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Andy and Barbara Muschietti, the creators of the new HBO series 'Welcome to Derry,' discuss their collaboration with Stephen King. Andy reveals King was initially 'mystified' by their plan to tell the story backwards over three seasons, but ultimately became very supportive and excited about their vision.
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00:00I think he was very pleased about like our general intention. Of course, he always spoke
00:06out when there was something that didn't quite like match to his expectations. But in general,
00:12he was very, very pleased and excited about us completing, you know, completing the puzzle
00:20and creating stories that validate all the things that happen, but also building towards something
00:28that is more substantial at the end. I think he was mystified by the idea that we're also telling
00:35the story backwards. There's a very specific reason. We can't reveal it now because it
00:45explains itself over the course of the three seasons, but there's a very specific reason
00:51why we're telling the story backwards. It's hinted, by the way, it's hinted at the end of season one,
00:57so people pay attention. But he, in general, he was very, very supportive and very excited about
01:04what we were doing. Not from a point, from a place of trying to control his work, more like, you
01:13know,
01:13sort of again, very curious about what we were doing within his sandbox.

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