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While We Wait For More IT: Welcome To Derry, The Co-Showrunner Wants To Make A Spinoff That I Would Absolutely Love To See

This would be an amazing bonus to more Derry...

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It: Welcome To Derry Chapter 2 Updates: Here Are All The Subtle References In Finale That Connected The Stephen King Universe

The It: Welcome to Derry finale tied Pennywise to Stephen King's wider universe while hinting at future seasons awaiting renewal.

International Business Times UK

It: Welcome to Derry features the scariest scene of the year, and Pennywise is only part of the horrors

Year in Review 2025 | For all its supernatural zaniness, It: Welcome to Derry's most lastingly terrifying moment is one that's rooted in reality

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It: Welcome to Derry showrunner breaks down the "Avengers: Endgame of season 1," and explains the final episode's "most hopeful moment": "Sometimes you just gotta tell evil to f*** off"

Exclusive | It: Welcome to Derry showrunner and screenwriter Jason Fuchs gives us an in-depth breakdown of the season finale's most powerful moments

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It: Welcome to Derry season 2: All we know so far about the HBO horror spin-off's second chapter

Here's your lowdown on It: Welcome to Derry season 2

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The IT: Welcome To Derry Season 1 Finale Easter Eggs Deliver A Mix Of Great Deep Cuts And Cool Stephen King Story Ties

Saving some of the best for last...

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It: Welcome to Derry episode 8 explained – Who dies? How does it connect to The Shining?

Prepare to cry... again

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It: Welcome to Derry's best episode yet offers up the show's second jaw-dropping bait-and-switch, and simultaneously retcons one of the darkest subplots in Stephen King's novel

Let's just say...you won't be the same after watching episode 7

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‘We Had No Illusions’: Welcome To Derry’s Co-Creator Details What It Took To Convince Bill Skarsgård To Return As Pennywise

Two key elements got the actor to sign on.

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Meet It: Welcome to Derry Star Chris Chalk and His Highest-Rated TV Roles

Chris Chalk, who plays Dick Hallorann in HBO's prequel series 'It: Welcome to Derry,' has been in several critically acclaimed shows before arriving in the fictional town of Derry, Maine.

International Business Times UK

‘Welcome To Derry’ Just Drastically Rewrote A ‘Shining’ Character’s Origin Story

HBO's 'It' prequel is also a fascinating prequel to 'The Shining.'

Inverse

It: Welcome to Derry showrunner breaks down the Stephen King spin-off's scariest episode yet: "This is the beginning of a descent into the depths of darkness, terror, and madness"

Exclusive | It: Welcome to Derry episode 5 ups the ante... and reunites us with a certain dancing clown

Total Film

Welcome to Derry gave me the Stephen King crossover I always wanted – and one star says ‘my favorite things that I’ve done in my career are on this show’

Chris Chalk stepped into the shoes of an iconic Stephen King character for IT: Welcome to Derry and teased he had a "blast" doing it.

TechRadar

It: Welcome to Derry episode 4 explained – What is the Galloo? How did Pennywise come to Derry?

It's pretty book accurate

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It: Welcome to Derry episode 3 –How does The Shining connect to the Stephen King prequel series?

Let's just say...Dick Hallorann isn't like other Derry residents

Inverse

48 Years Later, HBO's 'It' Prequel Fixes Stephen King's Laziest Trope

'Welcome to Derry' fixes the worst habit of the Stephen King universe by reintroducing 'The Shining's Dick Hallorann as a fully fleshed-out character.

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IT: Welcome To Derry Episode 3 Has Lots Of Stephen King Easter Eggs, And I Love That Key Weapon Reveal The Most

Plus, Dick Hallorann gets his shine on.

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IT: Welcome To Derry Won’t Feature The Dick Hallorann Audiences Know From The Shining, And I Appreciate The Showrunners’ Explanation Why

The character is the same character, but don't expect him to be the same guy.

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IT: Welcome to Derry episode 2 – Who is Dick Hallorann and how does he connect to Pennywise?

Who is Chris Chalk's mysterious soldier in IT: Welcome to Derry season 2?

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It: Welcome to Derry episode 2 –Who are the skeletons in the car, and how do they connect to the Bradley Gang?

Derry's sinister history is only getting deeper in It: Welcome to Derry episode 2

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There Are A Whole Bunch Of Cool Easter Eggs In IT: Welcome To Derry Episode 2, And I Love The Super Subtle Shining Detail The Most

This show is catnip for Stephen King fans.

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It: Welcome to Derry showrunners say adding The Shining's Dick Hallorann to the new Stephen King spin-off was "all about staying authentic to the book": "We became amateur Derry historians"

Jason Fuchs and Brad Caleb Kane talk writing Dick Hallorann into the Pennywise prequel

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IT: Welcome To Derry's Premiere Is Full Of Stephen King Easter Eggs, And My Favorite Involves Bathroom Graffiti

The first episode has so many great Stephen King references.

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How to watch 'IT: Welcome to Derry' — stream the horror series online from anywhere

Stephen King-approved horror series just in time for Halloween. Nightmares incoming. Here's how to watch "IT: Welcome to Derry" online from anywhere.

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IT: Welcome to Derry review: "A supremely confident step back into the history of Stephen King's cursed town and killer clown"

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