Overview
- Episode 2 will stream early on HBO Max on Friday, October 31 at 12 a.m. PT/3 a.m. ET, with the HBO airing on Sunday, November 2 at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
- HBO issued a redesigned poster that spotlights a different set of young leads following the premiere’s unexpected turn.
- Co-creators Andy and Barbara Muschietti and showrunner Jason Fuchs said they pitched the pilot twist to executives, who embraced the bold choice the team likened to “our Red Wedding.”
- Bill Skarsgård reprises Pennywise in the eight-episode prequel set in 1962, which premiered October 26 and continues weekly toward a December 14 finale.
- The series weaves in Stephen King lore, including a young Dick Hallorann, with the showrunners noting King reviewed and approved outlines and scripts.