Overview
- Episode 2 will stream on Friday, October 31 on HBO Max after the series premiered October 26, with the linear HBO airing still set for Sunday, November 2.
- The first season comprises eight episodes, with subsequent installments returning to Sunday releases through December 14.
- Set in 1962, the series explores an earlier cycle of terror in Derry as a canonical prelude to the IT films.
- Creators Andy and Barbara Muschietti confirm direct ties to other King works, featuring a young Dick Hallorann and visual nods such as a Shawshank bus.
- Bill Skarsgård returns as Pennywise, and the creators have signaled plans for a three‑season television arc exploring Derry’s historic catastrophes.