Pennywise’s Origin Might Be Told in It Prequel Series

Pennywise, the clown from It, grins under red lighting.

More Pennywise is likely to be coming to HBO Max.
Image: Warner Bros.

The deep, disturbing mythology of Stephen King’s creepy creation Pennywise the Clown is likely to be getting its very personal streaming sequence. Currently being known as Welcome to Derry, the present, which is at the moment within the early phases of growth, would inform a Nineteen Sixties-set story in the identical timeline as the current It motion pictures and, by some means, additionally weave in Pennywise’s origins.

The Ankler first broke the information of the present, which was then verified by Variety. According to the commerce, It film producers Andy and Barbara Muschietti are returning to provide together with Wonder Woman author Jason Fuchs, who’d contribute to the writing. Andy Muschietti, who directed the movies, would direct the pilot and a authors’ room is at the moment placing collectively a narrative. io9 has reached out to HBO Max for remark or clarification and can replace this story if or after we hear again.

In the unique Stephen King guide, it’s established that Pennywise first appeared in Derry, Maine centuries in the past (after crash-touchdown on Earth approach sooner than that in a meteor from another dimension, which is a complete different story). Since then, each 27 years or so, it awakes and feeds on the youngsters of the world. The guide is instructed in two most important sections with the identical characters at totally different ages: 1957-58 and 1984-85.

However, since this story is about in the identical canon because the movie sequence, which begins in 1988 after which jumps to 2016, it looks like it might be set in 1961. However, many questions then come up. Did others youngsters examine Pennywise on the time in 1961? Are the adults who had been stalked as youngsters in 1934 now conscious of this? And if both of these are true, how is what occurred totally different from the occasions of the It motion pictures? Plus, how does an origin set centuries earlier than any of that tie in? One assumes these are the problems this author’s room should break down earlier than the present strikes forward.

As you possibly can see although, there’s definitely plenty of historical past to mine from the King books in addition to new story to doubtlessly be created regarding the motion pictures. The trick shall be threading the needle between one thing that doesn’t disrespect King’s work but in addition works as a viable new story.

We’ll have extra on Welcome to Derry because it both rises from the ashes, or falls again into the Earth.


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