'It: Welcome to Derry' Creator Says Season 2 Will 'Not' Shy Away From the 'Horrible' Cultural Themes of the 1930s: It's the 'Heart of Our Story' https://t.co/5O6n61xVC9 — Variety (@Variety) August 1, 2026Andy Muschietti talked about the upcoming season of ‘Welcome to Derry’ which takes place in 1935. They are gonna do crazy things,” Muschietti says. “And of course, the social, cultural, horrible things that were happening in the era, too. ”He talked about how the dynamic will be different than the previous season. I was 14 or something,” Muschietti says of the short story in King’s “Skeleton Crew” collection.