HBO hasn’t given the green light for another season of It: Welcome to Derry yet, but the top – brass at the studio thinks there’s more story to be told. In a recent chat with Deadline, HBO Chief Casey Bloys stated firmly that the prequel series was “not in a state of uncertainty at all.” Welcome to Derry was “a huge hit” for HBO, and considering the mind – boggling teaser it set up at the end of Season 1, it’s obvious that It director Andy Muschietti and co – creator Barbara Muschietti have a plan for additional seasons. It just needs to be made more definite.
“Andy and Barbara are putting in a lot of effort to come up with an idea for a story they’d like to tell in another season,” Bloys said. “It’s not in limbo, except that they need to find something that gets them creatively excited. We’ll support them.”
Fortunately, Andy Muschietti seems to be working diligently on a story that will surpass the enjoyable chaos of Welcome to Derry Season 1. At the Saturn Awards — where Welcome to Derry won Best Horror Series, along with a few other awards — the filmmaker announced that the development of Season 2 has officially started and will be even “better” than the first.
“There isn’t much we can say, but yes,” Muschietti replied when asked if Season 2 was really in the works. “We’re very proud that the expectations are high after the first season. I believe we’re going to deliver something better.”
Muschietti has already shared a rough plan for future seasons of Welcome to Derry. The series will go back in time another 27 years, following the parents of the kids who confront Pennywise (Bill Skarsgård) in Season 1. However, the finale also added an interesting time – travel element to that simple premise: since Pennywise experiences time differently, the past is almost like the future for him. He’s aware of the threats to his existence and seems determined to eliminate the family lines of those who will ultimately defeat him.
All this makes Pennywise a bit like the Terminator as Welcome to Derry enters a new season. There’s a question of whether the demonic being is actually changing the future as he goes further into the past, or if this is just a fixed cycle where he’s doomed to be defeated. That idea alone should make Season 2 “better” than Season 1, but Muschietti seems set on making it even more surprising. Either way, waiting for more of this horror series will definitely be worth it.