The Muschietti Siblings Were Always Destined to Steer Stephen King’s Anti-Fascist ‘It’ Follow-Up
The Muschietti siblings, Andy and Barbara, are the creative forces behind the HBO series 'It: Welcome to Derry,' which expands on Stephen King's horror universe. They reflect on their childhood experiences with horror films and how these shaped their careers. The show features a new generation facing the return of Pennywise, with the first season set in 1962, exploring themes of fear and storytelling.
- ▪Andy and Barbara Muschietti are co-creators of 'It: Welcome to Derry.'
- ▪The series follows a new generation in Derry as Pennywise resurfaces.
- ▪The Muschietti siblings were influenced by their childhood experiences with horror cinema.
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| Publication time | Tue, 19 May 2026 20:30:00 +0000 |
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Welcome to It’s a Hit! In this series, IndieWire speaks to creators and showrunners behind a few of our favorite television programs about the moment they realized their show was breaking big. [Editor’s note: The following interview contains spoilers for “It: Welcome to Derry.”] Children who have never seen “It” still love Pennywise. It’s one of the weirder cultural phenomenons surrounding Stephen King’s legacy in horror today. Long before these teeny-tiny cinephiles are old enough to read about literature’s most notorious killer clown — let alone watch Bill Skarsgård terrorize an entire damn town across time and space on screen — they draw Pennywise. They dress like Pennywise. They have themed birthday parties and even sleepovers honoring… Pennywise.
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