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‘IT: Welcome to Derry’ releases surprise Halloween episode on HBO Max
IT: Welcome to Derry released a surprise episode on HBO Max for Halloween.
The new installment is called “A Story of Derry,” but plot details were not immediately available.
The horror series is set in the world of Stephen King’s “It” and takes place in Derry.
HBO renewed the series for a second season, which will be set in 1935 during the Great Depression.
That season will center on the Bradley Gang, bank robbers who stop in Derry to buy ammunition and encounter horror.
The renewal continues the show’s exploration of Derry’s past and the events linked to the “It” universe.
The next season will be led by Brad Caleb Kane as sole showrunner; a release date was not given.
HBO Max released a surprise episode of “It: Welcome to Derry” for Halloween.
The episode, titled “A Story of Derry,” became available on October 31, 2026.
TheWrap reported that it dropped at midnight, while TVLine said it was available on Halloween.
Plot details were not immediately available, and online speculation about an origin story was unconfirmed.
The release follows the show’s renewal for a second season, which will be set in 1935.
- Who
- HBO Max released the episode for “It: Welcome to Derry” fans.
- What
- A surprise episode titled “A Story of Derry” began streaming.
- When
- October 31, 2026. TheWrap reported it was released at midnight.
- Where
- HBO Max.
- Why
- To commemorate Halloween.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Episode 2 of the first season was released on Halloween, two days before its scheduled airdate, according to TVLine.
Welcome to Derry” was renewed for a second season, according to TVLine.
HBO Max released the surprise episode “A Story of Derry” for Halloween.
- Episode title
- A Story of Derry
- Release date
- October 31, 2026
- Streaming platform
- HBO Max
- Season 2 setting
- 1935, during the Great Depression
- Season 2 storyline
- The bloody massacre of the Bradley Gang in Derry
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What people are saying
We are excited to return to the chilling world of Derry and to further expand on Andy and Barbara Muschietti’s horrifically iconic adaptation
Continuing to explore and expand on the amazing world Stephen King created is an absolute privilege