IT: WELCOME TO DERRY Season 1 Sets Physical Media Release Date

The Stephen King prequel show starring Bill Skarsgรฅrd has been an HBO Max hit this year.
Bill Skarsgรฅrd as Pennywise in WELCOME TO DERRY (Credit: Brooke Palmer/HBO)
(Credit: Brooke Palmer/HBO)

Last Updated on December 18, 2025 by Angel Melanson

Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment has set a release date for the 4K UHD Limited Edition Steelbook, Blu-ray, and DVD release of IT: Welcome to Derry: The Complete First Season.

On May 5, 2026, fansย can officially own all 8 episodes of the Stephen King-adapted IT prequel series, along with bonus content including 3 extended behind the episode featurettes and an all new never-before-seen featurette exclusive to the physical media releases.

Directed and lead byย Itโ€˜s Andy Muschietti and Barbara Muschietti, with Jason Fuchsย (Ice Age: Continental Drift) and Brad Caleb Kane (A24's upcoming Friday the 13th prequel series Crystal Lake) serving as showrunners, It: Welcome to Derry, which has been airing on HBO Max since October, serves as a prequel to King's iconic 1986 novel and Muschietti's two IT films,ย and is based on interludes from protagonist Mike Hanlon. The series kicks off in 1962 as a lead-up to the events of the 2017 film It: Chapter One.

Bill Skarsgรฅrd returns as the terrifying Pennywise in the first season, alongside co-stars Taylour Paige (The Toxic Avenger), Jovan Adepo (Babylon, Watchmen),ย James Remar (Creepshow, Oppenheimer), Madeleine Stowe (Revenge) and Chris Chalk (Perry Mason, Godzilla vs. Kong), Alixandra Fuchs (Boogeyman Pop), Kimberly Guerrero (Reservation Dogs), Dorian Grey (Star Trek: Discovery),ย Thomas Mitchellย (Spiral: From the Book of Saw), BJ Harrison (Rise of the Planet of the Apes), Peter Outerbridge (Saw VI), Shane Marriott (Fargo),ย Chad Rookย (Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City),ย Joshua Odjickย (The Long Walk),ย Rudy Mancusoย (The Flash), andย Morningstar Angelineย (Echo).

In case you weren't already, make sure to catch up with ourย Welcome to Derry recaps, where THE KINGCAST co-hosts Eric Vespe and Anthony Breznican rundown their reactions to each episode.

IT: Welcome to Derry: The Complete First Seasonย 4K UHD, Blu-ray and DVD special features include:

  • Inside Derry โ€“ (3) extended behind-the-episode featurettes
  • Fear the Other – Bonus featurette that explores the societal dynamics of 1962 Derry, Jim Crow, the Red Scare, and the government trespassing on indigenous lands that wreak terror in this tiny New England town.

IT: Welcome to Derry: The Complete First Seasonย is now available for pre-order,ย and ย is also available now to purchase digitally from Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, YouTube, Fandango at Home, and more.

Credit: Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment
Credit: Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment
Credit: Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment