The creepy fog rolling through Derry, Maine, just thickened. It: Welcome to Derry dropped its first episode on HBO and Max on October 26, 2025, and folks can’t stop talking. This Stephen King prequel digs into the town’s bloody past, set 27 years before the 2017 It movie. Pennywise is back, kids are screaming, and everyone’s asking the same thing: does Season 2 stand a chance? Here’s everythnig we know so far.
Is ‘It: Welcome to Derry’ Season 2 Happening?
Word on the street says HBO already said yes to Season 2. Insider Daniel Richtman leaked in August 2025 that cameras could roll by March 2026. No official press release yet, but the plan’s been floating around longer than Pennywise in the sewers.
Andy and Barbara pitched a three-season saga from day one. Season 1 teases the surface; the finale supposedly cracks open a door to the past. If ratings stay solid—and early buzz says they will—expect the announcement right after the December 14 closer. Derry’s curse runs deep, and HBO knows a cash cow when it smells blood.
‘It: Welcome to Derry’ Season 2 Potential Plot
Buckle up—the timeline’s going backward. Season 2 lands in 1935, smack in the Great Depression. Bank robbers from the Bradley gang stumble into town, broke and cornered. Guess who’s waiting? That’s right: the entity wearing Pennywise’s face.
Andy Muschietti told TV Insider the focus shifts to Neibolt Street’s creepy old house. Who built it? Why’s it rotting from the inside out? Think gritty gangster vibes mixed with cosmic horror. These outlaws aren’t just dodging cops—they’re dodging something that eats fear for breakfast.
Barbara calls the whole show an “iceberg.” Season 1’s the tip; 2 and 3 drag viewers underwater. A potential Season 3 would hit 1908, covering the Kitchener Ironworks explosion and a deadly Easter egg hunt straight from the novel. Every 27 years, the cycle spins. Movie fans get new chills; book nerds get Easter eggs galore.
