Overview
- Episode 1 debuted on HBO Max on Oct. 26, with Episode 2 streaming on Oct. 31 and airing on HBO’s linear channel on Nov. 2.
- The eight‑episode season resumes weekly after the Halloween advance and is slated to conclude on Dec. 14.
- Bill Skarsgård reprises Pennywise as the series explores the origins of Derry’s terror decades before the films.
- Set in 1962, the story introduces a young Dick Hallorann, explicitly linking IT to The Shining through his shine ability.
- Promos and early footage feature cross‑title Easter eggs, including a Shawshank bus logo, while the young cast highlights themes of racism, bullying and poverty.