All treats, no tricks: HBO Max released a surprise episode of This: Welcome to Derry for Halloween.
“It’s a Halloween surprise,” HBO Max posted on its Instagram page along with a brief clip of the episode (watch it below). “Watch this unique special exploring the origins of computing in Derry. »
The episode “A Story of Derry” is currently streaming on HBO Max.
Earlier this month, showrunner Brad Caleb Kane told Deadline that season 2 of This: Welcome to Derry – expected to arrive in late 2027 or 2028 – will give fans a new version of Pennywise, with the evil clown (Bill Skarsgård) depicted in a “way you’ve never seen this character before.”
“We’re writing the scripts. We’re about halfway through writing the scripts,” Kane said. “We have a production schedule, we have the green light for a season 2 and Andy Muschietti is casting.”
Season 2 will be set during the Great Depression of 1935 and revolve around the bloody massacre of the Bradley Gang, a group of bank robbers who stop in Derry to buy ammunition and end up facing unimaginable horror, another piece of the city’s history depicted in King’s 1986 novel.
The 30-minute surprise Halloween episode: “Hundreds of years before Pennywise, three young people venture into the Western Forest… where they encounter an ancient and terrifying spirit. » The Instagram clip depicts a Native American girl running through the woods, bow and arrows at the ready.
This: Welcome to Derry premiered on HBO Max on October 26, 2025 and serves as a prequel to the 2017 and 2019 films.
Check out the brief excerpt below:
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