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HBO Max Releases 'Welcome to Derry' Halloween Episode

HBO Max released a new 'Welcome to Derry' episode on Halloween.

New York Editorial News Desk October 31, 2026 1 min read

The Brief

  • HBO Max released a 30-minute episode titled 'A Story of Derry' on Halloween.
  • The episode is set hundreds of years before the main series and features Native American girls encountering It.
  • The episode explains the origins of the sacred pillars that contain It.

HBO Max released a new episode of 'Welcome to Derry' on Halloween, titled 'A Story of Derry.'

The 3,0-minute installment is part of the show's second annual Halloween surprise and is available on the platform.

The episode is set hundreds of years before the events of the main series and expands on the backstory of the entity It and its relationship with Native Americans.

In the episode, three teenaged Native American girls encounter It on their own trip into the woods, and their experience with the entity ultimately leads to the formation of the 13 sacred pillars that surround Derry and keep It forever caged.

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