HBO Max Developing A 'IT' Prequel Series

Sources from within have informed Deadline that HBO Max is developing a prequel series for the IT film franchise. The working title is 'Welcome To Derry.'

The project is being written by Jason Fuchs with Andy Muschietti, director of It: Part One and It: Part Two, and Barbara Muschietti executive producing via their Double Dream production company. Warner Bros. Television is the studio.

In Welcome to Derry, children begin to disappear in the town of Derry, Maine, a group of kids is faced with their biggest fears when they square off against a murdering clown named Pennywise. The prequel leads up to the events of 2017’s It: Part One, based on the Stephen King horror novel.