HBO Max’s IT: Welcome to Derry brings the terrifying world of Stephen King’s classic to television. Argentina-born duo Andy and Barbara Muschietti, the producer-director team behind the hit films and now the series, shared with Deadline about how they’re bringing horror to life on the small screen.
With season one set to debut in less than two weeks, the duo is already looking for more and have plans for future seasons of the show.
“We never did TV before, but there’s a bunch of TV shows that mean a lot to me and I appreciate the format, having a bigger canvas to tell a story, and the impact that has on audiences,” says Andy. “Our love for the book, and the vacuum created by all these mysteries and question marks in it, mean you end up, as a reader, not understanding everything, including the mystery of IT. What is IT? What does IT want?”
“It was very exciting to explore what the ’60s were in America, and what fear was and what kids were afraid of,” Andy says. “It was the Cold War and kids in school were performing drills in case of a nuclear explosion. You can’t imagine the state of paranoia. People were asking, ‘Is there going to be a nuclear explosion tomorrow? What are we going to do? Will there be people with birth defects?’ It was very exciting to think of those ripples.”
To whet your appetite, the official red band trailer, which can be seen below, was released today as well.
The nine-episode series will debut Oct. 26th on HBO Max. Keep it locked to Horror News Network for more on It: Welcome to Derry.
