NON-FICTION · CHARACTER · 2026-08-22

Welcome to Derry gets season 2 — Pennywise expands

Still from my Living with Pennywise video

HBO renews the IT prequel. Skarsgård returns, the town's history deepens — and my Living With Pennywise video watches back.

READ THE SOURCE

People — Season 2 renewal (Aug 2026) ↗ EW — on the set tracing Pennywise's origins ↗

MY TAKE

The rare prequel that earned a second season. Season 1's 5.7M premiere, a series-high finale, and now season 2 digging further back. Horror attachment at industrial scale — my video shelf pairs well.

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