Bill Skarsgård confirms Pennywise return for It: Welcome to Derry Season 2
Skarsgård said he will be back at work on the HBO series "pretty soon," while showrunner Brad Caleb Kane says scripts are about halfway written.
Bill Skarsgård has confirmed he will return as Pennywise for Season 2 of HBO's It: Welcome to Derry, according to Bleeding Cool. The actor said he would be going back to work on the new season "pretty soon" but declined to share details.
Showrunner Brad Caleb Kane said the writing of the Season 2 scripts is about halfway through. Kane added that the season is greenlit and that filmmaker Andy Muschietti, an executive producer on the series, is out casting.
Season 2 is set in 1935, during the Great Depression, and centers on the bloody massacre of the Bradley Gang. Andy Muschietti has said the season will feature a different kind of Pennywise than seen before.
The series is set in the world of Stephen King's It novel and expands the vision of Muschietti's films It and It Chapter Two. Muschietti and Barbara Muschietti executive produce along with Kane, Roy Lee, Dan Lin, Jamie Travis and Dhana Gilbert.
Quick answers
Will Bill Skarsgård return as Pennywise in It: Welcome to Derry Season 2?
Yes. Skarsgård confirmed he is returning as Pennywise and said he would be going back to work on the new season "pretty soon."
When is It: Welcome to Derry Season 2 set?
Season 2 is set in 1935 during the Great Depression and centers on the massacre of the Bradley Gang.
What is the status of It: Welcome to Derry Season 2?
The season is greenlit, the scripts are about halfway written and casting is underway, according to showrunner Brad Caleb Kane.