{"id":145518,"date":"2025-11-20T23:43:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T23:43:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/145518\/"},"modified":"2025-11-20T23:43:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T23:43:12","slug":"it-welcome-to-derry-exclusive-new-look-at-the-return-of-bill-skarsgards-pennywise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/145518\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;IT: Welcome to Derry&#8217; &#8211; Exclusive New Look at the Return of Bill Skarsg\u00e5rd&#8217;s Pennywise!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The wait is almost over. Bill Skarsg\u00e5rd\u2019s Pennywise is headed back to the screen in the second half of \u201cIT: Welcome to Derry,\u201d and we\u2019ve got an exclusive new image while you wait.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s always wondered how you\u2019d taste\u2026<\/p>\n<p>It was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DROAP4mDcYn\/?img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">35 years ago this week<\/a> that Tim Curry first brought Stephen King\u2019s killer clown Pennywise to the small screen, terrorizing an entire generation and living on in their nightmares for decades to come. Bill Skarsg\u00e5rd took over the role in the big screen adaptations of the tale, with \u201cIT: Welcome to Derry\u201d serving as a prequel to those theatrical nightmares.<\/p>\n<p>Check out an exclusive sneak peek at Pennywise\u2019s return below and be sure you don\u2019t miss the next four episodes of \u201cIT: Welcome to Derry\u201d on HBO Max beginning this Sunday night!<\/p>\n<p>You can also preview the back half of the show\u2019s first season by watching the Midseason Trailer below, which promises that the show\u2019s most harrowing nightmares are still to come.<\/p>\n<p>Serving as an expansion of\u00a0Andy Muschietti\u2019s\u00a0IT\u00a0films based on\u00a0Stephen King\u2018s 1986 novel, the show\u2019s first season is set in 1962. Muschietti himself directs multiple episodes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIT: Welcome to Derry\u201d has kicked off its story in 1962 in the time leading up to the events of\u00a0It: Chapter One\u00a0(2017). From there, the planned second and third seasons will jump back in time and take place in their own distinct decades. The series is based on Mike Hanlon\u2019s interludes from King\u2019s book, which document \u201ccatastrophic events\u201d from Derry, Maine\u2019s past.<\/p>\n<p>The finale of the first season will premiere on Sunday, December 14.<\/p>\n<p>But first, get ready to return to the house on Neibolt Street on Sunday, November 23\u2026<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3917184\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/bloody-disgusting.com\/exclusives\/3917181\/it-welcome-to-derry-exclusive-new-look-at-the-return-of-bill-skarsgards-pennywise\/attachment\/wtd_105_p6_04242024_bp_0136\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bloody-disgusting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WTD_105_p6_04242024_BP_0136-scaled.jpg?fit=1707%2C2560&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1707,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Brooke Palmer\\\/HBO&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;X-T5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1713970614&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;90&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"WTD_105_p6_04242024_BP_0136\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bloody-disgusting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WTD_105_p6_04242024_BP_0136-scaled.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bloody-disgusting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WTD_105_p6_04242024_BP_0136-scaled.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3917184\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WTD_105_p6_04242024_BP_0136-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"1110\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The wait is almost over. 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