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Excitement is building for the chilling show the Derry series, already receiving positive feedback and drawing from references from the broader King universe. Just one day after launch, the network has revealed that the next chapter will premiere ahead of schedule, released fittingly for October 31st.

Schedule Change Details

Kicking off on Halloween night at 3 a.m. EST, the next part of It: Welcome to Derry will premiere on HBO's online platform, before its linear broadcast. Future chapters of the eight-episode season will be released on the weekend on both HBO and its streaming arm, leading up to the final episode on the 14th of December.

Series Overview

Taking place within the Derry mythology, Welcome to Derry borrows elements from the original story while enlarging the world realized by the It movie director in the two It films. It Chapter One centered on young characters facing unimaginable horrors, making it appropriate that the series upholds that legacy. Nevertheless, the debut of HBO’s Welcome to Derry shows it set out to raise the stakes, providing heightened horror than the movies and creating a brutal tone for what's to come.

Premise and Ideas

Taking place in the 1960s, this show features a new generation of adults and children residing in a apparently peaceful community masking a evil heart. The town follows a cruel, recurring cycle—one marked by aggression, prejudice, and paranormal events, as a monstrous presence resurfaces once every three decades. Even though Welcome to Derry might seem like it strays too near to the cinematic adaptations on the surface, what sets apart the digital program is its dual perspective—unfolding through the perspectives of kids and grown-ups simultaneously. The kids stay highly exposed to the entity's fear, but older characters also face facing their personal demons arising from Derry’s deep-seated bigotry and covert otherworldly powers.

Episode 2 debuts on Halloween at 12 a.m. Pacific Time.