A second season of “IT: Welcome to Derry” has not officially been announced, despite having HBO Max’s third most-watched debut in the platform’s history, but its return is imminent.
“It is going to be official,” co-creator Barbara Muschietti tells Collider. “We’re all working towards it. We are working, the studio is working. It’s just that we want to make it real, and we need the material.”
“Sometimes the announcements come a little delayed because of deals and stuff,” adds co-creator Andy Muschietti. “I don’t want to get too granular about it, but there’s a general intention to make it happen.”
“A lot of times, the announcements are the studio having to declare their confidence for the show. We don’t need that because clearly we’re good,” explains Barbara. “So, when we do the green light, it’s a real green light. It’s not just like, ‘Okay, well, we’ll try to put this out so people watch the show.’ People have watched the show. It’s good.”
Serving as a prequel to Andy Muschietti’s IT films based on Stephen King‘s classic horror novel, the first season of “IT: Welcome to Derry” went back to 1962 to explore the origins of the evil, shape-shifting entity known as Pennywise.
The second season is expected to take place in 1935, with a proposed third season to be set in 1908.
Jovan Adepo (“The Stand”), Taylour Paige (The Toxic Avenger), Chris Chalk (“Gotham”), James Remar (“Dexter”), Stephen Rider (“Daredevil”), Madeleine Stowe (12 Monkeys), and Rudy Mancuso (The Flash) lead the ensemble, with Bill Skarsgård reprising his role as Pennywise.
Ranked as one of Bloody Disgusting’s 10 Best Horror Television Series of 2025, “IT: Welcome to Derry” Season 1 is now streaming on HBO Max and hits physical media on May 5.
The Muschiettis recently produced They Will Kill You, which opens in theaters this week.
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