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Review - ‘It: Welcome To Derry’ Is Among Best Stephen King Adaptations

Headline from Forbes, from the development of Oct 22, 2025

Newest development Oct 31, 2025 · 2 reportsIt: Welcome to Derry is quietly ruining another classic Stephen King story

The latest Stephen King adaptation "It: Welcome to Derry" arrives on HBO and HBO Max, boldly attempting to expand the Master of Horror's nightmarish world for Halloween.

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    Review - ‘It: Welcome To Derry’ Is Among Best Stephen King Adaptations

    Headline from Forbes ·

  2. ‘IT: Welcome To Derry’ Gets Early Episode 2 Release, Has 3 Season Plan

    Headline from Forbes ·

  3. ‘IT: Welcome To Derry’ Scares Up Strong 3-Day U.S. Premiere Audience On HBO & HBO Max

    Headline from Deadline ·

  4. Newest

    It: Welcome to Derry is quietly ruining another classic Stephen King story

    Headline from Polygon ·

2 reports not tied to one development ·

Reports & sources

15 articles, oldest first.

  1. Variety

    ‘It: Welcome to Derry’ Is a Worthwhile and Truly Terrifying Pennywise Origin Story: TV Review (opens Variety)

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    Variety's feed description

    HBO delivers Pennywise the Clown's terrifying origin story in their new prequel series, ‘It: Welcome to Derry’

  2. Variety

    ‘It: Welcome to Derry’ Cast and Creatives Shocked HBO Didn’t Ask for Cuts on ‘Appropriately Disgusting’ Horror Series: ‘We Really Wanted to Push the Boundaries’ (opens Variety)

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    Variety's feed description

    The "It: Welcome to Derry" cast and creatives say HBO never pushed back on the ‘Appropriately Disgusting’ new Pennywise horror series.

  3. Gizmodo

    'It: Welcome to Derry' Is a Harrowing Expansion of Stephen King’s Story (opens Gizmodo)

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    Gizmodo's feed description

    HBO’s new series, a prequel to Andy Muschietti’s two ‘It’ movies, awakens an earlier incarnation of Pennywise.

  4. Polygon

    It: Welcome to Derry is a fantastic Stephen King adaptation (opens Polygon)

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    Polygon's feed description

    Just in time for Halloween, the It prequel series from Andy Muschietti is here and it's great.

  5. New York Post

    Exclusive | How Stephen King ‘godfathered’ the new ‘It: Welcome to Derry’ Pennywise prequel series (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    The horror mastermind behind "It" was a guiding force on "It: Welcome to Derry," the new HBO prequel series set decades before the events of the original 2017 and 2019 films.

  6. Gizmodo

    Stephen King Gave His Blessing for 'It: Welcome to Derry' to Do Whatever It Wanted (opens Gizmodo)

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    Gizmodo's feed description

    The HBO prequel series brings expanded Pennywise horrors to your screen starting October 26.

  7. Forbes

    What Time Does ‘IT: Welcome To Derry’ Begin This Weekend? How To Watch (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Stephen King’s “IT” prequel series "IT: Welcome to Derry,” starring Bill Skarsgård, kicks off with its first episode this weekend. Find out where to watch the horror series and when.

  8. Forbes

    ‘IT: Welcome To Derry’ Gets Early Episode 2 Release, Has 3 Season Plan (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Episode 2 of IT: Welcome to Derry is airing early on HBO Max, and we now know this show wants to run for at least three seasons.

  9. Polygon

    It: Welcome to Derry episode 2 arrived on HBO Max in time for Halloween (opens Polygon)

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    Polygon's feed description

    Welcome to Derry episode 2 premieres early on HBO Max for Halloween, giving fans a spooky treat set in Stephen King’s terrifying It universe

  10. Deadline

    ‘IT: Welcome To Derry’ Scares Up Strong 3-Day U.S. Premiere Audience On HBO & HBO Max (opens Deadline)

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    Deadline's feed description

    It: Welcome to Derry premiered to more than 5M viewers in three days on HBO and HBO Max in the U.S.

  11. The Hollywood Reporter

    TV Ratings: ‘IT: Welcome to Derry’ Scares Up Big Premiere Audience (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

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    The Hollywood Reporter's feed description

    The premiere of ‘IT: Welcome to Derry’ delivered the third largest cross-platform audience ever for an HBO series debut.

  12. Forbes

    Review - ‘It: Welcome To Derry’ Is Among Best Stephen King Adaptations (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    The latest Stephen King adaptation "It: Welcome to Derry" arrives on HBO and HBO Max, boldly attempting to expand the Master of Horror's nightmarish world for Halloween.

  13. Entertainment Weekly

    Every Stephen King Easter egg you may have missed in 'IT: Welcome to Derry' (opens Entertainment Weekly)

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    Entertainment Weekly's feed description

    'IT: Welcome to Derry," HBO's prequel to Stephen King's 1986 horror epic, brims with blink-and-you'll-miss-it references to the novel and other works in King's oeuvre. Here's your guide to every Easter egg.

  14. Polygon

    It: Welcome to Derry is quietly ruining another classic Stephen King story (opens Polygon)

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    Polygon's feed description

    It: Welcome to Derry is a great show, but it's messing with the Stephen King timeline in some troubling ways

  15. New York Post

    Exclusive | Even Stephen King is spooked by the ‘It: Welcome to Derry’ Pennywise prequel (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Stephen King shared his thoughts on HBO's new "It: Welcome to Derry" prequel series — and even he was spooked.

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