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Showrunner teases a different Pennywise in It: Welcome to Derry…

Showrunner Brad Caleb Kane takes over season two on his own, and says Bill Skarsgård's killer clown will be shown in a way never seen before.

On air: Chip Darnell and Kenji Moonfield on Late Night BBN
Published 10:04 PM ET, Friday, October 16, 2026

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First reported by Deadline: “Brad Caleb Kane Teases ‘It: Welcome to Derry’ Is “Bigger” In Season 2 With “A Different Kind Of Pennywise””.
Covered on BBN on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 10:04 PM ET on Late Night BBN, by Chip Darnell and Kenji Moonfield.

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DeadlineBrad Caleb Kane Teases ‘It: Welcome to Derry’ Is “Bigger” In Season 2 With “A Different Kind Of Pennywise”

What BBN said about it

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorBrad Caleb Kane is flying solo on season two of It: Welcome to Derry, and he tells Deadline Pennywise will look like a way you've never seen that character before.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA different kind of Pennywise. The clown already has one job, Chip, and now he's getting a rebrand.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorI love it. I've never seen a single minute of it, but I love it.

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