It: Welcome to Derry Premieres Second Sooner Than Planned on the Streaming Platform
Excitement is building for the Stephen King adaptation the Derry series, that's been receiving positive feedback and weaving in references from additional King stories. Just one day after launch, the broadcaster has revealed that the next chapter will arrive early, timed perfectly for Halloween.
Schedule Change Particulars
Starting on the last day of October at midnight PT, the next part of It: Welcome to Derry will make its debut on HBO Max, ahead of its Sunday HBO premiere. Future chapters of the show's first season will continue to air on Sunday nights on both HBO and its streaming arm, culminating in the final episode on December 14th.
Show Background
Based in the world of King's It, It: Welcome to Derry draws from King’s iconic novel while building upon the setting realized by the It movie director in the two It films. The original It centered on adolescents battling terrifying threats, thus it's suitable that the series follows in those footsteps. However, the debut of the HBO series proves it set out to increase the tension, delivering more frightening moments than the cinematic versions and setting a brutal tone for what's to come.
Setting and Themes
Taking place in the 1960s, the series features a fresh cast of adults and children living in a outwardly charming locale hiding a dark secret. This place functions through a brutal, periodic loop—one marked by violence, bigotry, and the supernatural, as a evil entity resurfaces each 27-year cycle. Even though the series might seem like it leans too heavily to the films on the surface, what distinguishes the digital program is its dual perspective—told from the viewpoints of young and old concurrently. Younger characters stay especially susceptible to the monster's horror, but older characters aren’t spared confronting their individual fears born from local discrimination and covert otherworldly powers.
Episode 2 airs on October 31 at midnight PT.
