Bill Skarsgård is reprising his role as Pennywise in the prequel series Welcome to Derry from Max, according to Deadline. He will also serve as an executive producer.

“The series will begin in the 1960s in the time leading up to the events of It: Part One, the 2017 film based on the Stephen King horror novel. The story is also said to include the origin story of Pennywise the Clown.”

Skarsgård joins Taylour Paige (Zola), Jovan Adepo (“Watchmen”), Chris Chalk (“Perry Mason”), James Remar (Oppenheimer), Madeleine Stowe (Revenge) and Stephen Rider (Daredevil).

Jason Fuchs (Wonder Woman, Ice Age: Continental Drift) and Brad Caleb Kane (“Moonhaven,” “Black Sails,” “Fringe”) will serve as co-showrunners. Andy Muschietti and Barbara Muschietti and Jason Fuchs are on board the prequel project from Warner Bros. Television, with Muschietti set to direct four episodes of the nine-episode series.

Welcome to Derry will premiere sometime in 2025.