It: Welcome to Derry
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| HBO | Release Date: October 26, 2025 |
Summary:
The origins of killer clown Pennywise (Bill Skarsgard) is explored in the prequel series to the "IT" films. The first season, set in 1962, follows Leroy Hanlon (Jovan Adepo), his wife (Taylour Paige) and young son as they arrive in Derry, Maine, just as children begin disappearing again.
Genre(s):
Drama, Horror, Suspense
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Positive:
14
Mixed:
15
Negative:
1
Oct 22, 2025
Season 1 Review:
The cast’s emotional depth and depictions of fright and panic really elevate “It: Welcome to Derry.” .... When it’s all said and done, “It: Welcome to Derry” is a worthy prequel series that not only details the emergence of Pennywise, but also turns a lens on society to showcase how truly horrifying we can be as human beings.
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The Independent
Oct 27, 2025
Season 1 Review:
King diehards will be impressed by how faithfully the show recreates IT’s atmosphere of fetid, rising dread. Even Derry Girls fans who have switched on in confusion might be convinced to stick around – at least until the geysers of gore get going and the body parts pile up.
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Oct 28, 2025
Season 1 Review:
“Derry” dribbles out character details episode-by-episode through five (of eight) episodes made available for review, routinely connecting seemingly disparate characters. That “Stand by Me”-meets-“Stranger Things” vibe of the first episode returns in episode three, thankfully, since it’s the show’s most potent element.
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Collider
Oct 22, 2025
Empire
Oct 24, 2025
Oct 22, 2025
Season 1 Review:
For the first five episodes, Welcome to Derry fluctuates between dialogue-heavy scenes that incrementally further parallel mysteries (which we know must eventually lead to Pennywise in the sewers) and overwrought, traumatic backstories that force actors into a uniform state of skittishness and desperation.
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Air Date: October 26, 2025
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