‘IT: Welcome to Derry’ Creator Explains How Strikes “Complicated” Filming: “Suddenly Became Hellish”

As IT: Welcome to Derry hits the ground running on HBO, the show’s two-part debut week comes after the Hollywood strikes forced production to pause for eight months.

Co-creator Barbara Muschietti estimated that “90% of three episodes” had been filmed before production shut down amid the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes in 2023, creating several logistical issues for the show’s storyline.

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“We suddenly had to work in different seasons,” she explained to SFX Magazine. “This is a summer show, but suddenly it wasn’t a summer show any more. We had to create a different finale with a different climate.”

Additionally, Muschietti noted, “The kids were growing. Voices were changing. Schedules of actors suddenly became hellish. So it was a huge challenge for the studio as well.”

The strikes ended when the WGA reached an agreement with the AMPTP in September 2023, followed by SAG-AFTRA that November.

“Listen, I support the writers and the actors,” added Muschietti. “But for the people that were in the process of shooting, it was complicated.”

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Following the show’s debut earlier in the week, which amassed 5.7M U.S. viewers in the first three days, the second episode of IT: Welcome to Derry was made available early in celebration of Halloween. Subsequent episodes will continue to air Sundays at 9pm ET/PT on HBO and HBO Max, leading up to the Dec. 14 season finale.

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