Draft:IT (franchise)

IT
IT
Created by	Stephen King
Original work	IT (1986)
Owner	Warner Bros.
Years	1986–present
Print publications
Book(s)	World of IT: The Official Behind-The-Scenes Companion to It and It Chapter Two (2019); IT: The Official Coloring Book (2024); IT: Welcome to Derry: The Official Coloring Book (2027) (forthcoming);
Novel(s)	IT (1986); The Tommyknockers (1987); Dreamcatcher (2001); 11/22/63 (2011); NOS4A2 (2013); Gwendy's Final Task (2022);
Films and television
Film(s)	IT (2017); The Dark Tower (2017); IT Chapter Two (2019);
Television series	IT (1990); Woh (1998); IT: Welcome to Derry (2025–present);
Television film(s)	Pennywise: The Story of It (2021)
Games
Traditional	IT: Evil Below (2019); CLUE: IT Edition(2019); MONOPOLY: IT Edition (2019);
Video game(s)	IT - FLOAT - A Cinematic VR Experience (2017); IT - Escape from Pennywise VR (2017);
Audio
Soundtrack(s)	Stephen King's It (Original Television Soundtrack); It: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack; It Chapter Two (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack); IT - Welcome to Derry, Vol. 1 (Soundtrack from the HBO® Original Series); IT - Welcome to Derry, Vol. 2 (Soundtrack from the HBO® Original Series); IT - Welcome to Derry, Vol. 3 (Soundtrack from the HBO® Original Series); IT - Welcome to Derry, Vol. 4 (Soundtrack from the HBO® Original Series);
Miscellaneous
Toy(s)	NECA; Funko;

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Submission declined on 7 May 2026 by Athanelar (talk).

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Submission declined on 5 May 2026 by EatingCarBatteries (talk).

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Submission declined on 4 May 2026 by Gommeh (talk).

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Declined by Gommeh 44 days ago.

Comment: I concur with three rulings passed in May. The draft continues to be sourced in a very poor way. WP:VALNET (for Screen Rant) states that said website is marginally reliable on situational occasions. Regardless of being in that part reliable, the draft of such an important topic within the scope of the It-related movies cannot be substantially accurate nor appropriate linking it 80% to Screen Rant. That said, the rest of sources are platforms like Amazon or Audiobooks, etc. This is the fourth decline; I'd recommend an instant reject unless these issues are addressed. CoryGlee 19:50, 15 June 2026 (UTC)

Comment: Please fill out the bare references with appropriate citation templates. See Help:Referencing for beginners. Athanelar (talk) 21:04, 7 May 2026 (UTC)

Comment: This is sourced entirely to unreliable sources. DannyCutterAnderson, I do genuinely think the franchise may potentially be notable though as there have been some sources discussing it as a whole, e.g. , , , . I would suggest doing some more research on this and perhaps checking out the sources on existing articles for things that discuss the franchise as a franchise: It (novel), It (miniseries), It (2017 film), It Chapter Two, and It - Welcome to Derry are all good places to start looking. Gommeh ^{(talk! sign!)} 16:53, 4 May 2026 (UTC)

IT (stylised in all caps) known as is a American horror novel and media franchise created by Stephen King. It consists of 1 novel, 1 miniseries, 2 films, 2 TV shows and 1 documentary, it's a story about a cosmic shapeshifting extraterrestrial entity known as Deadlights who uses it’s favourite form Pennywise to physically feasts on fear and children while the Deadlights consume their souls. The franchise has expanded into media including a film series with a prequel show, a miniseries, a documentry, audiobooks.^[23], and merchandise^[24] Pennywise has also made a cameo appearance in two novels including 11/22/63 and The Tommyknockers and also being referenced and mentioned in others.^[25] There was also a reference to Pennywise in the 2017 adaptation^[26] of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower book series.

Films

Film	US release date	Director	Screenwriter(s)	Producer(s)
IT	August 9, 2017 (2017-08-09)	Andy Muschietti	Chase Palmer, Cary Fukunaga, Gary Dauberman	Roy Lee, Dan Lin, Seth Grahame-Smith, David Katzenberg, Barbara Muschietti
It Chapter Two	June 9, 2019 (2019-06-09)	Andy Muschietti	Gary Dauberman	Barbara Muschietti, Dan Lin, Roy Lee

Television

Series	Seasons / Series	Episodes	Originally released (UK)	Network
Live-action series
It	1	2	18–20 November 1990 (1990-11-18 – 1990-11-20)	American Broadcasting Company
Woh	1	52	4 January – 27 December 1998 (1998-01-04 – 1998-12-27)	Zee TV
It - Welcome to Derry	1	8	26 October 2025 (2025-10-26)	HBO

Documentry

Film	US release date	Director	Screenwriter(s)	Producer(s)
Pennywise: The Story of It	July 8, 2022 (2022-07-08)^[27]	John Campopiano, Christopher Griffiths	John Campopiano, Gary Smart	John Campopiano,Gary Smart, Adam Evans, Micheal Perez, Hank Starrs

References

↑ "The World of IT".
↑ "IT: The Official Coloring Book".
↑ IT: Welcome to Derry: The Official Coloring Book. ISBN 979-8-3374-0453-0.
↑ "Every Pennywise Reference in Stephen King's Books & What It Means". Screen Rant. 30 March 2025.
↑ "Every Pennywise Reference in Stephen King's Books & What It Means". Screen Rant. 30 March 2025.
↑ "Stephen King: How IT's Pennywise Makes a Creepy Cameo in 11/22/63". Screen Rant. 15 May 2020.
↑ "NOS4A2 Theory: Stephen King's Book Universe Connects to the Inscapes". Screen Rant. 12 July 2020.
↑ "Every Pennywise Reference in Stephen King's Books & What It Means". Screen Rant. 30 March 2025.
↑ "The Dark Tower's IT Reference Explained". Screen Rant. 15 August 2017.
↑ "Amazon.co.uk". Amazon UK.
↑ "IT: Evil Below".
↑ "Clue: It".
↑ "Stephen King's IT Monopoly Board Game".
↑ "It Movie's VR Experience Will Make You Float with Terror".
↑ https://www.warnerbros.com/games-and-apps/it-escape-pennywise-vr
↑ https://www.amazon.co.uk/music/player/albums/B07PKXJ3HL
↑ https://music.amazon.co.uk/albums/B0FXDT315P
↑ https://music.amazon.co.uk/albums/B0FYKPJPKZ
↑ https://https://filmmusicreporter.com/2025/12/01/it-welcome-to-derry-vol-3-soundtrack-album-released/
↑ https://https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0G32MJSLY
↑ "IT: Welcome to Derry".
↑ "Buy Pop! Pennywise with Balloon (Shelf Sitter) at Funko".
↑ https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/It-Audiobook/B01H0JQSGS?source_code=OGC30DFT1Bk115060321903Z
↑ https://www.amazon.co.uk/merchandise/s?k=it+merchandise
↑ "Every Pennywise Reference in Stephen King's Books & What It Means". Screen Rant. 30 March 2025.
↑ "The Dark Tower's IT Reference Explained". Screen Rant. 15 August 2017.
↑ "Amazon.co.uk". Amazon UK.

[1] "The World of IT".

[2] "IT: The Official Coloring Book".

[3] IT: Welcome to Derry: The Official Coloring Book. ISBN 979-8-3374-0453-0.

[4] "Every Pennywise Reference in Stephen King's Books & What It Means". Screen Rant. 30 March 2025.

[5] "Every Pennywise Reference in Stephen King's Books & What It Means". Screen Rant. 30 March 2025.

[6] "Stephen King: How IT's Pennywise Makes a Creepy Cameo in 11/22/63". Screen Rant. 15 May 2020.

[7] "NOS4A2 Theory: Stephen King's Book Universe Connects to the Inscapes". Screen Rant. 12 July 2020.

[8] "Every Pennywise Reference in Stephen King's Books & What It Means". Screen Rant. 30 March 2025.

[9] "The Dark Tower's IT Reference Explained". Screen Rant. 15 August 2017.

[10] "Amazon.co.uk". Amazon UK.

[11] "IT: Evil Below".

[12] "Clue: It".

[13] "Stephen King's IT Monopoly Board Game".

[14] "It Movie's VR Experience Will Make You Float with Terror".

[15] ttps://www.warnerbros.com/games-and-apps/it-escape-pennywise-vr

[16] ttps://www.amazon.co.uk/music/player/albums/B07PKXJ3HL

[17] ttps://music.amazon.co.uk/albums/B0FXDT315P

[18] ttps://music.amazon.co.uk/albums/B0FYKPJPKZ

[19] ttps://https://filmmusicreporter.com/2025/12/01/it-welcome-to-derry-vol-3-soundtrack-album-released/

[20] ttps://https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0G32MJSLY

[21] "IT: Welcome to Derry".

[22] "Buy Pop! Pennywise with Balloon (Shelf Sitter) at Funko".

[23] ttps://www.audible.co.uk/pd/It-Audiobook/B01H0JQSGS?source_code=OGC30DFT1Bk115060321903Z

[24] ttps://www.amazon.co.uk/merchandise/s?k=it+merchandise

[25] "Every Pennywise Reference in Stephen King's Books & What It Means". Screen Rant. 30 March 2025.

[26] "The Dark Tower's IT Reference Explained". Screen Rant. 15 August 2017.

[27] "Amazon.co.uk". Amazon UK.

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