Get ready to return to Derry for another round with Pennywise…
Yes, IT: Welcome to Derry has been greenlit for a second season and this time it’s making the time jump from 1962 to 1935 as another generation of children are set to be terrified – and worse – by Stephen King’s most terrifying villain.
There are no official details on the series or what the story will be, but going back further in Pennywise’s – and Derry’s – timeline opens up a world of terrifying possibilities.
Acting as a prequel to the IT movies, this also manages to be a prequel to King’s novel, so it’s double trouble.
In the story, Pennywise the clown, actually a demonic emotion vampire from the darkness called Todash, returns every 27 years to terrify, maim and finally kill the children of the small Maine town, so this new tale takes us back to 1935, 27 years before season one and will see Bill Skarsgård return as the hateful clown.
Talking recently about King’s massive novel, Andy Muschietti said: “IT is an epic story that contains multitudes, far beyond what we could explore in our IT movies. We can’t wait to share the depths of Steve’s novel, in all its heart, humor, humanity and horror.”
See you back in Derry soon and don’t forget, we all float down here…
Watch the announcement:
1935. #ITWelcomeToDerry will return for Season Two. pic.twitter.com/HZeTnMvuVy
— HBO Max (@hbomax) August 17, 2026
HBO has also released a new version of Pennywise’s theme for season 2:
SFX team of HBO’s It: Welcome to Derry just dropped the variant of Pennywise’s theme song that will be featured in season two. I’m so fricking hype. #it #welcometoderry #pennywise pic.twitter.com/L5SoIWWrpR
— element (@ElementLeaks) July 26, 2026
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