"Previous trailers have certainly given us an overview of the town of Derry in 1962, 26 years prior to the events of 2017's It and 53 years before 2019's follow-up, It: Chapter Two. But this latest gets a lot more specific, introducing us to Charlotte and Leroy Hanlon and their son Will, a Black family moving to the very white town of Derry, renting a house so the army family no longer needs to live on base."
"It all looks splendid, and I'm really looking forward to the show, but that said, nggghhhh-something's bugging me. With all that established, and word of 25 recent disappearances, things then devolve into a montage of horror tropes, from white-eyed children to rolling evil fog, spooky old houses to floors crawling with worms. And, of course, Pennywise, once more played by Bill Skarsgård, doing his spooky clown antics."
HBO's It: Welcome to Derry premieres October 26 as a prequel focusing on Pennywise and the town of Derry. The series is set in 1962, 26 years before the 2017 film and 53 years before the 2019 sequel. The trailer introduces Charlotte and Leroy Hanlon and their son Will, a Black family moving into a predominantly white town, signaling attention to racial issues. The plot centers on children investigating a recent wave of disappearances linked to vanishings in the 1930s and 1908. The preview shows classic horror imagery and Bill Skarsgård returning as Pennywise. There is anticipation the series will draw on other King novels set in Derry.
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