IT: Welcome to Derry season 1 episode 4 release date and time, what’s next, and everything you need to know

IT: Welcome to Derry season 1 episode 4 will continue to explore the mythological history of the origins of Pennywise. Set decades before Stephen King's IT, the show examines the interplay of fear, repression, and acts of violence and atrocities that were forgotten to horrible ends in the town's curse.

The previous episode uncovered more of Derry's history, focusing on General Shaw's encounters with the Entity, Dick Hallorann's disturbing psychic experiences, and a group of kids discovering Pennywise in their pursuit of the truth. The episode's closing moments were drenched in dread as the photograph revealed a shadowy figure of the clown preying upon the group, proof that Derry's nightmares are far from over.

IT: Welcome to Derry season 1 episode 4 releases on Sunday, November 16, 2025, 6:00 pm PT on HBO Max. With the episode, viewers can expect the series to build more tension, especially as the military starts to excavate and finds more than it bargained for, and children's encounters with Pennywise grow much more dangerous.

Disclaimer: This article contains spoilers for the series. Viewer discretion is advised.

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When does IT: Welcome to Derry season 1 episode 4 come out?

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IT: Welcome to Derry season 1 episode 4 premieres on HBO Max on Sunday, November 16, 2025. The episode will be available to stream at different times, depending on the viewer's location. Below is a table that outlines the exact release time for the major time zones:

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How many episodes of IT: Welcome to Derry season 1 are left?

IT: Welcome to Derry season 1 is set to have a total of eight episodes, and as of now, three episodes have already been released. With episode 4 dropping on November 16, 2025, only four episodes remain, with the season finale scheduled for December 14, 2025.

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A brief recap of IT: Welcome to Derry season 1 episode 3

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IT: Welcome to Derry season 1 episode 3, titled Now You See It, takes viewers back to 1908, when a young Francis Shaw visits a carnival and sees a horrifying presence among the freak show exhibits. Their friendship begins when he trades his new slingshot for water with a Native American girl named Rose but heads south when the two encounter a creature in the woods.

Rose uses the slingshot to fight off the creature attacking Francis. The weapon is briefly introduced an emotional artifact significant to Francis’s memories and Derry’s dark past. Fast forward to 1962, General Francis Shaw returns to Derry to lead a military excavation of a car recovered from the 1935 Bradley Gang massacre, one perhaps tainted by the evil power that once taunted him.

Meanwhile, Dick Hallorann, a character with psychic powers, has a horrifying vision while conducting reconnaissance; seeing an outline of the creature, it all culminates in a disturbing glimpse of corpses suspended, weightless in their graves, accompanied by the creature’s glowing eyes.

At the same time, Lilly, Ronnie, Will, and Rich try to capture proof of the supernatural through a graveyard rite to entice solitary spirits, more quickly it ends horrifically as combinations of ghosts rise, and Pennywise's presence becomes evident.

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Major events to expect from IT: Welcome to Derry season 1 episode 4 (speculative)

In IT: Welcome to Derry season 1 episode 4, viewers can look forward to the storyline deepening into the increasing supernatural disturbances occurring in the town. Following the mysterious happenings from episode three, Dick Hallorann is likely to continue utilizing his psychic abilities to discover more hints about the Entity and why it is connected to Derry’s history.

Meanwhile, the group of kids, still recovering from their graveyard encounter with Pennywise, are likely to experience even more severe paranormal activity crossing the barrier of reality and imagination. The excavation of the U.S. military is likely to uncover something even darker and more submerged in Derry, further implying their attempts to control the Entity might backfire.

There are likely to be further unsettling revelations about how fear functions as a source of power to the evil within Derry, building additional tension in the connection of traumatic experiences associated with the present horror. IT: Welcome to Derry season 1 episode 4 is likely to build on the character arcs while simultaneously evolving Derry’s dark mythology.

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IT: Welcome to Derry season 1 episode 4 releases on Sunday, November 16, 2025, on HBO Max.

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