Welcome to Derry has flashes of good ideas buried within the franchise machinery, but without the novel’s sturdy spine, it never stands upright. Photo: Brooke Palmer/HBO Intent on building upon what is arguably Stephen King’s definitive novel, It: Welcome to Derry arrives with expansionary ambition. Positioned as a prequel to Andy Muschietti’s recent film duology, the series fits neatly into HBO’s modern mandate under Warner Bros. Discovery to play the franchise game. This context doesn’t

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