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Welcome to Derry Expands Pennywise Mythology as HBO Prequel Draws King’s Praise

The HBO prequel rolls out weekly under a multi-season origin plan approved by Stephen King.

Overview

  • Andy and Barbara Muschietti say the series is built to answer three core questions about It, with an envisioned three-season arc that ultimately reaches back toward 1908.
  • New episodes debut Sundays at 9 p.m. ET on HBO and Max, with the Season 1 finale scheduled for December 14.
  • Bill Skarsgård returns as Pennywise, with Season 1 unfolding in 1962 Derry and introducing the character’s presence gradually.
  • Stephen King has publicly endorsed the show and highlighted a supermarket sequence as especially memorable.
  • Episodes are dense with Stephen King universe Easter eggs and lean into a darker, more graphic horror style.