🔗 Share this article

Audiences are thrilled for the chilling show Welcome to Derry, that's been receiving positive feedback and incorporating references from additional King stories. Just one day after launch, the network declared that the second installment will arrive early, released fittingly for the spookiest night.

Premiere Shift Information

Kicking off on October 31 at 12 a.m. Pacific Time, the second episode of Welcome to Derry will make its debut on the streaming service, prior to its linear broadcast. Subsequent episodes of the eight-episode season will continue to air on Sunday nights on the network and streaming service, building toward the final episode on the 14th of December.

Series Overview

Set in the Derry mythology, the new series draws from the original story while expanding on the universe brought to life by the It movie director in the two It films. It Chapter One highlighted young characters battling supernatural evils, so it’s fitting that this show upholds that legacy. However, the first installment of the streaming show demonstrates it set out to raise the stakes, offering more frightening moments than the cinematic versions and setting a dark atmosphere for what's to come.

Premise and Ideas

Taking place in the 1960s, this show features a different group of grown-ups and kids inhabiting a apparently peaceful community masking a sinister core. This place follows a brutal, periodic loop—defined by hostility, discrimination, and otherworldly forces, as a evil entity returns once every three decades. While It: Welcome to Derry might appear like it strays too near to the movies at first, what distinguishes the HBO Max series is its parallel storytelling—told from the viewpoints of young and old at the same time. The kids are particularly vulnerable to the entity's fear, but the adults aren’t spared dealing with their individual fears born from local discrimination and hidden paranormal elements.

The series debuts on Halloween at 3 a.m. EST.