IT: Welcome to Derry Red-Band Trailer Released, NYCC Immersive Experience Unleashed

HBO Max released a new red-band trailer for IT: Welcome to Derry, delivering a bloodier, more intense look at the upcoming horror prequel series. The show debuts October 26 on HBO and Max.

The new trailer gives fans their most graphic and unsettling glimpse yet into the horrors of Derry, Maine—promising a twisted return to Stephen King’s terrifying universe. Watch below.

NYCC Horror Experience: “Face Your Fears”

IT: Welcome to Derry took over New York Comic Con this past weekend with a full-scale fan event. HBO invited fans to “Face Your Fears”, an immersive AI-driven horror experience that recreated a creepy 1960s child’s bedroom filled with nightmare-fueled surprises.

The interactive activation ran all weekend and culminated in a terrifying finale featuring Pennywise himself. Cast and creatives from the series also braved the installation on Saturday, October 11.

Cast and Creatives Panel at NYCC

Also on Saturday, the cast and creators hosted a packed Empire Stage panel at NYCC, where fans were shown never-before-seen footage and the uncensored red-band trailer.

We laughed. We screamed. We survived. #ITWelcomeToDerry took over #NYCC. pic.twitter.com/lMG6e4TP0T
— IT: Welcome to Derry 🎈🎈 (@ITMovieOfficial) October 14, 2025

Panelists included:

Andy Muschietti (Director, Executive Producer)
Barbara Muschietti (Executive Producer)
Jason Fuchs (Co-Showrunner, Executive Producer)
Brad Caleb Kane (Co-Showrunner, Executive Producer)
Jovan Adepo (Leroy Hanlon)
Taylour Paige (Charlotte Hanlon)
Chris Chalk (Dick Hallorann)
James Remar (General Shaw)
Stephen Rider (Hank)
Kimberly Guerrero (Rose)

About the Series

Set in the 1960s before the events of IT and IT Chapter Two, Welcome to Derry explores the origins of Pennywise and the town’s dark past. The series expands on the mythology created by Stephen King and developed by the Muschiettis.