Bill Skarsgård says Stephen King’s It spin-off TV series will "explore things we haven't explored in the movies" and “hopes fans are excited”
Dec. 1, 2024Exclusive: Bill Skarsgård talks Welcome to Derry
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Bill Skarsgård says that the upcoming Max series It: Welcome to Derry will explore some things about Pennywise that we haven’t learned yet from the film adaptations.
“It was strange to be back. [Producers] Andy and Barbara Muschietti were doing the show, and I adore them. Most of the crew was the same people that did the movies. So it was this weird thing of going back to this gang of people that you created this thing with," Skarsgård tellsSFX magazinein the new issue, which features Doctor Who’s Christmas special ‘Joy to the World’ on the cover and hits newsstands on December 3.
Welcome to Derry takes place in 1962, just 27 years before the events of the first It movie. Pennywise is much more than just a scary clown, and the series is set to explore his terrifying origins (which are spookily sci-fi in nature).
“I don’t know why, but Pennywise is very accessible for me,” Skarsgård adds. “So in terms of getting back into it, it was just like ‘Da da dah!’, and he explodes out. He’s so defined, he’s sort of dormant but very easily activated. We explored things that we haven’t explored in the movies – particularly one side of it, which I can’t go into. I hope the fans are excited.”
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Lauren Milici is a Senior Entertainment Writer for GamesRadar+ currently based in the Midwest. She previously reported on breaking news for The Independent’s Indy100 and created TV and film listicles for Ranker. Her work has been published in Fandom, Nerdist, Paste Magazine, Vulture, PopSugar, Fangoria, and more.
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