Overview
- HBO and Max released the full trailer and set the series premiere for October 26 at 9 p.m., with weekly episodes slated through December 14.
- Bill Skarsgård reprises Pennywise, with Andy Muschietti directing multiple episodes and Jason Fuchs and Brad Caleb Kane serving as co-showrunners.
- Season 1 unfolds in 1962 and follows the Hanlon military family as disappearances unsettle Derry against a backdrop of social tension.
- The trailer features Stephen King connections such as Shawshank and Dick Hallorann, plus origin cues like a meteor and a Bob Gray photograph.
- Reports differ on season length, with outlets citing eight or nine episodes, as Muschietti frames this as the opening chapter of a planned three-season arc.