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Bill Skarsgård Says He Nearly Passed on Pennywise Before ‘Welcome to Derry’ Won Him Over

The HBO prequel’s first season drew strong engagement without an official renewal.

Overview

  • The actor told Screen Rant he initially worried a TV series could "milk" the films’ success and fall short.
  • After reviewing the plan and scripts, he returned to explore fresh facets of Pennywise and said the shoot was fun with “juicy” scenes.
  • It: Welcome to Derry serves as a prequel to Andy Muschietti’s films, with Andy and Barbara Muschietti executive producing and Brad Caleb Kane and Jason Fuchs as showrunners.
  • Season 1 earned positive indicators, including an 81% Rotten Tomatoes score and strong streaming viewership, according to trade reports.
  • A second season has not been announced, though industry reporting points to an unconfirmed multi-season concept with Warner Bros. said to be eager to proceed.