The end is almost here… or, perhaps, it’s just the end of the beginning? In a few days, IT: Welcome To Derry Season 1 will air its finale on HBO, and there are oh so many questions in the minds of Stephen King fans wondering about where things may go next. There has been much talk surrounding the show about a big picture plan involving future seasons principally set in 1935 and 1908… but will the narrative shift mean that we are leaving behind the characters we’ve met and grown to love in 1962? And what about exploring the Derry, Maine of the not-too-distant future?
I am an unabashed nerd when it comes to timeline questions like these, so I naturally had to ask them earlier this month when I conducted a virtual interview with Jason Fuchs – the IT: Welcome To Derry co-showrunner who is also credited with developing the series alongside Andy and Barbara Muschietti. After last Thursday’s column exploring how Bill Skarsgård was convinced to join the show, this week’s edition of The King Beat explores what we can potentially expect from the future (and I say “potentially” because a renewal has not yet been announced). There’s a whole lot to discuss, so let’s dig in.
