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Fans are eagerly awaiting for the chilling show It: Welcome to Derry, already receiving positive feedback and weaving in elements from other Stephen King works. Just one day after launch, the broadcaster has revealed that episode two will arrive early, scheduled ideally for October 31st.

Premiere Shift Details

Starting on October 31 at midnight PT, episode two of Welcome to Derry will premiere on HBO's online platform, prior to its Sunday HBO premiere. The remaining installments of the show's first season will continue to air on the weekend on HBO and HBO Max, building toward the concluding chapter on December 14th.

Storyline Summary

Set in the Derry mythology, Welcome to Derry draws from the classic book while enlarging the world brought to life by filmmaker Andy Muschietti in the two It films. The first It movie centered on kids and teens confronting supernatural evils, so it’s fitting that the prequel upholds that legacy. Nevertheless, the premiere episode of the HBO series proves it intended to raise the stakes, providing even more intense scares than the movies and establishing a brutal tone for the upcoming episodes.

Setting and Themes

Set in 1962, the series introduces a new generation of adults and children living in a seemingly idyllic town hiding a evil heart. Derry operates on a vicious, repeating pattern—characterized by aggression, prejudice, and paranormal events, as a evil entity reappears once every three decades. Although the series might seem like it strays too near to the cinematic adaptations at first, what distinguishes the digital program is its dual perspective—narrated via the eyes of both children and adults simultaneously. Children stay highly exposed to the entity's fear, but older characters aren’t spared facing their own nightmares stemming from the town's ingrained prejudice and lurking supernatural forces.

It: Welcome to Derry debuts on Halloween at 12 a.m. Pacific Time.