Overview
- Episode 2 will stream early on Friday, Oct. 31 at 12:00 a.m. PT/3:00 a.m. ET on HBO Max and air on HBO Sunday, Nov. 2 at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
- The series premiered Oct. 26 and runs eight episodes weekly on Sundays, with the season finale slated for Dec. 14.
- Early reviews and audience reaction highlight intense horror and atmosphere, with Bill Skarsgård returning as Pennywise under producers Andy and Barbara Muschietti and co-creator Jason Fuchs.
- Third-party analytics firm FlixPatrol reports the show has quickly climbed to the top tier of HBO Max viewing charts in major markets.
- The creators say they have mapped a potential three-season backward arc exploring Pennywise’s 27-year cycles in 1962, 1935 and 1908 if the show continues.