‘It: Welcome to Derry’ has been renewed for Season 2!HBO Max shared the official teaser trailer that confirmed that the sequel has been greenlit after the success of Season 1.

‘It: Welcome to Derry’ Season 2 to be set in 1935

The first season is mostly set in 1962 in the fictional town of Derry, Maine, and details earlier experiences the town’s residents had with the evil shape-shifting clown, Pennywise. As per the teaser, season 2 goes back in time to 1935 and takes place during the Great Depression.

‘It Welcome to Derry’ teaser trailer:

‘It: Welcome to Derry’ plot

Per the logline, the story “centers on the bloody massacre of the Bradley Gang, a group of bank robbers who stop in Derry to buy ammo and end up facing unimaginable horror.” The Bradley Gang Massacre is one of the interludes in King’s original novel.

About ‘It: Welcome to Derry’

The series was developed for television by filmmakers Andy Muschietti, Barbara Muschietti and Jason Fuchs, all of whom worked on the new ‘It’ films. Brad Caleb Kane, who served as co-showrunner of Season 1 with Fuchs, is the sole showrunner of Season 2.The horror franchise, that originally premiered on October 26 last year, the series is based on Stephen King‘s ‘It’ novel and builds on the two-part ‘It’ film reboot from 2017 and 2019. The show serves as a prequel to the films.

‘It: Welcome to Derry’ cast

According to the Variety, casting has not yet been announced for Season 2, but the cast for Season 1 included Jovan Adepo, Taylour Paige, Chris Chalk, James Remar, Stephen Rider, Madeleine Stowe and Rudy Mancuso, with Bill Skarsgard reprising his role as Pennywise.Andy Muschietti has directed multiple episodes of the first season.