‘It: Welcome to Derry’ — The Clown Returns, The Chills Reignite, and the Prequel Gamble Pays… Almost
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 29: If nostalgia had a town, it would probably look like Derry — quiet streets, polite smiles, and something deeply unsettling humming beneath the surface. HBO’s latest horror series, It: Welcome to Derry, now streaming on JioCinema and Max, takes us back to Stephen King’s most infamous zip code — but long before the Losers Club ever faced off with Pennywise the Dancing Clown.
Directed and produced by Andy Muschietti (the mind behind the 2017 and 2019 It films), the prequel arrives with daunting expectations and a balloon full of hype. It’s visually arresting, narratively ambitious, and at times, emotionally hollow — a technically accomplished yet uneven return to a world where fear isn’t just supernatural, it’s social.
The Return to Derry — A Town Tha...
