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Excitement is building for the horror series Welcome to Derry, which is receiving positive feedback and weaving in elements from other Stephen King works. Following the premiere, the network has revealed that episode two will premiere ahead of schedule, timed perfectly for October 31st.

Premiere Shift Details

Beginning on the last day of October at midnight PT, the next part of It: Welcome to Derry will premiere on the streaming service, prior to its linear broadcast. Subsequent episodes of the series run will be released on Sunday nights on the network and streaming service, leading up to the season finale on Sunday, December 14.

Series Overview

Taking place within the world of King's It, It: Welcome to Derry borrows elements from the classic book while enlarging the universe brought to life by filmmaker Andy Muschietti in the recent movie adaptations. The original It highlighted young characters confronting unimaginable horrors, so it’s fitting that the prequel follows in those footsteps. Nevertheless, the debut of the streaming show shows it intended to escalate the fear, providing even more intense scares than Muschietti’s films and creating a brutal tone for what's to come.

Setting and Themes

Located in the early '60s, the program features a fresh cast of grown-ups and kids residing in a outwardly charming locale masking a evil heart. This place follows a cruel, recurring cycle—one marked by aggression, prejudice, and paranormal events, as a terrifying being returns each 27-year cycle. Even though It: Welcome to Derry might sound like it leans too heavily to the movies on the surface, what distinguishes the streaming show is its two-sided viewpoint—told from the perspectives of kids and grown-ups simultaneously. The kids stay particularly vulnerable to the monster's horror, but older characters also face facing their personal demons stemming from Derry’s deep-seated bigotry and covert otherworldly powers.

It: Welcome to Derry premieres on October 31 at 12 a.m. Pacific Time.