IT: WELCOME TO DERRY Season 2 Is Quietly Moving Forward
Pennywise might’ve been taken down during the It: Welcome to Derry Season 1 finale, but we all know that wasn’t the end. The HBO horror series set in Stephen King’s cursed town was too big of a hit to be a one-and-done, and while the network hasn’t made it official just yet, signs are pointing to season two already being in development.
According to a recent Hollywood Reporter piece on Andy Muschietti, who’s currently developing The Brave and the Bold for DC Studios, there’s a telling nugget about the future of Welcome to Derry.
As the article puts it, Muschietti “finds himself a hot commodity thanks to the muscular success of Welcome to Derry, HBO’s It series. A second season is now in the works, even if it has not been officially renewed.”
That’s a pretty clear signal. And it tracks with what Muschietti, along with co-creators Barbara Muschietti and Jason Fuchs, had mapped out from the beginning. Even before the first season dropped, the trio had a three-season arc in mind.
The debut season took us to 1962, slotting in just before the timeline of Muschietti’s two It films, which are set in 1989 and 2016. With Pennywise’s killing cycle tied to a 27-year rhythm, it all adds up.
Season 2, as Muschietti teased back in January 2025, would go further back to 1935, with a third season potentially exploring 1908. These dates aren’t random—they’re already baked into the show’s existing mythology.
The first season dipped into both eras via flashbacks, especially focusing on the eerie legacy of Bob Gray, the man behind the clown before something far darker took over. The story also explored how his daughter Ingrid was left shattered in 1908 and spiraled into darkness across the decades in search of her lost father.
Even though we’ve seen Ingrid’s descent, there’s still a lot of interesting eerie ground to cover. Think about those 1930s gangsters who made a brief appearance, or the 1906 Kitchener Ironworks explosion, referenced in both King’s novel and the show’s opening credits but never actually shown. Both eras are ripe for terrifying new stories.
Outside of Bill Skarsgård and maybe Madeleine Stowe, it’s likely the show will need a whole new cast if it jumps back to 1935. That also means some careful narrative work is ahead.
Season 2 might not be “official” just yet, but it’s clear Welcome to Derry isn’t done haunting us, and I can’t wait to see what horrors await!