HBO renews ‘It: Welcome to Derry’ as season 2 promises to get even ‘darker and more horrifying’

Pennywise terror is set to come back to haunt the residents of Derry as HBO has officially renewed the It: Welcome to Derry for a second season.

Multiple reports say the new season will go back in time, in particular during the era of the Great Depression, that is 1935, a jump from season one's 1962.

According to the upcoming season logline, the story “centers on the bloody massacre of the Bradley Gang, a group of bank robbers who stop in Derry to buy ammo and end up facing unimaginable horror.”

Andy Muschietti, co-creator of season one, will return for season two and previously hinted that season two will echo a darker tone and direction.

"There’s gonna be a lot of that Depression-era hustling in the air in our characters. Everybody’s trying to get by and survive the circumstances. They are gonna do crazy things,” he told Variety at the time,

“And of course, the social, cultural, horrible things that were happening in the era, too. We’re not going to skip those. [They are the] very center and the heart of our story.”

Though casting details are yet to be revealed, Brad Caleb Kane will serve as solo showrunner for season two.

It: Welcome to Derry first aired last October; it's a prequel to the film franchise based on Stephen King's hit horror novel It.

The series received a strong response from critics and audiences alike, presumably influencing HBO's decision to renew the show for season two.