Variety made it known that a prequel to the famous franchise Item is on the way. This time, it is a series in development for HBO Max. As confirmed by the sources of the aforementioned medium, the production arrives under the name of Welcome to Derry (welcome to derry), and will be positioned several decades before of the events of It: Chapter One.
Welcome to Derry will take place in 1960, as mentioned by the medium. It is a prequel to the story created by Stephen King in his horror novel. In addition, it seems that it will be here where finally we will see the origin of Pennywisethe terrifying clown whose smile has fueled countless nightmares.
The Serie will feature the participation of Andy Muschiettiwho has already directed It: Part One and its sequel, It: Chapter Two. However, this time Andy joins Barbara Muschietti and Jason Fuchs as executive producers of Welcome to Derry.
Andy is expected to direct the first episode of Welcome to Derry. Variety points out, in turn, that Andy and Barbara Muschietti, along with Fuchs, are working on developing the story of the new production. For his part, the latter would be in charge of writing the script on which the series will be based.
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HBO Max increases its commitment to big productions with the series of Item
Service streaming HBO Max is betting heavily on big productions. In fact, it is not the first series based on a Warner Bros movie to hit the platform. The company is working on Penguin, a series based on the iconic character that we already saw in batman. It will be in said production where Colin Farrell will reprise his role as The Penguin.
In addition, Variety indicates that a series on Bene Gesserit, from dune, is also on the way. Thus, this is just one of the many productions that HBO Max plans to release in the coming years.
For their part, both films Item They proved to be a huge box office success. Between both, grossed over $1.1 billion at the box office. The second film, for its part, is temporarily set 27 years after the events of the first; with a different and adult cast.
It is not the first time that the franchise Item sees its arrival on the small screen. In 1990, the ABC television network released a two-part miniserieswith a Tim Curry who managed to deliver a wonderful and creepy version of Pennywise himself.