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Audiences are thrilled for the chilling show Welcome to Derry, already earning acclaim and drawing from references from other Stephen King works. Following the premiere, the broadcaster declared that episode two will premiere ahead of schedule, timed perfectly for the spookiest night.

Premiere Shift Information

Beginning on October 31 at midnight PT, the next part of the Derry prequel will launch on the streaming service, ahead of its Sunday HBO premiere. The remaining installments of the eight-episode season will premiere on Sunday nights on the network and streaming service, building toward the concluding chapter on Sunday, December 14.

Show Background

Set in the Derry mythology, It: Welcome to Derry is inspired by the classic book while building upon the universe realized by filmmaker Andy Muschietti in the two It films. The first It movie focused on young characters battling supernatural evils, so it’s fitting that this show continues that tradition. Yet, the first installment of the streaming show demonstrates it aimed to escalate the fear, providing even more intense scares than the movies and setting a dark atmosphere for what's to come.

Setting and Themes

Set in 1962, the program introduces a fresh cast of grown-ups and kids inhabiting a outwardly charming locale concealing a sinister core. The town operates on a cruel, recurring cycle—characterized by aggression, prejudice, and paranormal events, as a monstrous presence reappears once every three decades. Even though the series might seem like it skews too close to the films on the surface, what differentiates the digital program is its dual perspective—narrated via the perspectives of kids and grown-ups simultaneously. The kids remain especially susceptible to It's terror, but the adults also face confronting their individual fears arising from the town's ingrained prejudice and covert otherworldly powers.

It: Welcome to Derry airs on the 31st of October at 12 a.m. Pacific Time.