Episode 2 of HBO’s horror drama series It: Welcome to Derry will be released nearly three days early in celebration of Halloween.
The episode will debut on Friday, October 31, at 12:00 a.m. PT/3:00 a.m. ET on HBO Max. The episode will still air on HBO as originally scheduled on Sunday, November 2, at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT.
This early release is a one-time exception for the holiday. Following episodes in the eight-episode season will return to the regular Sunday release schedule on both HBO and HBO Max, leading up to the season finale on Sunday, December 14.
Set within Stephen King’s “It” universe, Welcome to Derry was developed for television by filmmakers Andy Muschietti, Barbara Muschietti, and Jason Fuchs, with Muschietti directing multiple episodes.
The cast features Jovan Adepo, Taylour Paige, Chris Chalk, James Remar, Stephen Rider, Blake Cameron James, Arian S. Cartaya, Amanda Christine, Matilda Lawler, Clara Stack, Madeleine Stowe, Rudy Mancuso, and Bill Skarsgård reprising his iconic role as the sinister Pennywise from the films.
Produced by HBO and Warner Bros. Television, It: Welcome to Derry is executive produced by Andy Muschietti and Barbara Muschietti through their Double Dream production company, along with Jason Fuchs, Brad Caleb Kane, David Coatsworth, Bill Skarsgård, Shelley Meals, Roy Lee, and Dan Lin.
Fuchs, who wrote the teleplay for the first episode, and Kane also serve as co-showrunners on the series.