HBO is returning to one of Stephen King’s most terrifying creations with its upcoming series IT: Welcome to Derry, which premieres Sunday, October 26 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. Episodes will also stream on HBO Max, with the eight-part season unfolding weekly until the finale on December 14. The show expands the mythology of King’s novel It and builds on the vision filmmaker Andy Muschietti established in his hit films IT and IT Chapter Two. Developed for television by Muschietti, Barbara Muschietti, and Jason Fuchs, the series digs deeper into the unsettling history of Derry, Maine—a town cursed by cycles of fear and violence—and promises to explore the roots of Pennywise’s reign of terror. The cast brings together both fresh and familiar faces. Jovan Adepo, Taylour Paige, Chris Chalk, James Remar, Stephen Rider, Madeleine Stowe, and Rudy Mancuso all join the ensemble, while Bill Skarsgård reprises his now-iconic role as Pennywise the Dancing Clown. His chilling performance defined the recent...