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It: Welcome to Derry – The Complete First Season 4K review
Apr 29, 2026 – permalink
It: Welcome to Derry is a horror TV series inspired by the Stephen King novel It and acts as a prequel to the movies It and It: Chapter II. The HBO series is set in 1962, as the Hanlon family moves to Derry just as a young boy disappears, It delves into the origin story of Pennywise and the life of the people affected by the disappearances as a group of kids start investigating what’s happening. The series stars Taylour Paige, Jovan Adepo, Chris Chalk, James Remar, Stephen Rider, Clara Stack, Amanda Christine, and Mikkal Karim-Fidler. Bill Skarsgård reprises his role as Pennywise. Thanks to Warner Brothers, I was able to take a look at the release of It: Welcome to Derry – The Complete First Season 4K. The WB likes disclaimers, so here goes: Though Warner Brothers provided me with a copy of this release to review, the thoughts and opinions below are mine.
The 2160p HEVC / H.265 encoded native 4K digital transfer with Dolby Vision and HDR10 is presented in a 1.78:1 aspect ratio. The sharpness and detail are top-notch, whether we’re examining facial features, Pennywise’s makeup, the period costumes, or the sets and natural environments. The colour palette is wide, from muted tones, bright yellows and cool blues, while the black levels are deep with no loss of detail in darker scenes. It’s just a really nice presentation.
On the audio side of things, you have the choice of an English Dolby Atmos soundtrack that folds back to Dolby TrueHD 7.1 as well as French, German, Italian, and Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1. Subtitles are available for English SDH, French, German SDH, Italian SDH, Spanish, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian, and Swedish. The soundtrack in It: Welcome to Derry is immersive, which when you’re dealing with a horror movie, really ramps up the scares and jumps. The ambient sounds put you into the scenes, there’s enough low end to add “oomph” when “oomph” is needed, and the dialogue is clear and prioritized in the mix.
The It: Welcome to Derry – The Complete First Season 4K does not come with a digital code. There is a one page episode guide. The eight episodes are spread over three 4K discs. The discs do have some extras, including “Inside Derry” pieces for each episode, on overview featurette, a piece on becoming Pennywise, and a look at the human horror in Derry. A SteelBook case version is available for those who like collecting those.
The It: Welcome to Derry – The Complete First Season 4K does a good job expanding on the origins of Pennywise. The release combines a really good cast (both stars and expanded supporting roles) with excellent audio and video presentations. Recommended.