HBO Max‘s It prequel series has added four new cast members, including Dexter alum James Remar and Perry Mason actor Chris Chalk.
As reported by Variety, Remar and Chalk will be joined by Taylour Paige (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom) and Jovan Adepo (Watchmen) for the upcoming sequence, which is at the moment titled Welcome to Derry.
Character particulars aren’t but often called the sequence is preserving issues beneath wraps, however we do know that the present is ready on the planet of Stephen King‘s It universe and is based on his It novel. It is expected to expand the vision established by director Andy Muschietti in the feature films It and It Chapter Two.
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The series was ordered at HBO Max in February and is developed by Andy Muschietti, Barbara Muschietti, and Jason Fuchs, with the latter writing the first episode of the series, based on a story by him and the Muschiettis. Fuchs also serves as co-showrunner and executive producer alongside Brad Caleb Kane.
Also executive producing via their Double Dream production company are the Muschiettis, as well as Shelley Meals, Roy Lee, and Dan Lin. HBO Max and Warner Bros. Television will produce.
Remar is best known for his role as Harry Morgan, the father of Dexter Morgan in FX’s Dexter. More not too long ago, he performed Frank Gordon in Gotham from 2016 to 2019 and Peter Gambi in Black Lightning from 2018 to 2021.
Chalk is most acknowledged for his co-lead function as Paul Drake in HBO’s Perry Mason reboot. His earlier credit embody Gotham, Homeland, and The Newsroom. Most not too long ago, he starred as Marcus in Apple TV+’s thriller sequence Shining Girls.
Meanwhile, Paige is greatest identified for taking part in Ahsha Hayes within the VH1 sports activities drama sequence Hit The Floor and gained additional recognition for her elements within the movies Jean of the Joneses, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Boogie, and Zola.
Finally, Adepo’s TV roles embody Netflix’s When They See Us, the second season of Jack Ryan, Facebook’s Sorry for Your Loss, and HBO’s The Leftovers and Watchmen, the latter of which he was nominated for an Emmy. He additionally has earlier expertise on a King sequence, having starred within the miniseries The Stand.
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