Cliff Notes – Horror guaranteed to ‘traumatise’ fans confirms season 2 before first is out
- Early Renewal: HBO has confirmed a second season of It: Welcome To Derry before the first season has premiered, indicating strong confidence in the series’ potential success.
- Premise and Cast: The prequel, set 27 years prior to the It films, features Bill Skarsgard reprising his role as Pennywise, alongside a cast that includes Jovan Adepo and Taylour Paige.
- Fan Reactions: While many fans express excitement over the early renewal, some question the necessity of the prequel, citing the established storyline from the original films.
Horror guaranteed to ‘traumatise’ fans confirms season 2 before first is out
A TV horror series that has been guaranteed to ‘traumatise’ fans has confirmed a second season before the first has even come out.
Following the release of It: Welcome To Derry’s trailer earlier this year, viewers had already declared it ‘the best day of 2025’.
Adapted from Stephen King’s 1986 novel of the same name, the prequel is set 27 years before the events of the It films take place.
With Bill Skarsgard reprising his role as Pennywise, an evil entity who preys upon the children of Derry, Maine, fans can expect to see the character use his terrifying variety of powers, including shapeshifting.
The series will also star the likes of Jovan Adepo, Chris Chalk, Taylour Paige, James Remar and Stephen Rider.
But, after the screenwriter and director for the It film franchise and upcoming series, Andy Muschietti, told Radio TU that HBO ‘is eager to continue the series, wanting to start production on the second season as soon as possible’, fans appear to be even happier.
The first trailer for miniseries IT: Welcome to Derry sent fans into meltdown (Picture: HBO)
Bill Skarsgard will once again return as Pennywise, much to the delight of viewers (Picture: HBO)
Taking to X, @VasBroughtToX said: I can’t wait to see this one.’
@B1gDaddyMarv added: ‘I love it when this happens. You can go into season one knowing the story is going to keep going.’
@BlazeRN617 also wrote: ‘Made the most money ever for any horror franchise… surprised took this long.’
@Hat3Asylum similarly claimed: ‘HBO must be pretty confident in the show to renew it before anyone’s even seen it. That’s either impressive or terrifying.’
However, some fans were not as enthusiastic with the news of a renewal.
@realsonofgod23 shared: ‘This has to be the most, “was the this really necessary” TV show ever made.’
@infinite_rik echoed this sentiment by saying: ‘Why? We already know how it ended, why do we need to see this?’
The prequel series is set 27 years before the original events of the film (Picture: HBO)
The series has been guaranteed to ‘traumatise’ fans (Picture: HBO)
It: Welcome To Derry is due to premiere this autumn on HBO and HBO Max in the US.
Muschietti also revealed that there could potentially be three seasons of the show, with the first taking place in 1962, the second in 1935 and a third in 1908, according to Daniel Richtman.
While no UK release has been given, it is likely to air on Sky and Now like Succession and The Last Of Us.
But if you feel as though you can’t wait until then to get your fix of horror TV, fear not!
Last week it was revealed that a ‘murderous’ horror Netflix series has soared up the chart days before the release of its second season.
Wednesday’s first eight episode season rejoined the streamer’s top 10 ranking of TV shows as fans likely squeezed in a rewatch to see how the last season was wrapped up.
The show, which stars Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams, became a global juggernaut when it was first released in 2022.
It: Welcome To Derry is coming to HBO and HBO Max in the US later this year.
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