It: Welcome to Derry trailer is full of Pennywise scares and Stephen King Easter eggs

If you thought you’d seen the last of It‘s creepy clown Pennywise (Bill Skarsgård), you were sorely mistaken. Sorry to burst your floating red balloon, but the iconic horror figure is back to haunt our screens in HBO’s upcoming horror series It: Welcome to Derry.

Developed by Andy Muschietti and Barbara Muschietti (It, It: Chapter Two) and inspired by the Mike Hanlon interludes in Stephen King’s novel, It: Welcome to Derry transports viewers to Derry, Maine, in 1962. The show’s trailer introduces newcomers to town, the young couple Leroy and Charlotte Hanlon (Jovan Adepo and Taylour Paige). It fans will recognize Leroy as Mike’s grandfather.

While the Hanlons are hoping for some normalcy after living on an Army base for eight years, they instead encounter ugly racism at the hands of their fellow Derry citizens, something the It: Welcome to Derry trailer hints at in chilling fashion.

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That isn’t the only horror they’ll face, though. The evil entity we know as Pennywise is about to make his return, guaranteeing town-wide terror and children’s disappearances.

It: Welcome to Derry‘s trailer hints at the horrors we can expect from Pennywise in the show, including some seriously bloody visions. But the trailer also features some major King Easter eggs, including a reference to the Shawshank State Prison. The series also stars Chris Chalk as Dick Hallorann, who appears in King’s It but is more well-known for his key roles in The Shining and Doctor Sleep.

What other King works will It: Welcome to Derry pull from, and more importantly, will I be able to sleep after watching Pennywise’s return?

It: Welcome to Derry also stars James Remar, Stephen Rider, Madeleine Stowe, and Rudy Mancuso.

It: Welcome to Derry premieres Oct. 26 at 9 p.m. ET on HBO and HBO Max.

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