While the show Welcome to Derry is largely inspired by Stephen King’s IT, one particular plot point feels strikingly similar to his most disturbing film adaptation.
The new series IT: Welcome to Derry feels similar to the 2018 show Castle Rock. Both series pull from multiple Stephen King stories rather than focusing on a single book. While Welcome to Derry is based on IT, it includes nods to other King classics like The Shining and The Moving Finger.
A recent development in the second episode of IT: Welcome to Derry raises the possibility that the show is subtly changing the story of another Stephen King tale that’s been adapted into a film or series twice. It’s still too early to say for sure, but the similarities between Welcome to Derry and this other Stephen King story are becoming clear.
The Military’s Operation Precept In Welcome To Derry Is Reminiscent Of The Mist’s Project Arrowhead
In the second episode of IT: Welcome to Derry, General Shaw explains Operation Precept to Leroy Hanlon. He shares that they’ve discovered an ancient being beneath Derry which can cause intense fear in anyone it encounters. Seeing this as a potential advantage in the Cold War, General Shaw wants to find a way to control the entity and use its power as a weapon against other countries.
Operation Precept feels eerily similar to the plot of Stephen King’s The Mist. Like the secret Project Arrowhead in that story, it involves military experiments aimed at opening a gateway to another dimension. While the 2007 film adaptation doesn’t explain the project in detail, the original story suggests the military was trying to develop a powerful new weapon.
Both Operation Precept and the Project Arrowhead storyline in The Mist share a common flaw: reckless military ambition. In each case, the pursuit of a new weapon led to officials ignoring the safety of ordinary people, with devastating results, as depicted in The Mist.
The trailer for IT: Welcome to Derry includes a scene where a dense fog rolls into town, probably right after Pennywise is discovered by the military. This fog is featured in another scene where a character is pulled into it by something wrapping around their leg – a moment that strongly recalls a frightening scene from the 2007 film The Mist.
IT: Welcome To Derry’s The Mist Retcon Would Perfectly Connect Two Of Stephen King’s Scariest Stories
Given the strong similarities between the Operation Precept storyline in IT: Welcome to Derry and Project Arrowhead from The Mist, it appears the HBO series is rewriting the events of The Mist. By utilizing the central frightening element of The Mist, IT: Welcome to Derry will likely explore the various ways Pennywise creates terror in the town of Derry.
This change to the story feels like a smart decision, as no other TV adaptation of Stephen King’s work has done anything quite like it before. It cleverly links two of his stories together, and importantly, makes sure the new series, IT: Welcome to Derry, feels like a natural and fitting continuation of the original IT.
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2025-11-03 05:08