IT Director Reveals How Many Seasons Are Planned for Welcome to Derry (And When They Take Place)
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HBO's 'IT: Welcome to Derry' prequel series is set to explore the sinister history of Pennywise the Clown across three decades of Derry's dark past.
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- Director Andy Muschietti envisions 'Welcome to Derry' running for at least 3 seasons, each focused on a different catastrophic event in Derry's history that coincides with Pennywise's periodic awakening.
- The show's chronology will move backwards, with Season 1 set in 1962, Season 2 in 1935, and Season 3 in 1908 - diving deeper into Pennywise's centuries-old reign of terror.
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