Greetings and salutations, fellow Losers! My Kingcast cohort, Anthony Breznican, and myself have wrapped up our episode-by-episode watchalong podcast for IT: Welcome to Derry, but that doesn’t mean you’ve heard the last of us.
In fact, we have a super special bonus episode that just dropped where Brez and I get to lob some questions at Stephen Rider, one of the actors from the show. Rider played Hank Grogan, father of Ronnie and the single dad projectionist that becomes hunted by the law as a scapegoat for the missing children It munched on in the first episode.
When the opportunity to chat with Mr. Rider came down the pike, we happily jumped at the chance to dig a little deeper into the making of IT: Welcome to Derry and Mr. Rider did not disappoint in that regard. We get a peek behind the curtain at his process as well as how much King’s original novel influenced his entry into this world.
We also talk about the show’s massive reception, how damn good the kids on the show are at social media, and what kind of headspace Hank Grogan was in during the big finale as Pennywise is fully unleashed.
This leads to one of the more interesting things about this chat: the reveal that Hank Grogan had an off-screen encounter with IT that we never got to see for reasons Rider discusses in the interview.
So without any further ado, I’d say it’s time for you to just watch (or listen) to our chat. Plant that smile on your face and fix the ribbon in your hair and queue it up.
You can check out this cherry-on-top special bonus episode where we interview Stephen Rider either by watching us on YouTube below…
… Or by listening via your favorite podcatcher of choice or with the below embed.
One final shoutout to Watching IT’s sponsor Blackmagic Design, the creators of the equipment and post-production tools actually used to make some of your favorite recent genre offerings, like Final Destination Bloodlines, Longlegs, and even Andy Muschietti’s IT films.
Thanks for sponsoring the show and thanks to you all for following along! Catch ya’ later, Losers!
