Pennywise it Welcome To Derry Season 2: Star Cast, Release Date & Budget

Sundays will not feel the same without It: Welcome to Derry. The first season exceeded all expectations to the degree that the quality of the show even stands up to the two theatrical It films it is canonically associated with. The scares are more imaginative, the characters are just as endearing, and Pennywise is even more vicious towards the children of Derry, Maine, in 1962 than he was to The Losers Club.

Welcome to Derry is also recognized as one of the darkest series of 2025, appropriately premiering around the Halloween season and concluding by Christmas, with Derry becoming significantly more snowy (and horrific) in the season finale. Now that the excitement has concluded and Pennywise is in hibernation for good this time (at least until he returns for It), you may be curious about when (and if) Welcome to Derry season 2 will be released. 

There are many aspects to consider regarding the future of the HBO series (including the future of HBO itself during a tumultuous sale of its parent company, Warner Bros. Discovery), but while we await official updates, here is everything we know about It: Welcome to Derry season 2.

Pennywise it Welcome To Derry Season 2

I apologize for bursting your bubble immediately, but the show has not yet received a renewal. While Welcome to Derry started off strong, its viewership numbers quickly diminished in later episodes. Still, it holds the title of the most-watched series on HBO Max. Meanwhile, the reviews have been mixed but are trending positively, with 80% of critics giving favorable reviews and 76% of fans showing their approval (according to Rotten Tomatoes).

Welcome to Derry is also a high-budget series, with the first season’s budget estimated at $75-80 million. This is relatively low compared to House of the Dragon (which costs over $100 million for season 2), but it is still considered quite expensive for the horror genre, which generally has lower production costs than fantasy and sci-fi. 

Nevertheless, it is still too early to determine the fate of Welcome to Derry, especially in the context of the Warner sale. However, if a season 2 is confirmed, we already have a solid understanding of the show’s potential trajectory.

When might the release of Welcome to Derry season 2 occur?

It is difficult to provide a definitive answer, but based on the production timeline of season 1, we can make an educated guess. Welcome to Derry received its greenlight in February 2023 and premiered 32 months later in October 2025. We hope that the wait for season 2 will not be as lengthy, particularly if a script is already in the works. 

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