❮ It: Welcome to Derry
Season 1
Season Premiere:
Oct 26, 2025
Metascore
Generally Favorable
61
User score
Universal Acclaim
8.1
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
47% Positive
14 Reviews
14 Reviews
50% Mixed
15 Reviews
15 Reviews
3% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Oct 22, 2025
90
The cast’s emotional depth and depictions of fright and panic really elevate “It: Welcome to Derry.” .... When it’s all said and done, “It: Welcome to Derry” is a worthy prequel series that not only details the emergence of Pennywise, but also turns a lens on society to showcase how truly horrifying we can be as human beings.
Oct 22, 2025
80
The first episode accomplishes its most important task of re-establishing Derry and Pennywise with style and some expertly-drawn out tension, though some of the more CG-heavy scares fall flat.
User score
Universal Acclaim
85% Positive
29 Ratings
29 Ratings
15% Mixed
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Dec 15, 2025
10
I've already seen the It spin-off series, and it was fantastic and even more amazing!
Feb 20, 2026
9
IT: Welcome to Derry largely works—and works well. The overall arc is engaging, expanding the IT mythos with layered backstories and smart connections to Stephen King’s wider universe without feeling forced. The story flows smoothly, hooks you from the start, and leaves you wanting more. Characters are strong, evoking classic Losers’ Club nostalgia, with solid performances and a genuinely creepy Pennywise. Cinematography is polished and confident, as expected from the director of the 2017 and 2019 films. The main misstep is the military subplot, which feels unnecessary and disconnected from Derry itself, along with some forced lore additions that dilute the core theme of friendship as IT’s true weakness. Still, these are mostly pet peeves. As a whole, the series is a high-quality production with a terrifying, effective first episode and a compelling hook for what’s to come.
Oct 24, 2025
70
"Easter eggs" ease us into the discomfort zone we’ve come to expect from adaptations of the horror King. It's not as clever a brand extension as FX's superb Alien: Earth, and if this isn't top-tier King—it’s not even the best It—it's far from the worst.
Oct 24, 2025
60
The kids — also including Marge (Matilda Lawler, the secret weapon of “Station Eleven” and “The Santa Clauses”), Lilly’s socially desperate friend — are the strongest element in the story and the show; their energy overwhelms the obviousness of the narrative, and whatever takes us away from them, into pace-slowing side plots, is time less well spent.
Oct 27, 2025
50
As is, we’ve got some effective scares, but acting, and especially writing, that can’t live up to the series’ pedigree.
Oct 23, 2025
40
The creators have opted to basically replicate the core plot of the movie/book and fill in the gaps with what feel like third-tier King devices and clichés.
Oct 23, 2025
34
Unfortunately, in a show packed with excessive, half-baked details, every element feels as though it's only been added as a way to distract from the fact that Muschietti doesn't really know how to confidently execute any of the ideas he's laid out.
Jan 11, 2026
9
I hadn't heard much about Welcome to Derry before I started watching it (and admitedly this is only cause the theme tune went viral). However, I definitely think it is is underdiscussed and underwatched compared to how good it is. It is kind of everything I wanted Stranger Things to be. It's not afarid to kill off characters, Bill Skarsgard is fantastic as Pennywise and the kids cast are so talented. The military are well-fleshed out in a way that Stranger Things wasn't and I was basically totally on-board with its plot. Very good and I like the anthology approach they appear to be taking to the seasons - it really is a strong creative choice. A horror series that I think deserves more buzz!
Dec 5, 2025
7
It's a solid show with some very creepy visuals and twists for Stephen Kings but I honestly expected more. Story is kinda all over the place but I guess thats expected since Movie #1 was just a solid creepy blockbuster and Movie #2 dropped the ball, don't get me started on The Flash.
Nov 5, 2025
6
É uma série OK, nao me surpreende, os personagens são até meio chatinhos,o palhaço nao aparece,tem bastante clichê, como as cenas na escola
