IT: Welcome to Derry creator teases an underrated Stephen King plot for season 2 — and I'm begging HBO Max to officially renew it

Streaming HBO Max IT: Welcome to Derry creator teases an underrated Stephen King plot for season 2 — and I'm begging HBO Max to officially renew it News By Lucy Buglass published 28 April 2026 The Muschiettis are diving deep into the source material When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: HBO Max) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter IT: Welcome to Derry's creator is keen to explore the 1930s in season 2This would have a particular focus on The Bradley Gang, as seen in Stephen King's original novelHowever, HBO Max has not officially renewed the horror seriesIT: Welcome to Derry was one of my favorite HBO Max shows of last year, and in my four-star review, I called it a "must watch". So you can imagine my excitement about upcoming plot details, even if we don't have official confirmation that season 2 is going ahead.The IT prequel series was developed by Andy and Barbara Muschietti, who worked on the two movie adaptations starring Bill Skarsgård. Through the show, they were able to explore even more of Stephen King's massive novel, and it doesn't sound like they want to stop any time soon.Speaking to Deadline, series creator Andy Muschietti has revealed that season 2 would explore a subplot Stephen King added in the original 1986 IT novel. We'll be going back in time again, this time to 1935, should the series be greenlit.Article continues below You may like Apple TV’s strangest new show had me hooked from the first scare Everything we know so far about Heated Rivalry season 2 The Pitt season 3: everything we know about the hit HBO Max show's return He told the site, “It’s 1935 — we’re now working on it, and it’s so much fun. For the ones of you who read the books, probably the Bradley Gang sounds familiar. The Bradley Gang was a gang of bank robbers that — not accidentally, but they were on their way somewhere, and they stopped in Derry to buy some ammo and something horrible happens.” (Image credit: HBO Max)As Muschietti notes, fans of the novel will know this gang well, with brothers George and Al Bradley heading up the group of bandits who tried to rob Derry store owners, until something terrible happened to them.Despite them being minor characters in the novel, Muschietti was interested in the real-life inspiration and hopes to give them more airtime in IT: Welcome to Derry.He added: "The Bradley Gang is based on the Brady Gang, which is a real-life gang of robbers that were executed in the streets of Bangor, Maine." window.sliceComponents = window.sliceComponents || {}; externalsScriptLoaded.then(() => { window.reliablePageLoad.then(() => { var componentContainer = document.querySelector("#slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-jBLuY5zVSrZ3aN7nL2DrLc"); if (componentContainer) { var data = {"layout":"inbodyContent","header":"Get daily insight, inspiration and deals in your inbox","tagline":"Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more.","formFooterText":"By submitting your information you agree to the <a href=\"https:\/\/futureplc.com\/terms-conditions\/\" target=\"_blank\">Terms & Conditions<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/futureplc.com\/privacy-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and are aged 16 or over.","usDisclaimerFooterText":"By signing…

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