🔗 Share this article You Should Watch One Legendary Stephen King Movie Before the Series' Upcoming Installment The series It: Welcome to Derry contains numerous references to Stephen King's vast universe of narratives. Beyond the clear links to It, the series showcases a direct link to King's famous novel through the appearance of the youthful future chef of the Overlook Hotel. Now, as the narrative unfolds, It: Welcome to Derry is integrating one more classic tale from King which merits another look. The Powerful Tale of The Shawshank Redemption Although Shawshank Redemption isn't typically classified as a horror film, particularly in contrast with much of the author's additional work, it remains a haunting tale of a wrongfully convicted man condemned to spend the rest of his life inside a infamous prison. It is that very penitentiary which is central here, as Shawshank State Prison possesses considerable history throughout King's fictional world — a tradition that continues in Welcome to Derry. Some of the tales which mention the prison are Dolores Claiborne, Needful Things, Apt Pupil, 11/22/63, and It. Via these narratives, we discover about the terrible conditions at the state penitentiary plus several of the inmates there, including the partner of a of Pennywise's initial targets, who was convicted for robbery with a weapon. Thus far, however, the majority we've learned concerning Shawshank was through the perspective of Andy Dufresne from The Shawshank Redemption, portrayed by Tim Robbins in the 1994 film. The character Andy winds up in Shawshank after his wrongful conviction, then finds himself assaulted and raped by fellow inmates, and exploited by those in officials in power due to his financial knowledge. It takes nearly three decades to tunnel an escape route of the prison, before making his way "through sewage" to take back his freedom. The Prison's Role in It: Welcome to Derry In relation to the series, viewers initially discovered of Shawshank's inclusion via an initial preview for the series, where a correctional transport was seen bearing the title painted on the side. During the second episode, we learn who is likely headed to Shawshank. Although it is known he did not commit the child deaths in the first episode, the character Hank Grogan (Stephen Rider), dad to Ronnie (Amanda Christine), is arrested for those offenses. The preview for episode 3, "Now You See It," reveals a guard telling Hank in his cell, "Are you aware what happens to kiddie killers at that prison?" The Consequences for the Character and Ronnie Considering that the actual killer in Derry is an ancient power originating elsewhere preying on and murdering children, Hank's prospects of clearing his name appear slim. Even should he ends up to Shawshank and the audience don't follow him there, understanding what is known regarding Shawshank makes it clear that his experience would be far from pleasant. More importantly, though, this situation would endanger his daughter. He acts as her guardian. Horrible things are happening in the town that nobody, young or old, understands and she only has her recently formed circle of pals to depend on. She's going to need her dad as the story progresses, but if the prison system has any say, she may be out of luck. One thing is apparent: Hank doesn’t have 28 years to tunnel to freedom. It: Welcome to Derry the first two episodes are currently available via the streaming service. New episodes air weekly each Sunday.