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5. It
Rather than continuing life on the big screen, the world of It and Pennywise the Dancing Clown is being revisited in small screen fashion.
Developed by Andy Muschietti - director of the two modern It movies - Barbara Muschietti and Jason Fuchs, the Max streaming service will play home to a show titled Welcome to Derry. Of course, the fictional setting of Derry is home to It and a whole bunch of other Stephen King works.
A prequel series, confirmed Welcome to Derry cast members are Jovan Adepo (mother!), Chad Rook (War for the Planet of the Apes), Chris Chalk (Gotham), Taylour Paige (Zola), Stephen Rider (Daredevil), Madeleine Stowe (12 Monkeys), and the legendary James Remar (The Warriors, Dexter, Oppenheimer, and a whole bunch of other credits). Set in the 1960s, this show will delve into Derry and into the origin story of Pennywise.
While the official line is still that Welcome to Derry will debut in 2024, the SAG-AFTRA strike has seen rumblings that the series may not actually arrive until early 2025.