Anywhere but Derry.” We’re getting the first look at footage from IT: Welcome to Derry (fka Welcome to Derry), HBO Max’s IT prequel series starring and executive produced by Bill Skarsgård in his return as the terrifying killer clown Pennywise.

Welcome to Derry has its first trailer, revealing a creepy look at HBO Max’s It prequel series, due out fall 2025.The trailer, below, sets up the story, which is set in Maine in 1962. Newcomers to the area appear disturbed by reports of missing children,

Welcome to Derry has been released by HBO Max, and it takes us back to Derry for a 1960s-set tale pitting a group of kids against the terrifying Pennywise the Clown.