HBO's It Spinoff Premieres Next Sooner Than Planned on HBO Max
Audiences are thrilled for the horror series It: Welcome to Derry, that's been receiving positive feedback and drawing from themes from other Stephen King works. Just one day after launch, the broadcaster announced that the next chapter will arrive early, scheduled ideally for October 31st.
Schedule Change Details
Beginning on Halloween night at 3 a.m. EST, episode two of the Derry prequel will premiere on HBO Max, ahead of its linear broadcast. Future chapters of the show's first season will be released on the weekend on the network and streaming service, leading up to the final episode on Sunday, December 14.
Show Background
Taking place within the Derry mythology, It: Welcome to Derry draws from King’s iconic novel while building upon the world brought to life by director Andy Muschietti in the two It films. It Chapter One highlighted young characters battling supernatural evils, making it appropriate that this show continues that tradition. However, the first installment of the streaming show demonstrates it aimed to increase the tension, offering heightened horror than Muschietti’s films and creating a harsh vibe for what's to come.
Setting and Themes
Taking place in the 1960s, the program introduces a fresh cast of parents and youngsters residing in a seemingly idyllic town concealing a evil heart. Derry functions through a cruel, recurring cycle—one marked by hostility, discrimination, and otherworldly forces, as a evil entity returns once every three decades. Although It: Welcome to Derry might seem like it skews too close to the films initially, what sets apart the streaming show is its two-sided viewpoint—narrated via the eyes of both children and adults at the same time. Children are especially susceptible to the entity's fear, but older characters also face dealing with their individual fears born from the town's ingrained prejudice and lurking supernatural forces.
It: Welcome to Derry premieres on the 31st of October at 3 a.m. EST.