HBO Releases Surprise 'It: Welcome to Derry' Halloween Special on HBO Max
The thirty-minute prequel episode titled 'A Story of Derry' explores events centuries before the main series.
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First reported by The A.V. Club, 3h 30m ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first
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3 publishers have covered this in 3 articles since 31 Oct 2026. The A.V. Club published first, on 31 October at 13:20 UTC; Variety followed 3h 30m later. The most recent article, from Deadline, appeared on 31 October at 18:18 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: Variety (major outlet), The A.V. Club, Deadline.
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