{"id":419,"date":"2025-09-04T05:14:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T05:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/419\/"},"modified":"2025-09-04T05:14:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T05:14:07","slug":"it-chapter-1-returning-to-theaters-with-exclusive-welcome-to-derry-sneak-peek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/419\/","title":{"rendered":"‘IT: Chapter 1’ Returning to Theaters With Exclusive ‘Welcome to Derry’ Sneak Peek"},"content":{"rendered":"

The prequel television series \u201cWelcome to Derry<\/a>\u201d is premiering this October on HBO Max, and Warner Bros. has announced that they\u2019ll be re-releasing Andy Muschietti\u2019s box office hit IT: Chapter One in theaters to keep you company while you wait for Pennywise\u2019s return.<\/p>\n

IT: Chapter One (2017) is coming back to the big screen at Dolby Cinema at AMC Theatres on September 24, and the re-release features a sneak peek at HBO Max\u2019s \u201cWelcome to Derry.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tickets are on sale now. Check out the release artwork below!<\/p>\n

\u201cIT: Welcome to Derry\u201d will premiere\u00a0October 26\u00a0on HBO Max.<\/p>\n

Serving as a prequel to\u00a0Andy Muschietti\u2019s\u00a0IT\u00a0films and based on Mike Hanlon\u2019s historical interludes from the\u00a0Stephen King\u00a0novel, the nine-episode series is set in 1962.<\/p>\n

Muschietti, who directs multiple episodes of the show, has teased that second and third seasons, if ordered by HBO, would take place in 1935 and 1908, respectively.<\/p>\n

Bill Skarsg\u00e5rd\u00a0returns as Pennywise the Clown, starring alongside\u00a0Taylour Paige\u00a0(The Toxic Avenger),\u00a0Jovan Adepo\u00a0(\u201cThe Stand\u201d),\u00a0Chris Chalk\u00a0(\u201cGotham\u201d),\u00a0James Remar\u00a0(\u201cDexter\u201d),\u00a0Madeleine Stowe\u00a0(\u201cRevenge\u201d), and\u00a0Stephen Rider\u00a0(\u201cDaredevil\u201d).<\/p>\n

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