IT: Welcome to Derry

IT: Welcome to Derry

Go back to where IT all began.

Created by Barbara Muschietti, Andy Muschietti, Jason Fuchs

On HBO

2025–2 seasons8 episodes8.2 / 10

A dark supernatural horror prequel set in 1960s small-town America, where children face an ancient evil while adults and military forces pursue their own agendas.

In 1962, amid a spate of unexplained disappearances of local children, a group of misfit friends begin to suspect a long-buried ancient evil lurking. As the kids set out to determine what's really going on, a rising unease prompts several townspeople to work together to restore peace – all while a U.S. military operation seeks to exploit Derry for its own objectives.

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Questions people ask

  • Is IT: Welcome to Derry scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 97% of series.

  • Is IT: Welcome to Derry easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 88% of series.

  • Is IT: Welcome to Derry violent? Yes. More violent than 86% of series.

  • Is IT: Welcome to Derry sad? Yes. More sad than 84% of series.

  • Does IT: Welcome to Derry leave you hopeful? Barely. Less hopeful than 81% of series.

These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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Rarity62

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Surprise79

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Love71

How much audiences actually like it

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