Derry is a fictional town created by , famously inspired by his real-life home of Bangor, Maine . In the film's continuity:
The story of in the 2017 film IT (also known as IT: Chapter One ) follows a group of seven outcast children who call themselves the " Losers' Club " . Set in the summer of 1989, the narrative begins when local children start mysteriously disappearing, including Georgie Denbrough, the younger brother of the group's leader, Bill.
: Each member of the group is forced to confront their deepest personal demons and fears, which Pennywise manifests to paralyze them.
: The town is portrayed as having a dark, repetitive history of tragedies that the adult population largely ignores or forgets due to the influence of the entity.