Overview
- Episode 8, titled “Winter Fire,” debuts Sunday, December 14, 2025, at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT on HBO and streams on Max, with regional release times varying internationally.
- The finale runs approximately 70 minutes, marking the season’s longest installment.
- HBO’s official description says a dense fog blankets Derry as General Shaw pursues a secret mission and a coalition of residents races to stop Pennywise.
- The episode resumes the storyline around Will’s disappearance following the late‑season escalation tied to the Black Spot tragedy.
- Bill Skarsgård returns as Pennywise, and the creators say the series is conceived as a three‑season arc, though HBO has not yet announced a renewal and any 2027 timeline is speculative.