The new HBO series is a prequel to the two movies starring Bill Skarsgard as Pennywise, based on the 1986 Stephen King novel. Here’s a primer.

HBO's prequel series gives a background story to Pennywise, the deadly clown that feeds on children's fears, while exploring themes of racism in 1960s Maine.

Dive into Stephen King's It, Pennywise's haunting origins, and the cursed town of Derry before HBO's Welcome to Derry premieres.

Just in time for Halloween, Stephen King’s novel It has been dusted off for another adaptation. Set in 1962, the series opens with the arrival of an African-American military man Leroy (Jovan Adepo),

And though It: Welcome to Derry is taking some liberties with one of his most beloved novels, building out a prequel for Pennywise and the Maine town terrorized by the evil clown, King gave the creators of HBO’s new series the green light.

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Welcome to Derry,” is not for the squeamish. The eight-episode origin story of Pennywise (Bill Skarsgård) takes place in 1962 and serves as a prequel to “It” (2018) and its sequel “It: Chapter Two” (2019).