IT is an American supernatural horror media franchise consisting of a novel, two films, a miniseries, and an upcoming television series. The franchise centers around a shapeshifting creature who feeds on the fear of children until it goes into hibernation for 27 years, in a cycle.
Novel[]
| Novel | U.S. release date | Writer | Illustrator(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| IT | 1986 | Stephen King | Bob Giusti (illustration) Any Hill (lettering) Neil Stuart (jacket design) |
On the Flap[]
It began for the Losers on a day in June of 1958, the day school let out for the summer. That was the day Henry Bowers carved the first letter of his name on Ben Hanscom's belly and chased him into the Barrens, the day Henry and his Neanderthal friends beat up on Stutter-ing Bill Denbrough and Eddie Kaspbrak, the day Stuttering Bill had to save Eddie from his worst asthma attack ever by riding his bike to beat the devil. It ended in August, with seven desperate children in search of a creature of unspeakable evil in the drains beneath Derry. In search of It. And somehow it ended.
Or so they thought. Then.
On a spring night in 1985 Mike Hanlon, once one of those children, makes six calls. Stan Uris, accountant. Richie "Records" Tozier, L.A disc jockey. Ben Hanscom, renowned architect. Beverly Rogan, dress designer. Eddie Kaspbrak, owner of a successful New York limousine company. And Bill Denbrough, bestselling writ-er of horror novels, Bill Denbrough who now only stutters in his dreams.
These six men and one woman have forgotten their childhoods, have forgotten the time when they were Losers…but an unremembered promise draws them back, the present begins to rhyme dreadfully with the past, and when the Losers reunite, the wheels of fate lock together and roll them toward the ultimate terror.
In the biggest and most ambitious book of his career, Stephen King gives us not only his most towering epic of horror but a surprising re-illumination of the corridor where we pass from the bright mysteries of childhood to those of maturity.
STEPHEN KING lives in Bangor, Maine, with his wife, Tabitha, and their three children, He played in a rock band when he was in high school and, as the photograph on the back of the jacket shows, can still be persuaded to take the stage now and then, as long as it's not the Richie Tozier "All-Dead" Rock Show.
Films[]
| Film | U.S. release date | Director(s) | Screenwriter(s) | Producer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IT | 2017 | Andy Muschietti | Cary Fukunaga Chase Palmer Gary Dauberman |
Seth Grahame-Smith David Katzenberg Barbara Muschietti Roy Lee Dan Lin |
| IT Chapter 2 | 2019 | Andy Muschietti | Gary Dauberman | Barbara Muschietti Roy Lee Dan Lin |
Television Series’[]
Upcoming Prequel[]
Development[]
On March 21, 2022, Variety reported that the Muschiettis and Jason Fuchs are in development of and executive producing a prequel series for HBO Max titled Welcome to Derry that will take place in the 1960s before the events of It: Chapter One and will also include the origin story of Pennywise the Clown. Stephen King stated that he would not be involved in the development of the series, but was looking forward to seeing it. On June 17, 2022, the writers room was opened.
On November 09, 2022, Variety reported that Jason Fuchs and Brad Caleb Kane will serve as the co-showrunners for the series with Andy and Barbara Muschietti serving as the main show-runners.
On February 23, 2023, the series was given the greenlight and was reported that Andy Muschietti would direct multiple episodes, including the pilot, with Fuchs serving as writer.
On April 12, 2023, new plot details were revealed "Set in the 1960s, four kids in a town bordering an Air Force base with a mysterious "Special Projects" bunker search for a friend of theirs who disappeared mysteriously.".
In January 2025, Andy Muschietti revealed that three seasons are intended for the series, with the first season to be set in 1962, the second season in 1935, and the third season in 1908.
Casting[]
On April 5, 2023, it was announced Taylour Paige, Jovan Adepo, Chris Chalk, and James Remar were cast. On April 14, 2023, it was announced that Madeleine Stowe and Stephen Rider were cast.
On June 26, 2024, Alixandra Fuchs, Kimberly Guerrero, Dorian Grey, Thomas Mitchell, BJ Harrison, Peter Outerbridge, Shane Marriott, Chad Rook, Joshua Odjick, and Morningstar Angeline were cast in recurring capacities. On July 1, 2024, Rudy Mancuso joined the cast in a recurring role.
Bill Skarsgård’s involvement[]
On March 29, 2023, Bill Skarsgård stated he was not involved, saying “We'll see what they come up with and what they do with it. I'm, as of now, not currently involved in it. And if someone else gets to do it, my advice would just be: do it your own, make it your own, have fun with it, you know what I mean? What I thought was so pleasurable about that character was how incredibly abstract he was”.
On May 30, 2024, it was revealed that Skarsgård will reprise the role of Pennywise and executive produce the series.
Filming[]
Despite the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike, principal photography began in Toronto and Port Hope on May 7, 2023 under the working title "Greetings from Fairview". It was expected to continue through December 21, but in mid-July production was suspended due to the SAG-AFTRA strike. Principal photography resumed on January 22, 2024, and ended on August 2, 2024. School based scenes were shot at the Delta Secondary School. The first season of the series will consist of nine episodes, with Andy Muschietti directing the first four.
Marketing[]
The first teaser was released on December 6, 2023. The second teaser was released on August 4, 2024. A full length teaser trailer was released on May 20, 2025.
Release[]
Originally stated for Halloween of 2024, IT: Welcome to Derry is set to be released in fall of 2025 on HBO.
Miniseries[]
| Miniseries | U.S. release date | Director(s) | Screenwriter(s) | Producer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IT | 1990 | Tommy Lee Wallace | Lawrence D. Cohen Tommy Lee Wallace |
Mark Basino Allen S. Epstein Jim Green |
Cast & Characters[]
| Characters | IT (novel) | IT (miniseries) | IT (film) | IT Chapter 2 (film) | IT: Welcome to Derry(TV Series) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 1990 | 2017 | 2019 | 2025 | |
| Main Characters | |||||
| Pennywise | |||||
| Bill Denbrough | |||||
| Richie Tozier | |||||
| Ben Hanscom | |||||
| Beverly Marsh | |||||
| Mike Hanlon | |||||
| Eddie Kaspbrak | |||||
| Stanley Uris | |||||
| Henry Bowers | |||||
| Side Characters | |||||
| George Denbrough | |||||
| Minor Characters | |||||
Kill Count’s[]
IT (1986 novel)[]
- 340 Unnamed Settlers - Died of unknown causes, but were possibly killed by Pennywise.
- John Markson - Committed suicide by eating a white nightshade mushroom.
- Tinker McCutcheon - Hacked to death by Heroux.
- Floyd Calderwood - Hacked to death by Heroux.
- Lathrop "El Katook" Rounds - Hacked to death by Heroux.
- Eddie King - Hacked to death by Heroux.
- Seven Unnamed Men - Hacked to death by Heroux.
- Claude Heroux - Lynched by the Townspeople of Derry.
- 88 Unnamed Children - Killed when the Kitchener Ironworks exploded.
- 14 Unnamed Adults - Killed when the Kitchener Ironworks exploded.
- George Bradley - Shot to death by the Townspeople of Derry.
- Al Bradley - Shot to death by the Townspeople of Derry.
- Branson Buddinger - Committed suicide by hanging himself.
- Avery Hockstetter - Smothered by Patrick with a pillow.
- Frank Kaspbrak - Died of cancer.
- Mr. Hanscom - Died in the Korean War.
1957-1958[]
- Dorsey Corcoran - Beaten to death by Richard with a hammer.
- George "Georgie" Denbrough - Arm ripped off by Pennywise.
- Betty Ripsom - Eaten by Pennywise.
- Veronica Grogan - Eaten by Pennywise.
- Mr. Chips (Dog) - Killed by Henry.
- Cheryl Lamonica - Killed by Pennywise.
- Matthew Clements - Killed by Pennywise.
- Eddie Corcoran - Decapitated by Pennywise in the form of the Gill-man.
- Esther Sinclair - Killed by Pennywise.
- Jimmy Cullum - Killed by Pennywise.
- Patrick Hockstetter - Eaten by Pennywise.
- Butch Bowers - Stabbed in the neck by Henry with a switchblade whilst under the influence of Pennywise.
- Victor Criss - Decapitated by Pennywise in the form of Frankenstein's Monster.
- Belch Huggins - Face ripped off by Pennywise in the form of Frankenstein's Monster.
Between 1957-1958 & 1984-1985[]
- Zack Denbrough - Died of lung carcinoma.
- Sharon Denbrough - Died of an unknown cause.
- Arlene Hanscom - Died of an unknown cause.
- Wentworth Tozier - Died of an unknown cause.
- Maggie Tozier - Died of an unknown cause.
- Elfrida Marsh - Died of cancer.
- Alvin Marsh - Died of an unknown cause, but was possibly killed by Pennywise or died of a heart attack.
- Sonia Kaspbrak - Died of a heart attack.
- Donald Uris - Died of an unknown cause.
- Andrea James Uris - Died of an unknown cause.
- William Hanlon - Died of cancer.
- Jessica Hanlon - Died of an unknown cause.
- Tony Tracker - Died of an unknown cause.
- Barbara Starrett - Died of a stroke, caused by Pennywise.
- Gresham Arnold - Committed suicide by hanging himself.
- Albert Carson - Died of cancer.
- Greta Bowie - Killed in a car crash.
- Richard P. Macklin - Committed suicide in an unknown manner.
- Chief Andrew Rademacher - Killed in a violent storm.
- Calvin Clark - Electrocuted by a fallen electricity cable during a violent storm.
- Maturin (The Turtle) - Died of an unknown cause, but likely old age.
1984-1985[]
- Adrian Mellon - Killed by Pennywise after being beaten and thrown over a bridge by a gang of homophobic bullies, who were then arrested.
- Lisa Albrecht - Killed by Pennywise.
- Steven Johnson - Killed by Pennywise, but was later found in Memorial Park.
- Dennis Torio - Killed by Pennywise, but was later found in The Barrens.
- Laurie Ann Winterbarger - Killed by Pennywise.
- Dawn Roy - Decapitated by Pennywise, but was later found in McCarin Park.
- Adam Terrault - Mutilated by Pennywise.
- Frederick Cowan - Drowned and partially eaten by Pennywise.
- Jeffrey Hollie - Torn apart by Pennywise, but was later found near The Canal.
- John Fury - Legs ripped off by Pennywise, but was later found under the porch at the house on 29 Neibolt Street.
- Jerry Bellwood - Killed by Pennywise, but was later found near a cement retaining wall.
- Stanley "Stan" Uris - Committed suicide by slitting his wrists in the bathtub once he heard that Pennywise has returned, as he was haunted by his memories of him.
- John Koontz - Mauled by Pennywise in the form of a vicious dog to help his pawn, Henry, escape from the asylum.
- Henry Bowers - Stabbed by Eddie with a broken water bottle.
- Tom Rogan - Died after Pennywise showed him his true form.
- Edward "Eddie" Kaspbrak - Arm bitten off by Pennywise.
- Total - 512
IT (1990)[]
Episode 1[]
- Laurie Anne Winterberger - Killed in her backyard by IT in the form of Pennywise.
- Georgie Denbrough - His right arm is ripped off by IT in the form of Pennywise.
- Victor "Vic" Criss - Killed by IT in the form of the Deadlights.
- "Belch" Huggins - IT (in the form of the Deadlights), grabs Belch and pulls him into a pipe, bending his body and possibly eating him later.
- Stanley "Stan" Uris - Committed suicide by slitting his wrists in the bathtub once he heard that Pennywise has returned, as he was haunted by his memories of him.
Episode 2[]
- John Koontz - Killed by IT in the form of a Clown - Doberman Pinscher.
- Henry Bowers - Accidentally stabbed himself with a knife after being pulled off of Mike by Eddie and Ben.
- Girl - Killed by IT in the form of Pennywise. (News report)
- Edward "Eddie" Kaspbrak - During the final fight, Eddie uses his inhaler (which he imagines as battery acid) on IT. In response, IT kills him by picking him up, breaking his rib-cage and dropping from a huge height.
- Pennywise the Dancing Clown/It - Heart pulled out by Bill.
- Total - 10
IT (2017)[]
- Georgie Denbrough - Eaten by Pennywise dragging him into the sewers after it bit his arm off.
- Sheep - Shot in the head by Leroy.
- Betty Ripsom - Eaten by Pennywise off-screen, mentioned.
- Patrick Hockstetter - Mauled by Pennywise in the sewers.
- Eddie Corcoran - Eaten by Pennywise off-screen, arm seen.
- Oscar "Butch" Bowers - Stabbed in the neck by Henry with a switchblade, on Pennywise's orders.
- Belch Huggins - Throat slit off-screen by Henry with a switchblade.
- Victor "Vic" Criss - Throat slit off-screen by Henry with a switchblade.
- Total - 8
IT Chapter 2 (2019)[]
- Adrian Mellon - After getting beaten up and thrown off a bridge by homophobic bullies, he is saved from drowning by Pennywise, only for the clown to bite his heart out.
- Stanley "Stan" Uris - Committed suicide by slitting his wrists in his bathtub when he heard that Pennywise has returned, as he was haunted by his memories of it.
- Victoria "Vicky" Fuller - Eaten by Pennywise.
- Unnamed Juniper Hill Asylum Guard - Throat slit by Henry.
- Dean - Eaten by Pennywise pulling him into a mirror.
- Henry Bowers - Stabbed in the back of the head by Richie with an axe.
- Edward "Eddie" Kaspbrak - Impaled through the back by Pennywise with its arm while in form of a spider.
- Total - 7
IT: Welcome to Derry (2025-)[]
Season 1[]
- TBD
Reception[]
Critical and Public response[]
Box office’s performance[]
| Film | U.S. release date | Box office gross | Budget | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. and Canada | Other territories | Worldwide | |||
| IT | September 8, 2017 | $328,874,981 | $372,967,570 | $701,842,551 | $40 million |
| IT Chapter 2 | September 6, 2019 | $211,622,525 | $261,500,000 | $473,122,525 | $79 million |