HBO Max kicked off New York Comic Con 2025 by daring fans to enter the chilling world of IT: Welcome to Derry with “Face Your Fears,” an immersive horror fan experience. The experience, open for the remainder of New York Comic Con, is set in a nostalgically familiar yet deeply unsettling 1960s child’s bedroom, bringing childhood fears to life. Beginning on Thursday, the activation delivered personalized experiences to fans utilizing various interactive elements. For those who could withstand the terror, the journey culminated in a frightening finale featuring the looming threat of Pennywise.
On Saturday, October 11, IT: Welcome to Derry cast and creatives treated a packed room full of fans to an exclusive look at never-before-seen footage and a special red band, uncensored version trailer from the series. Panelists included Andy Muschietti (Director, EP), Barbara Muschietti (EP), Jason Fuchs (Co-Showrunner, EP), Brad Caleb Kane (Co-Showrunner, EP), Jovan Adepo (Leroy Hanlon), Taylour Paige (Charlotte Hanlon), Chris Chalk (Dick Hallorann), James Remar (General Shaw), Stephen Rider (Hank) and Kimberly Guerrero (Rose).
Set in the world of Stephen King’s “IT” universe, IT: Welcome to Derry is based on King’s “IT” novel and expands the vision established by filmmaker Andy Muschietti in the feature films “IT” and “IT Chapter Two.” Produced by HBO and Warner Bros. Television, developed for television by Andy Muschietti, Barbara Muschietti, and Jason Fuchs, IT: Welcome to Derry is based on the novel “It” by Stephen King. Andy Muschietti will direct multiple episodes of the original series. Andy Muschietti and Barbara Muschietti (through their Double Dream production company), Jason Fuchs, Brad Caleb Kane, David Coatsworth, Bill Skarsgård, Shelley Meals, Roy Lee, and Dan Lin are executive producers. Fuchs, who wrote the teleplay for the first episode, and Kane serve as co-showrunners on the project.
IT: Welcome to Derry premieres October 26 on HBO and HBO Max.