and Barbara Muschietti, announced on social media that the prequel series has now completed production. “237 shoot days later…That is a picture wrap on this season of Welcome to Derry,” Fuchs wrote. “Surreal. What a ride. Can’t wait for you all to see this thing.”

View a screenshot of Fuchs’ post, via a Club Stephen King X post, below:

Who stars in Welcome to Derry?

The cast of Welcome to Derry includes Jovan Adepo, Chris Chalk, Taylour Paige, James Remar, Stephen Rider, Rudy Mancuso, Joshua Odjick, Kimberly Guerrero, Madeleine Stowe, Peter Outerbridge, Shane Marriott, Chad Rook, Morningstar Angeline, and more. It has also been confirmed that Bill Skarsgård will reprise his role as Pennywise.

Skarsgård executive producers the series with Fuchs, Andy and Barbara Muschietti, Brad Caleb Kane, David Coatsworth, Shelley Meals, Roy Lee, and Dan Lin. Fuchs and Kane serve as co-showrunners.

“Set in the world of Stephen King’s It universe, Welcome to Derry is based on King’s It novel,” the series’ current description reads. “It expands the vision established by filmmaker Andy Muschietti in the feature films It and It Chapter Two.”

Further plot details remain under wraps at this time.

Welcome to Derry is expected to premiere on HBO in 2025.

Both It and It Chapter Two are currently available to rent or purchase on Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video, and more services. Both films were directed by Andy Muschietti, who is helming The Brave and the Bold for DC.

Brandon Schreur

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