Overview
- HBO-reported viewership reached 5.7 million across TV and digital in the series’ first three days, marking one of the network’s stronger recent launches.
- Episode 2 debuted on Halloween, with releases returning to the regular Sunday schedule on November 9 for Episode 3.
- Creators Andy and Barbara Muschietti and Jason Fuchs say the principal story is designed to span three seasons tied to Pennywise cycles in 1962, 1935 and 1908.
- Producers say HBO granted broad creative latitude, including approving a notably violent, uncensored opening sequence.
- Reports differ on the debut season’s length, with some outlets citing seven episodes and others eight; the cast includes Taylour Paige, Jovan Adepo and Bill Skarsgård.