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IT: Welcome to Derry co-creators Andy and Barbara Muschietti and co-showrunner Brad Caleb Kane explain why episode 7 changes key details from the Black Spot fire in the Stephen King novel. The fire is a pivotal chapter in Derry's history that the entire first season of the HBO series has been building towards.

At IT: Welcome to Derry 's CCXP panel, where ScreenRant 's Jordan Williams was in attendance, Andy Muschietti explained how Hank Grogan's role makes the leadup to the fire different, but the overarching motivations and the outcome are ultimately the same. Check out his comments below:

The event is pretty much the same as in the book. The even

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