We’ve spent months wondering what the future might hold for the Stephen King series IT: Welcome to Derry, as the nature of the mythology behind one of the most disturbing novels of all time lends itself to regular battles with its otherworldly antagonist. The series was developed by filmmaking siblings Andy and Barbara Muschietti, who were also behind IT and IT CHAPTER TWO. Even though HBO hasn’t outright shared a press release about the program’s future, the Muschiettis were much more candid about future installments, while also explaining why HBO has delayed any official announcement.
While speaking to Collider, the Muschiettis claimed that a Season 2 of IT: Welcome to Derry is officially happening. Barbara Muschietti shared:
“Yeah, it is going to be official … We’re all working towards it. We are working, the studio is working. It’s just that we want to make it real, and we need the material.”
Andy Muschietti offered more input, explaining, “Sometimes the announcements come a little delayed because of deals and stuff. I don’t want to get too granular about it, but there’s a general intention to make it happen.” The confidence of what the pair revealed came down to the confidence in their own show, as Barbara expressed:
“A lot of times, the announcements are the studio having to declare their confidence for the show. We don’t need that because clearly we’re good. So, when we do the green light, it’s a real green light. It’s not just like, ‘Okay, well, we’ll try to put this out so people watch the show.’ People have watched the show. It’s good.”
With the original novel and the multiple adaptations, a key component of the monster’s mythology is that it feeds on the town of Derry, Maine, and then hibernates for 27 years. In both the book and its adaptations, the Losers’ Club ultimately defeats the creature, with Season 1 of IT: Welcome to Derry and the upcoming Season 2 both having to go back in time to explore earlier conflicts with the creature.
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