Show • Oct 26, 2025
In 1962, a couple with their son move to Derry, Maine just as a young boy disappears. With their arrival, very bad things begin to happen in the town.
IT: Welcome to Derry
Watch IT: Welcome to Derry online (United States)
- Seasons
- 1 season · 8 episodes
- Status
- Returning Series
- Release
- October 26, 2025 (2 weeks ago)
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h
- Rating
- TV-MA
- Themes
- Body Horror, Monster Horror, Period Drama, Psychological Horror, Slasher Horror, Supernatural Horror, Teen Horror
- Origin
- United States
- Companies
- Double Dream, FiveTen Productions, HBO, Rideback, Vertigo Entertainment, Warner Bros. Television
- Networks
- HBO, Max
Cast
Matilda LawlerMarge
Amanda ChristineRonnie Grogan
Clara StackLilly Bainbridge
Blake Cameron JamesWill Hanlon
Arian S. CartayaRich
Miles EkhardtMatthew Clement
Peter OuterbridgeClint Bowers
Mikkal Karim FidlerTheodore Uris
Jack Molloy LegaultPhillip Malkin
Matilda LegaultSusie Malkin
Taylour PaigeCharlotte Hanlon
Jovan AdepoLeroy Hanlon
James RemarClint Bowers
Chris ChalkDick Hallorann
Stephen RiderHank Grogan
Bill SkarsgårdPennywise
Crew
Stephen KingCharacters
Andy MuschiettiCreator, Executive Producer
Bárbara MuschiettiCreator, Executive Producer
Jason FuchsCreator, Executive Producer
David CoatsworthExecutive Producer
Dan LinExecutive Producer
Roy LeeExecutive Producer
Brad KaneExecutive Producer
Bill SkarsgårdExecutive Producer
Shelley MealsExecutive Producer
Scores
- Average Score
- 73.7%
IMDb
- 79%
Metacritic
- 63%
Rotten Tomatoes
- 79%
Levels
- Sex & Nudity
- Low
- Violence
- High
- Profanity
- Moderate
- Algohol & Drugs
- Low
- Fright & Intensity
- High
Seasons
S1: Season 1
8 episodes / Oct 2025
Collections
Reviews
The Arizona Republic'Welcome to Derry' is scarier, and gorier, than the original 'It' movies
Decider‘IT: Welcome to Derry’ Review: HBO’s new Pennywise prequel levels up the lore surrounding the creepy clown
EmpireIT: Welcome To Derry review: A worthy new chapter of Pennywise's saga
Daniel Fienberg‘It: Welcome to Derry’ Review: HBO’s ‘It’ Prequel Series Is More Warmed-Over Rehash Than Original Frightfest
Ben Travers‘Welcome to Derry’ Review: HBO’s ‘It’ Prequel Series Is the Wrong Kind of Clown Show
Los Angeles TimesReview: 'It: Welcome to Derry' will satisfy fans of horror and of Stephen King's deadly clown
The Mercury NewsWhat to watch: Stephen King ‘It’ prequel is finally here — was it worth the wait?
Roger EbertHBO’s “IT: Welcome to Derry” Feels too Much Like a Sideshow in the Stephen King Circus
Justin Clark'It: Welcome to Derry' Review: Smart but Uneven
SlashFilmIt: Welcome To Derry Review: The Stephen King Prequel Series Is Surprisingly Scary And Gruesome - SlashFilm
Martin RobinsonIT: Welcome to Derry review: 'Scariest show of the year has brains as well as gore'
The IndependentMake sure you have a cushion to hide behind for IT: Welcome to Derry – review
Kylie NorthoverFive stars for this IT prequel: I’ve never seen body horror like this before
The Daily BeastHBO’s New ‘It’ Series Completely Ruins Stephen King’s Epic
The Globe and MailWhat to watch this weekend: A hot rabbi returns and Pennywise wreaks havoc on TV
The Travers TakeScare Spotlight - "IT: Welcome to Derry"
Bob Strauss‘It: Welcome to Derry’ Review: HBO’s Gory Pennywise Prequel Plays Like a ‘Stranger Things’ Knockoff
Rob OwenTV Talk: ‘It’ returns, ‘Talamasca’ debuts
USA TODAY'IT' prequel 'Welcome to Derry' is terrifically terrifying in every way
Aramide Tinubu‘It: Welcome to Derry’ Is a Worthwhile and Truly Terrifying Pennywise Origin Story: TV Review
Nicholas QuahGive Welcome to Derry This: It Has a Killer First Episode
