‘Welcome to Derry’ release date, episode schedule, cast, and exactly what time the Pennywise prequel drops

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Welcome to Derry

Welcome to Derry has arrived just in time for Halloween season, expanding Stephen King’s It saga with a chilling 1960s-set prequel and the return of Bill Skarsgård as Pennywise. The premiere bowed on Sunday, October 26, 2025, and the roll-out includes a special early streaming drop for Episode 2—plus a clear weekly cadence through mid-December. Here’s your fast, spoiler-light guide to when it comes out, what time it lands in your region, who’s in it, and how the first wave of reviews is shaping up.

When does ‘Welcome to Derry’ come out?

Series premiere (Episode 1): Sunday, October 26, 2025 — 9:00 p.m. ET / 6:00 p.m. PT on the U.S. cable channel, with streaming availability aligned for the same evening.
Special early drop (Episode 2): Friday, October 31, 2025 — 12:00 a.m. PT / 3:00 a.m. ET on the companion streaming app, with the televised airing on Sunday, November 2 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT.
Standard pattern: New episodes Sundays at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT, streaming the same night (occasional holiday exceptions may shift drops—watch for app banners).

International: Times vary by local platform. As a rule of thumb, a 3:00 a.m. ET streaming drop translates to 8:00 a.m. GMT in the U.K. (during standard time). Check your regional guide for linear airings.

‘Welcome to Derry’ episode guide (Season 1)

An eight-episode first season runs weekly into December. Current plan:

Ep 1: Oct 26
Ep 2: Nov 2 (early streaming Oct 31)
Ep 3: Nov 9
Ep 4: Nov 16
Ep 5: Nov 23
Ep 6: Nov 30
Ep 7: Dec 7
Ep 8 (Finale): Dec 14

Schedule subject to change.

What time does ‘Welcome to Derry’ come out?

U.S. (ET): Sundays 9:00 p.m. (televised); early streaming drops typically 3:00 a.m. ET on designated dates.
U.S. (PT): Sundays 6:00 p.m. (televised); early streaming 12:00 a.m. PT.
Canada (ET): Generally mirrors U.S. timing.
U.K. (GMT): Early streaming equivalents often land 8:00 a.m. GMT the following morning; local linear may be late-night simulcast or next-day primetime depending on provider.
Elsewhere: Times vary; consult the app’s “Coming Soon” tray or your EPG for local listings.

‘Welcome to Derry’ cast: who’s in the It prequel?

Bill Skarsgård — Pennywise
Taylour Paige, Jovan Adepo, Chris Chalk, James Remar, Stephen Rider
Matilda Lawler, Amanda Christine, Clara Stack, Blake Cameron James, Arian S. Cartaya, Miles Ekhardt
Madeleine Stowe and more in key supporting roles

Behind the camera, the series springs from the creative team that shaped the recent films, with Andy Muschietti, Barbara Muschietti, and Jason Fuchs shepherding the new story. Showrunning duties and writing are structured to carry the mythology across multiple eras of Derry’s history.

What is ‘Welcome to Derry’ about?

Set in 1962, the show digs into the town’s rot and rituals decades before the Losers Club, tracking missing children, civic denial, and the peculiar rhythms of a place that feeds its fears. Expect period paranoia—Cold War jitters, conformity, and prejudice—to shape how evil manifests. The series leans into the 27-year cycle that defines It’s migrations, seeding connections fans will recognize without requiring homework.

Early reviews: tone, scares, and that premiere shocker

The premiere sparked immediate chatter for its bold, harrowing twist that resets expectations about who’s “safe” in Derry. Early critics are split on teen performances but broadly aligned on the atmosphere, craft, and a mean-streak intensity that suggests the show won’t play it safe. The consensus emerging in the first 24 hours: when it leans into dread and moral rot, it’s riveting—and when it echoes the films’ visceral terror, it lands with force.

How many episodes and how long are they?

Season 1 runs 8 episodes. Individual runtimes hover around the hour mark, typical of premium horror dramas. Expect opening and closing chapters to run slightly longer as the story expands.

Quick answers to the top searches

“When is Welcome to Derry coming out?” It premiered Oct 26, 2025; new episodes on Sundays through Dec 14.
“What time does Welcome to Derry come on?” 9:00 p.m. ET/PT on the U.S. channel; streaming the same night (special Oct 31 early drop at 12:00 a.m. PT / 3:00 a.m. ET for Episode 2).
“Is Bill Skarsgård in Welcome to Derry?” Yes—he returns as Pennywise.
“How many episodes?” Eight this season.
“Where does it fit with the It movies?” It’s a prequel exploring earlier cycles of the entity and the town’s complicity.

As the season unfolds, look for deeper lore threads, Easter eggs tying back to both modern films and the novel’s interludes, and more of Skarsgård’s elastic, unnerving menace. Derry remembers—even when its people don’t—and this series aims to show why.