The creators and stars of IT: Welcome to Derry were shocked that HBO allowed so many "disgusting" scenes to remain in the series. After working on the previous IT movies, Andy Muschietti, Barbara Muschietti, and Jason Fuchs reunited to create a prequel series about Derry and the demonic entity commonly known as Pennywise.

Early Welcome to Derry reviews have been largely positive, with a 78% critical debut score on Rotten Tomatoes, and critics praising the many surprising and inventive scares.

While speaking with Variety , Barbara Muschietti revealed that she was shocked HBO did not want some of these scenes to be cut. She kept expecting to receive a call with pushback, but instead, the studio was supportive throughout the entire process. Check out her comments below:

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