Max officially confirmed this week that actor Bill Skarsgård, who starred as the villainous clown in two previous It films, will reprise his role as Pennywise in the prequel series Welcome to Derry.
Skarsgård is also on board as executive producer.
Deadline got the exclusive scoop on Skarsgård’s return as Pennywise, and as the website states:
“Andy Muschietti will direct four episodes of the nine-episode series.”
“Skarsgård is reuniting with other key auspices from the It film franchise, the two movies’ director Andy Muschietti, producer Barbara Muschietti and Chapter Two co-producer Jason Fuchs, who developed together the TV adaptation of the Stephen King horror classic, as well as the films’ other producers, Roy Lee and Dan Lin.”
The cast also includes Taylour Paige, Jovan Adepo, Chris Chalk, and James Remar.
What did you think of the previous two It movies? Are you excited to see Bill Skarsgård return as Pennywise in the Welcome to Derry TV series? You can let us know what you think down in our comments section below this post.
Welcome to Derry release date is set for 2025. Q2.
We will have more updates here at Dark Nation on the Welcome to Derry prequel series to come.
