The planned second season of It: Welcome to Derry is expected to move the story back to 1935, continuing the prequel series’ exploration of Pennywise’s earlier cycles of violence in the fictional Maine town. The setting matters because the creators say the programme will address the period’s darker real-world history rather than treating it as mere background for supernatural horror.

The series is designed to move backwards through Derry’s past, with the first season set in 1962 and a potential third season reportedly intended for 1908. The 1935 instalment would take place during the Great Depression, and the production team has indicated that the era’s “horrible things” will inform its approach to the story.