HBO Renews IT Welcome to Derry for Season 2

HBO has officially renewed the horror series "IT Welcome to Derry" for a second season, the network announced on August 17, 2026. The renewal comes less than a year after the Stephen King prequel series premiered in October 2025 and follows its successful first season, which ranked among the top four series premieres globally in HBO Max history.

The second season will shift the timeline back to 1935, during the Great Depression, 27 years before the events of the first season. According to the official logline, the new chapter will center on the "bloody massacre of the Bradley Gang, a group of bank robbers who stop in Derry to buy ammo and end up facing unimaginable horror." This storyline promises to explore another dark chapter in the fictional town's history and further expand the mythology surrounding the demonic entity Pennywise.

A key creative change is also confirmed for the upcoming season. Brad Caleb Kane, who served as a writer and producer and co-showrunner alongside Jason Fuchs for the first season, will now take over as the sole showrunner for Season 2. Executive producers Andy and Barbara Muschietti, who created the series and directed the original "IT" films, will...