HBO Signals Openness to 'IT: Welcome to Derry' Season 2 as Creators Shape Next Story

Overview

• HBO has not issued a formal order for a second season, with Casey Bloys stressing the series is not in limbo and that he would happily proceed.
• Andy and Barbara Muschietti are developing an original storyline, a process Bloys notes is required because there is no Stephen King book to adapt.
• The series delivered standout ratings, including 6.5 million U.S. viewers for the finale within three days and nearly 20 million global viewers on average.
• Andy Muschietti has described a planned three‑season arc that moves backward in time, proposing 1935 as the setting for a potential Season 2.
• The prequel to Muschietti’s IT films features Bill Skarsgård as Pennywise and is produced by the Muschiettis’ Double Dream with co‑showrunners Jason Fuchs and Brad Caleb Kane.