Netflix’s massive takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery continues to stir ripples throughout the entertainment industry, instantly transforming the Hollywood landscape and turning all content libraries topsy-turvy. IT: Welcome to Derry is one of the greatest beneficiaries in all this. IT: Welcome to Derry, the prequel to the IT movies, which was initially created at the Warner Bros. Television and launched on HBO Max will now be going to Netflix and Netflix will have the full influence behind it.Of course, Netflix Originals developers are already thinking of what other titles in the genre of thriller-horror-mystery can be added next. As viewers demand grounded scares, emotional storytelling and prestige-level horror like IT: Welcome to Derry, three excellent competitors emerge at the summit: The Last of Us, The Outsider, and True Detective.They all feature spooky tales, intriguing characters, and a gloomy, smoldering atmosphere that perfectly matches the psychological terror that IT: Welcome to Derry offers.The Last of Us View this post on Instagram Instagram PostThe Last of Us is the most related spiritual neighbor of IT: Welcome to Derry among other recent prestige genre shows. One is set in a terror-ridden small town where the characters are put to test, and the other takes us through the lives of survivors against a fungal apocalypse, but both explore fear, trauma, and human relationships.When Netflix acquires The Last of Us as a new Original under its Warner Bros. Originals label, the company will have received a well-grounded, emotional horror drama favored by gamers, casual watchers, and critics alike.The world-building of the show, consisting of destroyed cities, silent menaces, and emotional adventures, already aligns with the Netflix tradition of large-scale, cinematic narrations. Joel and Ellie experience similar emotional struggles as the victims in IT: Welcome to Derry afflicted by the haunting memories and childhood terrors at the heart of the town of Derry.Both, IT: Welcome to Derry and The Last of Us demonstrates that horror strikes best when it is close to the heart. And such a blend of massive genre spectacle and small character scenes is exactly what Netflix desires out of this new era of Originals. The Last of Us would not be like a simple addition to the collection, but rather contribute to shaping it.The Outsider (also based on Stephen King's novel like IT: Welcome to Derry) View this post on Instagram Instagram PostThe Outsider is the nearest equivalent to IT: Welcome to Derry, as far as slow and unnerving supernatural tension is concerned. Based on Stephen King’s novel, The Outsider is both a mystery and a horror in a mix that will creep under your skin way before the creature sets foot. With the ability to land the projects of Warner Bros. on Netflix, The Outsider will be one of the simplest shows to become a Netflix Original and it should actually be reborn.A follow-up or a gentle reboot can consider digging deeper into El Cuco, as scary a monster as Pennywise but rooted in folklore. The grounded style of the show, its dark tone, and complicated characters are well matched with Netflix's thriller category. Increasing paranoia, weird disappearance, and a small town gradually breaking down, all of it reflects the mood of IT: Welcome to Derry, given both are Stephen King adaptations.The ending of Season 1 leaves fans with many questions, and with Netflix having a broader audience and the ability to be more creative, The Outsider may come back as an excellent, psychological horror show that would be a natural fit to the world of Pennywise.True Detective View this post on Instagram Instagram PostIf IT: Welcome to Derry dwells on the supernatural evil, True Detective dwells on evils that are born of human darkness, and at times, on powers that even seem larger than reality. True Detective is one of the most atmospheric shows on HBO with its anthology format, powerful performances, and the atmosphere of the eerie, which is even slightly occult. It may receive a new creative impetus under Netflix and attract a broader audience in the entertainment market.The series has always been most successful in remote locations with troubling secrets, about the same setting that Derry creates. True Detective walks the fine line between crime drama and the slightest cosmic horror: a folklore-inspired and cold-blooded mystery with the time-is-a-flat-circle perspective of Rust Cohle to the mysterious Night Country. In Netflix, the franchise has the potential to develop with other countries, other cultural myths, and new detectives breaking down the closer they get to the truth.For more such insights, keep following SoapCentral.