IT: Welcome to Derry Review — A Pennywise Prequel That’s More Goosebumps Than Horror

Created by Andy and Barbara Muschietti, along with Jason Fuchs (the team behind the It films), the series delves into the unsettling history of Derry. IT: Welcome to Derry features a new group of characters, including the father of Mike Hanlon, one of the original Losers’ Club members. While Bill Skarsgård reprises his role as Pennywise the Clown, the first season (or at least the initial five episodes shown to reviewers) doesn’t offer many outright scares. However, the prequel does succeed in enriching the town’s backstory and the mythology surrounding Pennywise.








