HBO renews 'It: Welcome to Derry' Season 2 after creative restart delays greenlight nearly a year

HBO has renewed "It: Welcome to Derry" for Season 2, per Deadline. Brad Caleb Kane replaces Jason Fuchs as sole showrunner after the writers' room restarted the Season 2 story from scratch, delaying the greenlight nearly a year past the October premiere (THR). The Stephen King prequel ranked among HBO Max's top four global series premieres.