Pennywise: The Story of 'It' is a 2021 documentary that looks back at the two-part 1990 miniseries adaptation of Stephen King's It, more than three decades after it first aired.
What is Pennywise The Story of It about?
The documentary traces how the 1990 It miniseries and its clown villain Pennywise became a lasting fixture in horror fandom, gathering interviews with people who built the original production. Cast members Richard Thomas, Seth Green, and Tim Curry — who took on the role of Pennywise — join director Tommy Lee Wallace and special effects makeup artist Bart Mixon to revisit how the show came together and why it left such a mark on a generation of viewers. Years in the making, the film draws on archival footage and previously unseen material alongside its interviews, tracking the miniseries' reception at the time of its original broadcast through to its ongoing place in horror history. Directed by John Campopiano and Chris Griffiths, it treats the source miniseries as both subject and case study, following its journey from broadcast event to genre touchstone.
About the cast
The documentary's interview subjects include Tim Curry, Seth Green, and Richard Thomas from the original miniseries cast, alongside Emily Perkins, Dennis Christopher, Tim Reid, Michael Cole, and Brandon Crane. Together they offer a wide-angle view of the production from multiple vantage points rather than a single narrator's account.
Context & significance
Pennywise: The Story of 'It' belongs to a growing wave of retrospective documentaries built around beloved horror titles, using new interviews to reframe how a production was made and received. At 126 minutes, it has room to move beyond a highlight reel, spending real time with the people who worked on the original show. John Campopiano and Chris Griffiths co-direct, and the film positions the 1990 miniseries within the broader horror landscape, tracing its influence on the genre well beyond its original broadcast.
Watching Pennywise The Story of It on Ktime
Pennywise: The Story of 'It' is available on K-Time with a free account login, and it includes Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles, so Persian-speaking viewers can watch it fully in Farsi or follow along with subtitles. The page itself is free to browse before you sign in, and K-Time's Farsi interface makes it simple to find documentary titles like this one alongside the rest of the catalogue.