The Stephen King adaptation wrapped up its first season on HBO last night with plenty of mayhem and a few plot contortions.

With season 1 now over, fans are already wondering when we'll get to see IT: Welcome to Derry season 2 on our screens. According to the show's executive producer Barbara Muschietti, the wait for new episodes shouldn't be too long, but it's ultimately up to HBO.

The HBO prequel horror-drama ended its season 1 finale with a few special guests. A flash-forward takes us 26 years after Pennywise was put to rest, so just one year before the events of the first It movie. We find a now-elderly Ingrid Kersh, portrayed by It Chapter Two actress Joan Gregson.

Pennywise was always going to slither away for another 27-year slumber, but boy did he wave good-bye with gusto.

Marge won't return in the next season, as we're going back in time, but we know she plays a massive role in the franchise's future. In the finale, Pennywise reveals that one day she will have a son named Richie, and that he will be one of the people that kills It.

HBO Max's prequel series is the first Stephen King TV series adaptation with a 4K Blu-ray edition in the US.

Welcome to Derry, Jason Fuchs, elucidates in detail about the major death that takes place in Episode 8, "Winter Fire," in Season One.

It: Welcome to Derry: The Complete First Season, which contains all eight episodes of the It prequel series, is set to arrive on May 5, 2026. The upcoming release will also include exclusive bonus content, extended behind-the-episode featurettes called Inside Derry, and a bonus featurette called Fear the Other.

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