Overview
- Warner Bros. Discovery says Episode 3 drew 5 million U.S. viewers in its first three days, with the season averaging 9.2 million in the U.S. and nearly 15 million globally, making the debut HBO’s third-largest behind House of the Dragon and The Last of Us.
- Episode 4 is scheduled to premiere on Sunday, November 16, at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT on HBO and HBO Max.
- Co-showrunner Jason Fuchs says the season will address why the entity favors Pennywise’s clown form and why it is bound to Derry, and the creators have mapped a reverse-chronology three-season plan that has not yet been officially renewed.
- Recent episodes and previews expand Stephen King universe ties with Dick Hallorann’s shining, a Shawshank State Prison reference, Cold War “duck and cover” cues, military interest in Pennywise’s power, and foreshadowing of the Black Spot event.
- Andy Muschietti says the series intentionally raises the intensity and violence compared with the films, while some critics argue heavy CGI undercuts several scares.