Bill Skarsgård Set To Return As Pennywise In "WELCOME TO DERRY" Series

It was up in the air for awhile, whether Bill Skarsgård would return as the dancing clown Pennywise for the upcoming prequel series, “WELCOME TO DERRY”. News broke last night that he will be back according to a report by Deadline.

The upcoming series will premiere sometime in 2025. The series will be a prequel to the two Stephen King-based IT movies from Andy Muschietti.

Skarsgård is set to star in and executive produce. The actor joins the previously announced cast of Taylour Paige (Zola), Jovan Adepo (“Watchmen”), Chris Chalk (“Perry Mason”), James Remar (Oppenheimer), Madeleine Stowe (Revenge) and Stephen Rider (Daredevil).

Andy Muschietti, Barbara Muschietti, and Jason Fuchs are on board the Pennywise prequel project from Warner Bros. Television, with Muschietti set to direct four episodes of the nine-episode series.

“The series will begin in the 1960s in the time leading up to the events of It: Part One, the 2017 film based on the Stephen King horror novel. The story is also said to include the origin story of Pennywise the Clown.”

Jason Fuchs (Wonder Woman, Ice Age: Continental Drift) and Brad Caleb Kane (“Moonhaven,” “Black Sails,” “Fringe”) will serve as co-showrunners for the prequel series.

We’ll bring you more on ‘Welcome To Derry’ as we get it.

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