IT: Welcome to Derry season 2 to feature Pennywise and Stephen King's grandson

Showrunner Brad Caleb Kane has confirmed that production for the second season of the HBO prequel series ‘IT: Welcome to Derry’ is scheduled to begin in summer 2025. The upcoming season will shift its setting to 1935 during the Great Depression, moving the timeline 27 years prior to the first season.

Kane revealed that Ethan King, grandson of author Stephen King, will be a writer for the second season. The new episodes are expected to focus on the Bradley Gang Massacre and follow a mystery involving a boy disappearing amidst a Cold War military plot. The season will also feature the return of Bill Skarsgård as Pennywise the Clown.

Co-creator Andy Muschietti noted that the series will explore the social and cultural themes of the 1930s, emphasizing the struggle for survival during the Depression era.