The main cast announced for the first season is:

• Bill Skarsgård (Nosferatu, Barbarian) as Pennywise the Clown

• Jovan Adepo (The Stand, 3 Body Problem)

• Chris Chalk (Perry Mason, Shining Girls)

• Taylour Paige (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, The Baxters)

• James Remar (Dexter, Black Lightning)

• Stephen Rider (Daredevil, Instinct)

• Joshua Odjick (The Swarm, Three Pines)

• Miles Ekhardt (Turtles All the Way Down)

• Grant Nickalls (The Firm, The Incredible Hulk)

• Madeleine Stowe (Revenge, Soundtrack)

Currently, Welcome to Derry is slated for one season.

The season will have nine episodes in total.

Welcome to Derry is not yet rated, but considering it lives in the world of IT, it is presumed the series will not be suitable for children or young audiences.

More information will be available when the series is released.

Welcome to Derry is yet to be given a release date by HBO, but will be available on Sky and NOW in the UK when it’s released.

Check back in here for more details as we get them.

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If you’re already a Sky subscriber, you will get complete continuity of the service at no extra cost via the Max app. The new deal means Sky and NOW customers benefit from more content through bundled access to the streaming service that will exclusively feature new HBO Original and Max Original shows and more.

And in the case of Welcome to Derry and a range of other series, as part of Sky’s new deal with HBO, customers will continue to find shows such as House of the Dragon, The White Lotus, The Last of Us, and any new series aired before the end of 2025, on Sky Atlantic and through Sky’s On Demand service.

Cecile Frot-Coutaz, CEO of Sky Studios and chief content officer of Sky, said: “What’s really good about the deal that we struck is that if you’re a Sky subscriber, at no additional cost, you will have access to the Max app within your Sky platform. So if you’re already a Sky subscriber, you have complete continuity of service. Actually, you probably have more because Max will have more content than what we have today with the HBO shows and the Warner Bros. films.

“It’s going to be completely seamless for those customers, so you’ll have a really rich experience, and that’s at no additional cost.

“Any show that we’ve had historically on our channels you’ll continue to get on the channels, including future seasons of The Last of Us and The White Lotus.”

In addition, NOW UK and Ireland Entertainment members will also receive bundled access to the ad-supported version of Max, seamlessly integrated into the NOW experience alongside other premium content. They will also continue to get the existing series which were available on Sky as part of their subscription.