"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," Muschietti told Variety. "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."

Welcome to Derry” finishes its first season on Sunday. Will Pennywise the Dancing Clown be back to terrify viewers in the future?

IT: Welcome to Derry's finale episode reveals just how and why Seasons 2 and 3 will be set in new time periods.

As of the Welcome to Derry season finale, HBO has not given word on whether the hit horror series will return for a second season. Although a renewal wasn't announced while the season was airing, the show had strong ratings, with its debut on HBO Max ranking only behind The Last of Us and House of the Dragon, per Variety.

The plot surrounding the Bradley Gang for It: Welcome to Derry Season 2 can be considered a “confirmed” storyline, as the creative team of the series has given various statements regarding this matter. Andy Muschietti spoke about it to Deadline before Season 1 even aired.

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IT: Welcome to Derry’ reaches the end of its season 1 with a gratifying climax. Lily and her friends, the unofficial Losers Club of 1962, successfully entrap Pennywise back into his cage following the clown’s brief but horrifying reign of terror.

Welcome to Derry return for season 2? Here’s what the finale, creators, and Stephen King’s lore reveal about Pennywise’s future.

Welcome to Derry Season 2 has been renewed or canceled by HBO. Based on Stephen King’s 1986 novel, the supernatural horror series takes place in 1962, when a couple, along with their son, relocates to Derry.