HBO releases first images from IT Prequel series

Important points

The prequel series “IT: Welcome to Derry” on HBO will tell the origins of Pennywise.
New images indicate a connection to the movie IT. It is set 27 years before the first film.
Jovan Adepo's character may share a link to Mike Hanlon.

Stephen King's Horror Stories it The prequel series is scheduled to continue on HBO. New set of images for IT: Welcome to Derry. has been released and teases a potential connection with the latest it movies

Pennywise has long been one of the most famous clowns in horror. And the two-part adaptation of King's seminal novel in 2017 and 2019 reinforced that. It: Chapter One and It: Chapter Two It was widely successful firstly. it became the highest-grossing horror film of all time in 2022. It was announced that Andy Muschietti would direct both films. it is developing a prequel series with his collaborators Barbara Muschietti and Jason Fuchs. The series is called IT: Welcome to Derry. and will tell the story of a new group of characters living in Maine. who was visited by Pennywise during his murder.

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New images from the IT Prequel series have been released.

IT: Welcome to Derry. It will be released by HBO in 2025 and ahead of its release. The company has revealed a number of early images from the horror prequel. The series stars a cast of newcomers, including Jovan Adepo (3 body problems), Chris Chalk (Gotham), Taylor Page (Solar), James Remar (warrior), Stephen Rider (reckless) and Bill Skarsgård reprises his role as Pennywise the Dancing Clown. The prequel series takes place in 1962, 27 years before the events of the first film. But there seems to be some sort of partition. IT: Welcome to Derry. As for what happens next in the timeline

It: Welcome to Derry has a link to Mike Hanlon.

The main clue in the new stills is Jovan Adepo's character, who is wearing an Air Force uniform and has a “Hanlon” name tag pinned to it. The Hanlon family is heavily involved in the IT world, with Mike Hanlon being one of the main characters in the film. it Played by Chosen Jacobs in the first film and Isaiah Mustafa in the second, Adepo could play Mike's father or Mike's grandfather. it A prequel and may serve as a vehicle to tell the story of the Black Spot nightclub that was briefly mentioned in the first IT film. In King's novel The Black Spot Club was a place where many black soldiers from the local air force base found refuge. But it was ultimately burned down by white supremacism. Interestingly, none of the images feature Pennywise the Clown, although his name is written in the background of one still image.

Because Pennywise is known to wake up every 27 years. IT: Welcome to Derry. It seems to explore his rampage before the IT movie. If the series ends up using the story of the Black Spot club, it might also explore the racial tensions in Derry at the time. And how does Pennywise's influence make these events more severe? Images for the series show a group of teenage characters. which seems to suggest it The series will be told from the perspectives of adults and teenagers. The series is expected to reveal the origins of the supernatural entity that is Pennywise. which is something that is amplified in King's novel. But it hasn't been fully explained on screen.

IT: Welcome to Derry. It will premiere on HBO in 2025.