This: Welcome to Derry Episode 5 release date has become an important topic for fans as the series moves deeper into the early history of Pennywise. Episode 5 will take the story closer to the conflict between the military and the groups protecting Derry’s secrets. The new chapter also connects the prequel timeline to major events in Stephen King’s wider universe.
This: Welcome to Derry Episode 5 global release time and how to watch
This: Welcome to Derry Episode 5 will stream on Sunday, November 23 at 6PM PT/9PM ET on HBO Max. International viewers will need to watch late at night or stream the next day to avoid spoilers. UK viewers can watch the episode on Sky Max and NowTV, with a repeat broadcast on Monday, November 24 at 9pm.
Season 1 consists of eight episodes. While HBO has not announced a season 2, director Andy Muschietti has shared that they have plans for three seasons. Muschietti said that the second season is set in 1935, and the end of Season 1 will explain “why the next two seasons need to go back in time.” He also said that the team plans to explore the Macroverse, the ancient dimension associated with it, because “the book covers this space only from a human perspective.”
Here’s what happened in: Welcome to Derry Episode 4
The It: Welcome to Derry Episode 4 focuses on a psychic search led by Dick Halloran, who uses his ability called Shine to access Taniel’s memories. Taniel is part of the group that protects information about Pennywise and guides Dick through a series of memory gates.
One memory shows Rose teaching Taniel about the Gallu, a creature from indigenous stories associated with the Western Woods. The flashback connects directly to the creature’s first arrival in Derry, as described by Stephen King in the original novel. Galu is revealed to be Pennywise, an ancient entity who fell to Earth from another world.
Indigenous groups escaped by escaping to the creature’s land and created a blade from the meteorite that brought it to Earth. He later creates thirteen pieces from the meteorite to trap Pennywise inside the dairy. The show worked with Indigenous consultants when creating this story.
Episode 4 ends with Tannielle revealing the location of the meteorite fragments, and telling Dick to follow the tunnels down to the old well. The memory depicts the Neibolt Street house, which leads directly to Pennywise’s sewer lair. This means the Legion now knows how to reach Pennywise, setting up major activities in Welcome to Derry Episode 5.
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