HBO Renews It: Welcome to Derry for Season 2 Set in 1935
The second season moves the story back 27 years to the Great Depression and centers on the Bradley Gang massacre in Derry.
HBO has officially renewed It: Welcome to Derry for a second season, according to polygon.com. The new season will move the story back 27 years, from 1962 to 1935, during the Great Depression.
According to HBO, season 2 will center on the massacre of the Bradley Gang, bank robbers who come to Derry for ammunition. The massacre was teased in season 1 through the opening credits and a vintage car found by the character Dick Hallorann.
HBO has not announced casting for the new season, including whether Bill Skarsgård will return as Pennywise. A release date for season 2 has also not been announced.
Returning to Derry's past
Since premiering last year, It: Welcome to Derry has become one of HBO Max's four biggest series debuts globally. Season 1 is set in 1962, 27 years before the events of the first It film, and follows characters including Leroy Hanlon, Charlotte Hanlon and Dick Hallorann.
Creators Andy and Barbara Muschietti have spoken about plans to keep exploring Derry's past. The series is based on Stephen King's novel It.
Quick answers
Will It: Welcome to Derry have a second season?
Yes. HBO has officially renewed the series for season 2, which will be set in 1935 during the Great Depression.
What will season 2 of It: Welcome to Derry be about?
According to HBO, it will center on the massacre of the Bradley Gang, bank robbers who come to Derry for ammunition.
When does It: Welcome to Derry season 2 come out?
HBO has not announced a release date for season 2.