It’s a Halloween moment for fans of the Stephen King universe. IT: Welcome to Derry has resurfaced unexpectedly with an unaired installment. HBO Max released A Story of Derry, a special episode tied to the horror series that recounts the origins of the terrifying creature from Derry. The twist this time? Pennywise non è al centro della storia. The special, running for about 30 minutes, chooses to probe an even deeper past, transporting viewers back hundreds of years before the events portrayed in the series.
A Story of Derry: What the special episode is about?
Directed by Tazbah Chavez and written by Cherie Dimaline and Jasmyne Flournoy, A Story of Derry broadens the IT mythos and adds new pieces to the lore of the Maine town. It tells a tale set long before Pennywise became the nightmare for the town’s inhabitants. The protagonists are three youths who venture into the Western Wood, where they stumble upon a terrifying ancestral presence. The story also delves into the history of the indigenous Shokopiwath people and the link to the creature’s origins. Among the most intriguing elements of the special are references to Stephen King’s mythos, including a mysterious dagger seemingly able to intimidate the entity and a potential nod to Maturin, the Cosmic Turtle who, in the writer’s literary universe, represents a force opposed to IT.
IT: Welcome to Derry 2: what do we know about the second season?
The special arrives as anticipation for the second season of IT: Welcome to Derry continues to grow. The upcoming chapter is expected to go even further back in time, setting the action in 1935 during the Great Depression. The plot should draw inspiration from the Bradley Gang massacre, an episode recounted in the interludes of Stephen King’s IT novel. The crew behind the series—Andy and Barbara Muschietti—will remain involved, while Brad Caleb Kane steps into the role of showrunner. At present, no official release date for the new episodes has been announced. The first season, in the meantime, is available on HBO Max and in streaming su NOW.
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