To me, the best time of year is any time when horror movies are crushing at the box office, and the horizon is dotted with upcoming horror TV shows, and this week is especially great due to all the genre love showcased in this year’s Emmy nominations. (Huzzah for Widow’s Bay!) Stephen King’s influence was certainly part of the festivities, with IT: Welcome to Derry earning two nominations. So now that the HBO series is officially an Emmy nominee, what’s up with Season 2?
Despite impressive viewership numbers across HBO and HBO Max, and overall positivity and acclaim from fans and critics, IT: Welcome to Derry still doesn’t have an official Season 2 order in place, which feels like a crime so monstrous only Pennywise himself could be responsible. But as the channel’s head honcho put it when speaking with Variety about the whopping 122 Emmy nominations across linear and streaming, the ball(oon) is in the court of co-creators and producers Andy and Barbara Muschietti. In his words:
