r/ITWelcometoDerryShow • u/NPlaysMC • 22h ago
Young John Coffey in Season 3?
Ever since I learned that Dick Hallorann from The Shining was in this show, I’ve been thinking about opportunities for other King characters to show up. Since this show is going back in time, with Season 1 in 1962, and then Season 2 in 1935, if it did get a third season, it would be in 1908.
Which brings us to John Coffey, the gentle giant condemned for a crime he did not commit. In the movie adaptation of The Green Mile, John was around 39 to 42 years old when he was executed in 1935, the same year of It’s cycle of course. Which means in 1908, John would be anywhere from 12 to 15 years old. Which is why I suggested the young actor Lumi Oniyide for the role, but really just about any talented black child actor could do just fine.
I have a feeling that if John were to be in Derry in 1908, his powers would put him in a prominent role; since he can hear and feel the pain of others, and heal other people with his powers, it might also make him aware of It. And since the creature doesn’t perceive time the way we do, I wonder if It would be able to taunt John with foreshadowing of his death in Ol’ Sparky?
But I also have a feeling It would not be able to hurt John as much as he might want to; not because John is super strong or anything, but because the pain and evil of Humanity is like shards of glass in his head all the time.
Which other Stephen King characters would you want to see in future seasons of It: Welcome to Derry?