Overview
- HBO released official photos previewing early‑1900s material that will feature in the season’s final two episodes.
- Episode 7, titled The Black Spot, debuts Sunday, December 7 at 9 p.m. ET on HBO and HBO Max.
- Critics caution that the prequel’s emphasis on explaining lore may blunt Pennywise’s scare factor compared with earlier ambiguity.
- Bill Skarsgård continues in the role as the story leans into origin‑era imagery and intensifying tensions in Derry.
- Season 1 spans eight episodes, with the finale scheduled for December 14.