It: Welcome to Derry Premieres Second Sooner Than Planned on HBO's Digital Service
Audiences are thrilled for the Stephen King adaptation It: Welcome to Derry, which is garnering praise and drawing from references from additional King stories. Just one day after launch, the broadcaster has revealed that the next chapter will arrive early, scheduled ideally for Halloween.
Schedule Change Details
Starting on the last day of October at 12 a.m. Pacific Time, the second episode of It: Welcome to Derry will premiere on HBO Max, before its Sunday HBO premiere. Future chapters of the eight-episode season will be released on Sundays on both HBO and its streaming arm, culminating in the concluding chapter on the 14th of December.
Series Overview
Taking place within Stephen King’s It universe, the new series borrows elements from King’s iconic novel while building upon the world brought to life by filmmaker Andy Muschietti in the recent movie adaptations. The first It movie centered on kids and teens battling supernatural evils, making it appropriate that this show continues that tradition. Yet, the first installment of the HBO series proves it set out to increase the tension, delivering even more intense scares than the movies and creating a brutal tone for the upcoming episodes.
Setting and Themes
Taking place in the 1960s, this show presents a new generation of grown-ups and kids residing in a apparently peaceful community masking a evil heart. The town functions through a cruel, recurring cycle—defined by hostility, discrimination, and otherworldly forces, as a monstrous presence returns each 27-year cycle. While It: Welcome to Derry might appear like it skews too close to the movies initially, what differentiates the digital program is its parallel storytelling—told from the viewpoints of young and old concurrently. Children stay especially susceptible to the monster's horror, but grown-ups aren’t spared facing their individual fears stemming from the town's ingrained prejudice and hidden paranormal elements.
The series premieres on the 31st of October at 12 a.m. Pacific Time.
