Overview
- The HBO/Max prequel premiered October 26 and drew about 5.7 million viewers across its first three days, according to figures cited by HBO and Deadline.
- Episode two was released on October 31 to align with Halloween, leaving two episodes available heading into the second week.
- Episode three is scheduled for November 9 at 9 p.m. ET on HBO and Max, with weekly releases set through mid-December for an eight-episode first season.
- Set in 1962 Derry, the series explores Pennywise’s origins with Bill Skarsgård returning, under a darker tone that producers say HBO supported with broad creative freedom.
- Creators Andy and Barbara Muschietti say the story was conceived as a three-season arc spanning different historical cycles, though only the current season is confirmed.