<Tr> <Th> Original network </Th> <Td> ABC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original release </Th> <Td> November 18--November 20, 1990 </Td> </Tr> <P> Stephen King's It is a 1990 American supernatural horror drama miniseries directed by Tommy Lee Wallace and adapted by Lawrence D. Cohen from the Stephen King novel of the same name . It is the first of two adaptations of the novel; the second being the 2017 film adaptation and its upcoming 2019 sequel . </P> <P> The story revolves around a predatory shapeshifter which has the ability to transform itself into its prey's worst fears, allowing it to exploit the phobias of its victims . It mostly takes the form of a sadistic, wisecracking clown called Pennywise played by Tim Curry . The protagonists are The Lucky Seven, or The Losers Club, a group of outcast kids who discover Pennywise and vow to destroy him by any means necessary . The series takes place over two different time periods, the first when the Losers first confront Pennywise as children in 1960, and the second when they return as adults in 1990 to defeat him a second time after he resurfaces . </P>

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