HBO’s “IT: Welcome to Derry” saw Pennywise return to the screen last year, but Bill Skarsgård was initially reluctant to reprise the iconic role.

Speaking with Screen Rant, the star recalled that he was worried that “you don’t want to milk this one out with a TV show” that might not live up to “the success of the previous films.”

Once he was presented with the plan for the series, however, Skarsgård found himself won over.

“I feel that, in the end, we explored some parts...