Brace yourself, Stephen King fans, because the story of Pennywise the Dancing Clown is expanding like a bright red balloon.

With IT: Welcome to Derry, Andy Muschietti and Barbara Muschietti (the sibling filmmaking team behind IT and IT: Chapter Two ) return to the deeply doomed Maine town where the Losers Club battled for their lives twice in 27 years. However, Bill, Beverly, Eddie, Mike, Richie, Stan, and Ben aren't in this new series. Set in 1962, this is a prequel playing out 27 years before they ever tangled with Pennywise. But you better believe the clown is back — just not quite as you might expect.

Pennywise is all over the advertising for IT: Welcome to Derry . It is known that Bill Skarsgård is reprising the role from the films and serving as an executive producer

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