“IT: Welcome to Derry” is the newest installment in the Stephen King’s “IT” series and a prequel set in the 1960s. The show is directed by Andy Muschietti, who had previously directed both “IT” movies. The main character and star of the show is Bill Skarsgård, who retained the role of Pennywise from the movies. 

The show’s acting is truly incredible, as the great Bill Skarsgård reprises his role as Pennywise and truly makes you both disturbed and scared. From his voice down to the way he walks is so incredibly intimidating that it can sometimes be hard to watch. The other actors and actresses are good, but they simply can’t compete with the main man, Mr. Skarsgård.

The story is fine, and it does a lot for the plot as it gives an origin on the reason why this cosmic entity chose a clown to scare children. Unfortunately, the show can fall a little short because the iconic clown doesn’t appear until around the fourth or fifth episode and can get boring with all the kids investigating, making the show feel time consuming and tedious and it can have this drawn out sort of feel. 

The show had a budget of around $100 million in total, and they definitely spent much of it on the depictions of gore. The show is a gorefest so if you shy from gross content, please stay away; it’s not for the faint of heart.

The show is good and it holds a rating of around 70 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. This is a fitting score because while the show can get boring and the gore can be problematic for some, the show itself is a great horror adaptation and is impressive, thanks to the acting, the effects, and all the way down to the lighting.