HBO has renewed It: Welcome to Derry for a second season, formalizing plans the show’s creatives have discussed since Season 1 wrapped. Andy and Barbara Muschietti executive produce, with Brad Caleb Kane serving as showrunner.
What is ‘IT: Welcome to Derry’ Season 2 about?
According to the official description, “Set in the world of Stephen King’s IT universe, IT: WELCOME TO DERRY is based on King’s IT novel and expands the vision established by filmmaker Andy Muschietti in the feature films IT and IT Chapter Two. Season two takes place in 1935 during the Great Depression and centers on 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.”
Andy Muschietti has said the Bradley Gang storyline draws from a real 1930s Maine crime case, telling Deadline’s Contenders TV panel, “The Bradley Gang is based on the Brady Gang, which is a real-life gang of robbers that were executed in the streets of Bangor, Maine.” He also told Variety that Season 2’s Depression-era setting brings a different tone than Season 1: “In this case, on the surface, Derry is a graveyard almost. It’s a carcass of something because people are depleted, poor, tired, jobless, homeless. The kids don’t have a suburban, comforting life.”
The Muschiettis and Kane had discussed plans for a second and third season dating back to before Season 1 premiered, with a writers’ room for Season 2 opening earlier this year even before the official renewal, according to Variety.
Who is behind ‘IT: Welcome to Derry’ Season 2?
Kane serves as showrunner. Andy and Barbara Muschietti executive produce through their Double Dream production company, alongside Kane, Roy Lee, Dan Lin, Jamie Travis and Dhana Gilbert. The series is produced by HBO and Warner Bros. Television, based on the novel It by Stephen King.
Sarah Aubrey, Head of HBO Max Original Programming, said, “We are excited to return to the chilling world of Derry and to further expand on Andy and Barbara Muschietti’s horrifically iconic adaptation. 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.”
Clancy Collins White, President, Creative Affairs, Warner Bros. Television, said, “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.”
Andy and Barbara Muschietti said, “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!”
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