WELCOME TO DERRY CAST ENLISTS 10 RECURRING CHARACTERS FOR HBOS IT PREQUEL SERIES
HBO has officially rounded out the cast of the upcoming Welcome to Derry series, with the addition of ten new actors to its roster. This serves as a prequel to Warner Bros.’ blockbuster horror film franchise, It.
Per Deadline, Peter Outerbridge (Batwoman), Dorian Grey (Star Trek: Discovery), Shane Marriott (Fargo), Alixandra Fuchs (Hatfields & McCoys), Kimberly Guerrero (The English), Thomas Mitchell (Spiral), BJ Harrison (Maid), Chad Rook (Billy the Kid), Joshua Odjick (Little Bird) and Morningstar Angeline (Westworld) have been tapped to play recurring roles in HBO’s Welcome to Derry. Further details about their characters are still being kept under wraps. This marks the latest casting update that the show has received since moving from Max to HBO. It is currently slated to premiere sometime in 2025 with nine episodes.
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Welcome to Derry takes place in the same universe as Stephen King’s iconic 1986 novel It, which centers around a shape-shifting clown-like monster called Pennywise as he preys upon the fears of the titular town’s children. The project is written and executive produced by Jason Fuchs, who is also set as the showrunner, along with Brad Caleb Kane. It films director Andy Muschietti and producer Barbara Muschietti are also involved in the spinoff series as executive producers through Double Dream production banner. It is a production by Warner Bros. Television, with Andy Muschietti also directing multiple episodes of the horror drama, along with ShÅgun’s Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour.
According to its official logline, the prequel intends to expand the lore of King’s novel and the Muschiettis’ billion-dollar film franchise. The story will reportedly be set in the 1960s, two decades before the events of the first movie. In a previous interview, Osei-Kuffour teased the show’s "very character-driven" story, promising that the "audiences will be as scared as they are in the original movies." The ten new cast members will be joining previously announced leads Jovan Adepo (The Leftovers, Watchmen), Chris Chalk (Gotham), Taylour Paige (Zola), James Rema (Black Lightning), and Stephen Rider (Daredevil).
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Bill Skarsgrd Sets Pennywise Return
Last May 30, it was officially announced that Boy Kills World star Bill Skarsgård had finally signed on to reprise his iconic role as Pennywise the Clown in Welcome to Derry. The Swedish actor last portrayed the fan-favorite in 2019’s It Chapter Two, where he was successfully defeated by the adult versions of the Losers Club after they were able to overcome their fears together. In addition to starring, Skarsgård has also boarded the project as an executive producer. This marks his second Stephen King series, after previously starring in two seasons of Hulu’s Castle Rock. Before Welcome to Derry, he will first star in the upcoming The Crow movie, and in Robert Egger’s upcoming Nosferatu movie.
Welcome to Derry debuts in 2025 on HBO.
Source: Deadline
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