Note: This article contains spoilers for It: Welcome to Derry.
HBO‘s It: Welcome to Derry series has begun streaming on the platform, and we’ve received major plot leaks for the upcoming episodes.
The U.S. government has known about Pennywise since the 1950s. His arrival was recorded as a supposed meteorite impact, but in reality, it was the descent of a cosmic entity.
Pennywise was intended to be used as a biological weapon. The military developed “Project Mirage,” an attempt to harness his power of fear as a weapon against the Soviets and Cubans during the Cold War.
The 13 pillars are fragments of the meteorite in which It arrived on Earth. They contain energy capable of weakening or containing the monster and serve as the central focus of the series.
A native tribe has protected the pillars for centuries, knowing that if they are desecrated, the entity will awaken and the cycle of destruction will begin again.
Dick Hallorann (from The Shining) works for the government, using his “shining” gift to track Pennywise’s cosmic energy. His role connects the larger Kingverse.
Leroy, the protagonist, suffers a brain injury that leaves him unable to feel fear. The military uses him as a key subject to approach Pennywise without succumbing to his influence.
The Ritual of Chüd will appear in a reinterpreted form. In the series, the government studies it as an experiment to contact It, with disastrous consequences.
Pennywise will spend more time in his human form, interacting with scientists and military officers, showing a manipulative and almost hypnotic side.
Derry becomes a reflection of fear. Its influence blends with Cold War paranoia, creating an atmosphere of psychological terror and corruption.
The ending ties directly into the story of It (2017). The series concludes with Pennywise’s awakening beneath the sewers and the yellow balloon floating for the first time.
The show was developed by Andy Muschietti, Barbara Muschietti, and Jason Fuchs, all of whom were involved in the It films. It is based on Stephen King‘s 1986 novel It and serves as a prequel to the films It (2017) and It Chapter Two (2019).
The cast of It: Welcome to Derry includes Taylour Paige as Charlotte Hanlon, Jovan Adepo as Leroy Hanlon, James Remar as General Shaw, Stephen Rider as Hank Grogan, Matilda Lawler as Marge, Amanda Christine as Ronnie Grogan, Clara Stack as Lilly Bainbridge, Blake Cameron James as Will Hanlon, Arian S. Cartaya as Rich, Miles Ekhardt as Matty Clements, Mikkal Karim-Fidler as Teddy Uris, Jack Molloy Legault as Phil Malkin, Matilda Legault as Susie Malkin, Chris Chalk as Dick Hallorann, Madeleine Stowe, and Bill Skarsgård as Pennywise.
Recurring cast members include Rudy Mancuso as Captain Pauly Russo, Dean Yool, Alixandra Fuchs, Kimberly Norris Guerrero as Rose, Tyner Rushing, Dorian Grey, Thomas Mitchell, BJ Harrison, Peter Outerbridge, Shane Marriott, Chad Rook, Joshua Odjick, and Morningstar Angeline.
Welcome to Derry is now available on HBO.
Source: Majestic
