Disclaimer: I have not read Stephen King’s IT, so this review focuses less on the homages that creator Andy Muschietti pays to King’s universe and more on whether it’s actually good TV. IT: WELCOME TO DERRY is a hit-and-miss prequel to the most recent IT films. The show excels at creating atmosphere, delivering bloody horror, and putting children in genuine peril. Unfortunately, it falters due to on-the-nose writing and one-dimensional characters who express only basic emotions, lacking real human depth.…
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