It's sort of impressive that Jason Fuchs, Andy, and Barbara Muschietti managed to successfully pitch a high-profile HBO series that delves into the minutiae of the Stephen King universe. But that's exactly what they've done with "It: Welcome to Derry," which promises to be crucial viewing for King fans . As the series goes on, we'll learn more about the history of the titular town as well as the evil entity that animates Bill Skarsgård's Pennywise. To accomplish that, the show will answer three major questions left hanging at the end of King's 1986 novel.

2017's "It" and 2019's "It: Chapter Two," which were both directed by Andy Muschietti, successfully adapted the original book, but the new series is using that book merely as inspiration. Specifically, "Welcome to Derry" takes various

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