‘It: Welcome To Derry’ Renewed For Season 2 By HBO
The dancing clown is back: HBO on Monday announced a Season 2 renewal for It: Welcome to Derry, its Stephen King prequel series from Warner Bros. Television and EPs Andy and Barbara Muschietti.
We’re told the move had been expected for some time; HBO was simply waiting on the creative take for the new season.
While Jason Fuchs and Brad Caleb Kane co-showran Welcome to Derry Season 1, Kane is now set to take over as sole showrunner.
Set in the world of King’s It universe, It: Welcome to Derry expands the vision established by Andy Muschietti a little less than a decade ago in his pair of It films for New Line. Set in 1935, amidst the Great Depression, Season 2 revolves around the bloody massacre of the Bradley Gang, a group of bank robbers who stop in Derry to buy ammo and end up facing unimaginable horror.
“We are excited to return to the chilling world of Derry and to further expand on Andy and Barbara Muschietti’s horrifically iconic adaptation,” said Sarah Aubrey, Head of HBO Max Original Programming. “Together with Brad Caleb Kane, they will break new ground in season two, deepening the terror, the mystery, and the unforgettable Pennywise lore that fans love to devour.”
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Clancy Collins White, Warner Bros. Television’s President of Creative Affairs, commented: “We know It: Welcome to Derry will continue to captivate viewers with its spine-tingling new journey into the 1930s for Season 2. We look forward to bringing fans back to the town of Derry to experience the next chapter and uncover even more of what lies beneath the surface.”
The Muschiettis said, for their part, “Continuing to explore and expand on the amazing world Stephen King created is an absolute privilege. The support of our partners at HBO and Warner Bros. Television is priceless. Boy do we love our jobs!”
Since premiering on HBO last October, It: Welcome to Derry has ranked among the top 4 series premieres globally in HBO Max history. The series has Bill Skarsgård, star of the Muschiettis’ It films, reprising his villain role as Pennywise the Clown. Season 1 had him sharing the screen with Jovan Adepo, Taylour Paige, James Remar and many more.
Andy Muschietti and Barbara Muschietti will exec produce Season 2 under their Double Dream banner, alongside Kane, Roy Lee, Dan Lin, Jamie Travis and Dhana Gilbert. The drama is produced by HBO and Warner Bros. Television.
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