It: Welcome to Derry season 2 is definitely in the works, as showrunner promises to "deliver something that is greater" than season 1

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It: Welcome to Derry season 2 is definitely in the works, as showrunner promises to "deliver something that is greater" than season 1 News By George Marston published 10 March 2026

It: Welcome to Derry showrunner Andy Muschietti has confirmed season 2 is in the works even thought it hasn't officially been renewed

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HBO Max's It: Welcome to Derry streaming show hasn't been officially renewed for season 2, but according to co-showrunner Andy Muschietti, it's all but a done deal. Speaking at a press conference following this year's Saturn Awards, Muschietti confirms that season 2 is definitely in the works.

"There's not much we can say but yes," Muschietti says at the press conference (via Nerdist). "We're very proud that the expectations are high after the first season. I think we're going to deliver something that is greater."

This is another check in the 'yes' column for It: Welcome to Derry season 2, following HBO CEO Casey Bloys reassuring fans that it's in the works, though there are still some questions about when it might go into production.

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"Let me say, [it's] not in limbo at all. Hardly. It was a huge success for us," Bloys said earlier this year. "Andy and Barbara [Muschietti] are hard at work trying to come up with an idea for a story they'd want to tell for another season. I would happily do it. One of the challenges is, there's not a book that you're basing it on, so it's invention. They want to make sure that they have a story they're excited to tell. So it's not limbo other than they need to land on something they're excited by creatively. We'll be there."

Welcome to Derry is a prequel for Stephen King's novel It, which was adapted into two films by Muschietti. The show tells the origins of Pennywise, the monstrous clown who is the villain of the novel and movies, and how it ties inextricably to the town of Derry, Maine.

It: Welcome to Derry season 1 is streaming now on HBO. For more, check out our picks of the most exciting new TV shows heading our way or our round-up of everything we know so far about It: Welcome to Derry season 2.

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I've been Newsarama's resident Marvel Comics expert and general comic book historian since 2011, and now I'm the Entertainment Writer at GamesRadar+. I've also been the on-site reporter at most major comic conventions such as Comic-Con International: San Diego, New York Comic Con, and C2E2. Outside of comic journalism, I am the artist of many weird pictures, and the guitarist of many heavy riffs. (They/Them)

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