The current state of IT: Welcome To Derry has successfully flummoxed fans. The 2025 Stephen King TV series was welcomed with a warm reception by critics, got big ratings numbers throughout its first season (with the finale earning the biggest audience of all)... and yet, HBO has not yet announced any kind of renewal – be it for a single season or multiple seasons. Patience has been tested as we’ve waited for some kind of news since the last episode aired in mid-December, and while we don’t have confirmation today that Season 2 is happening, we do have an extremely optimistic update to share.
During a recent sitdown with HBO chief Casey Bloys, Deadline got an update about IT: Welcome To Derry Season 2, and the news is unexpected: it seems that it’s not executives holding up news of an official renewal, but instead a creative delay. While it seems that the premium cable channel would be all too happy to see more episodes head toward production, an announcement has been slowed by efforts to make sure that the filmmakers know precisely what story they want to tell. Said Bloys,
