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Fans are eagerly awaiting for the chilling show It: Welcome to Derry, already receiving positive feedback and incorporating themes from other Stephen King works. Following the premiere, the network declared that the next chapter will premiere ahead of schedule, released fittingly for Halloween.

Schedule Change Details

Starting on the last day of October at 3 a.m. EST, episode two of It: Welcome to Derry will launch on HBO's online platform, ahead of its linear broadcast. The remaining installments of the series run will premiere on Sunday nights on HBO and HBO Max, building toward the final episode on Sunday, December 14.

Show Background

Based in Stephen King’s It universe, Welcome to Derry is inspired by the classic book while enlarging the universe brought to life by director Andy Muschietti in the two It films. The first It movie highlighted kids and teens battling supernatural evils, making it appropriate that the prequel follows in those footsteps. Nevertheless, the first installment of the streaming show shows it intended to escalate the fear, offering even more intense scares than the cinematic versions and establishing a dark atmosphere for what's to come.

Premise and Ideas

Located in the early '60s, this show presents a new generation of grown-ups and kids residing in a apparently peaceful community hiding a sinister core. The town functions through a brutal, periodic loop—characterized by violence, bigotry, and the supernatural, as a terrifying being reappears every 27 years. Although Welcome to Derry might sound like it leans too heavily to the movies at first, what distinguishes the streaming show is its dual perspective—unfolding through the perspectives of kids and grown-ups simultaneously. Younger characters remain highly exposed to the monster's horror, but older characters aren’t spared facing their personal demons born from Derry’s deep-seated bigotry and hidden paranormal elements.

Episode 2 airs on October 31 at 3 a.m. EST.