Bill Skarsgård ("IT", "Boy Kills World", "The Crow") has signed on to reprise the role of Pennywise from the hit movies "It" and "It: Chapter Two" for a new Max prequel series "Welcome to Derry" (working title). The cast also includes Taylour Paige, Jovan Adepo, Chris Chalk and James Remar.
The director of the original films, Andy Muschietti will also return to produce the series and direct four episodes. The show will have a total of nine episodes. Other producers include Barbara Muschietti, Jason Fuchs, Roy Lee and Dan Lin. Fuchs, who wrote the teleplay for the first episode, and Kane serve as co-showrunners.
The series originated from a story by Andy Muschietti, Barbara Muschietti, and Fuchs based on King's novel "It". Andy and Barbara Muschietti will executive produce through their Double Dream production company alongside Fuchs, Brad Caleb Kane, David Coatsworth, Skarsgård, Shelley Meals, Lee and Lin.
Skarsgård previously starred in another Stephen King adaptation, the Hulu series "Castle Rock". He can next be seen in "The Crow" remake, "Nosferatu", and "Locked".
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