HBO’s prequel collection It: Welcome To Derry’s star has spoken out about becoming a member of the Stephen King adaptation and compares it to the “World Collection.”
In an interview with Parade, actor James Remar, who performs Basic Shaw within the horror collection, has said that becoming a member of the King challenge is “just like the Purple Sox lastly going to the World Collection. It truly is the peak of feat to be invited right into a Stephen King adaptation.” Remar can be recognized for his function within the Dexter franchise as Harry Morgan, who is often within the function of Dexter’s personal Jiminy Cricket.
The collection is predicated on the ebook written by Stephen King titled It and is a prequel to the movie adaptation. It’s set in 1962 and reveals a pair who transfer to Derry with their son. Nonetheless, a younger boy instantly disappears, and unhealthy issues slowly start to unravel upon their arrival.
A bunch of youngsters led by Lilly, after her stint within the native asylum, tries to seek out the lacking boy and tries to determine the place the horrible visions appear to be coming from. It’s a present of two elements, the place one is the kids grappling with their new nightmares and the adults coping with bigotry and nuclear threats.
The solid contains Invoice Skarsgård reprising his function as Pennywise the Clown, Madeleine Stowe, Taylour Paige, Joshua Odjick, and Mikkal Karim Fidler.
Welcome to Derry, which presently has a Rotten Tomatoes score of 77% and is about to launch its first episode on October 26 (tonight), with a complete of 9 episodes releasing. Welcome to Derry‘s early critics have said the collection is “darkly imaginative“, however it wouldn’t be a King adaptation with out additionally being “awkwardly foolish.”
Remar’s costar, Stephen Rider, revealed he auditioned for the King adaptation and was rejected, however “six years later, I received the job. And actually, I really feel like that is the character I used to be meant to play.” Paige additionally commented on King’s stamp within the horror style and said, “The title is simply synonymous with greatness. He has this fashion of processing the human psyche in a really entertaining, f***ed-up method that has saved us all entertained for generations.”
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October 26, 2025
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