The grand finale of It: Welcome to Derry ‘s first season is finally here. After the horrific Black Spot massacre, it seemed like Pennywise’s ( Bill Skarsgård) bloodlust was finally sated for his 1962 cycle, and the monster was ready to hibernate… until General Shaw ( James Remar) removed one of the pillars caging It into the town to free the beast.

After playing him in It and It: Chapter Two, the actor admitted he was hesitant to slip on Pennywise's dancing shoes again, but said “things changed” when he heard about what producers Andy and Barbara Muschietti had in mind for the prequel series.

This narrative pivot strongly suggests that the upcoming second season of IT: Welcome to Derry, set in 1935, and the third season, set in 1908, will feature the creature attempting to prune the timeline to secure its own survival.

Bill Skarsgård's bloodied Pennywise with a meat cleaver in IT: Welcome to Derry Image via HBO Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for the IT: Welcome to Derry finale. After six weeks of shocks,

A line in The Shawshank Redemption set up Pennywise’s origin story three decades before It: Welcome to Derry revealed the truth.

The Evil of Pennywise expansion establishes three to six players as a team of in-the-know Pennywise veterans who grew up in King’s beloved horror setting of Derry, Maine. As children, the player characters were hunted by It,

Welcome to Derry' Season 1 has been criticized for not including much Pennywise the Dancing Clown, but that's a good thing.

This behind-the-scenes Welcome to Derry video shows Pennywise rocking a hoodie while terrorizing poor Will Hanlon on the phone. The post Pennywise Rocks a Hoodie in WELCOME TO DERRY Behind-the-Scenes Clip appeared first on Nerdist.