Overview
- Warner Bros. Discovery reports the premiere reached 5.7 million U.S. viewers in three days, ranking as HBO Max’s No. 3 series debut behind House of the Dragon and The Last of Us.
- Episode 2, titled “The Thing in the Dark,” launches early on HBO Max at 12 a.m. PT/3 a.m. ET on Oct. 31 and airs on HBO in its regular slot on Nov. 2 at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
- The eight-episode season premiered Oct. 26 and continues Sundays through Dec. 14, with Episode 2’s Halloween drop described as a one-time scheduling exception.
- Showrunners Jason Fuchs and Brad Caleb Kane say they crafted a bold pilot twist that HBO embraced, underscoring the network’s support for a more intense approach.
- Set in 1962, the prequel expands Stephen King’s universe with Andy and Barbara Muschietti as executive producers, Andy directing multiple episodes, and Bill Skarsgård returning as Pennywise.