Season 1 of It: Welcome to Derry just wrapped, and yes, there is a plan that stretches to three seasons. The catch: seasons 2 and 3 are not officially ordered yet. Still, creator Andy Muschietti is already teasing where this thing heads next, and it digs even deeper into Derry's ugliest history.
Season 2: 1935, the Depression, and a town-wide bloodbath
Muschietti told Variety that the next chapter is set in 1935 — which keeps the franchise's 27-year cycle intact — and centers on the Bradley Gang massacre. That event comes straight from Stephen King's book: a violent shootout where the people of Derry themselves play a disturbingly big role.
"We can only say the stuff that's already known, like it's in 1935, 27 years before season 1 and it involves the massacre of the Bradley Gang from the books. It takes place during the Depression in Derry, and there are some new characters and some characters from this season as well, but younger versions of them."
If you felt a twinge of recognition, season 1 planted that seed: characters uncovered an old car tied to the massacre. Muschietti also nodded to it in his movies — the Losers' Club patches up Ben Hanscom in front of a giant mural depicting the incident in the first film, and you can spot it again in passing in the sequel.
The most intriguing part is that 'younger versions' line. That almost certainly puts Rose back in play — she's the resident Pennywise expert with receipts on how the entity works — and could rope in the parents of some familiar names, given the show just revealed that Marge eventually becomes Margaret Tozier, Richie Tozier's mother. Who actually turns up is being kept under wraps for now.
Season 3: 1908 and the Kitchener Ironworks disaster
Season 3 isn't greenlit either, but the plan is to jump another 27 years back to 1908 and zero in on the Kitchener Ironworks explosion. That factory blew during an Easter egg hunt, killing 102 people — 88 of them children. The prequel has already tipped its hat to that tragedy: during the Black Spot fire sequence in season 1, Dick Hallorann sees the body of a headless child, a grim echo of the Ironworks aftermath.
Where things stand right now
This is an HBO series with momentum, but to be clear: season 2 hasn't been officially ordered, so there's no release date. The creative team has said they want the next chapter on screens sooner rather than later, which is great — but until the pickup comes through, the timeline is a question mark.
The quick timeline
- Season 2 (planned): 1935 in Derry, during the Great Depression; centers on the Bradley Gang massacre; includes new faces and younger versions of season 1 characters; set 27 years before season 1.
- Season 3 (planned): 1908 in Derry; focuses on the Kitchener Ironworks explosion during an Easter egg hunt; 102 dead, 88 of them children; set 27 years before the planned season 2 timeline.