It: Welcome to Derry closed its first season by digging deep into the town’s fractured history, expanding Stephen King’s mythology through shifting timelines and buried trauma. Designed as a prequel to the It films, the series reframed Derry itself as the central character, shaped by cycles of fear and silence.
With the season finale now released, attention has turned to what comes next. Renewal talks and industry speculation reflect both the franchise’s cinematic legacy and HBO’s long-term strategy, leaving the future of Welcome to Derry tied to how much more of the town’s darkness remains worth exploring.
It: Welcome to Derry will have a second season on HBO Max
It: Welcome to Derry has now been renewed for a second season on HBO Max / Max, following a strong debut in 2025 that positioned the series as one of the year’s standout horror entries on the platform.
The first season concluded with its eighth episode on December 14, 2025, and public reports from industry outlets confirm that the show will continue with fresh episodes beyond its initial run.
Series creators Andy and Barbara Muschietti, along with co-showrunner Jason Fuchs, have spoken openly about longer-term plans for the prequel, originally designed around a three-season narrative arc that dives deeper into Pennywise’s influence across different eras of Derry’s cursed history.
Although the official HBO Max announcement came later than some fans expected, the network’s green light for Season 2 reflects confidence in the franchise’s continued storytelling potential.
When will season 2 of It: Welcome to Derry premiere?
With Season 1 now complete and Season 2 officially confirmed, a specific premiere date has yet to be announced. However, production timelines for genre series of this scale typically suggest a gap of about a year or more between seasons, setting fan and industry expectations toward a possible 2027 launch window.
This estimate aligns with how high-profile cable and streaming horror dramas schedule their production, especially when intricate visual effects and period settings are involved.
Behind the scenes, the creative team’s multi-year plan hints at the narrative shape Season 2 might take—potentially anchoring the story in Derry’s 1930s horrors and cyclical terror events, building on the mythology laid down in Season 1 and offering a deeper, more expansive portrait of the evil at the town’s core.