Andy Muschietti shares his ideal timeline for Season 3: Welcome to Derry

Him: Welcome to Derry He is already one of The most anticipated horror projects of 2025and now we can’t wait to see him learn what director Andy Muschietti has envisioned for his future. He said in a recent interview that if the HBO series is successful, he hopes it will end up running three seasons in total, with different decades behind the events.

It makes sense, given that Pennywise (who will be played by… Nosferatubill Skarsgård, Replay the villain role From Moschetti He – she and It is the second chapter) makes its terrifying presence felt in Derry, Maine every 27 years. He speaks Spanish Radio TuAnd report it Bloody disgusting on the XMuschietti laid out his perfect story arc for three seasons. The first season, which will premiere soon, is set in 1962. Hence, the proposed second season would be set in 1935, followed by a third season in 1908.

As fans of Muschietti’s films will remember, it was 2017 He – she It was released in 1988 and 1989, allowing for all the New Kids on the Block references. It is the second chapter It then moves forward you know how many years, catching up with the characters who are now adults in 2016. Stephen King’s original novel, released in 1986, is set in the 1957-1958 and 1984-1985 time frames; Flashbacks will help inform Welcome to DerryMuschietti’s story, but obviously some details will be changed to better fit Muschietti’s version of the universe.

This tidbit from Muschietti goes into more detail than we previously got Him: Welcome to DerryHBO’s future plans (again, HBO has only guaranteed one season so far). The main detail that has been officially announced — besides Skarsgård’s place in the cast — is that the show is “set in the Stephen King universe.” He – she universe;” it is based on the novel but will also “expand the vision” of Muschietti’s films.

The rest of the cast includes Taylor Paige, Jovan Adepo, Chris Chalk, James Remar, Steven Ryder, Madeline Stowe, and Rudy Mancuso; Muschietti is among the show’s executive producers along with Jason Fuchs (who wrote the first episode), Brad Caleb King (who co-showrunner with Fuchs) and others. No word yet on when exactly Him: Welcome to Derry It will premiere on HBO, but it will be sometime in 2025.

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