Pennywise has finally arrived on Sky Atlantic and NOW'sIt: Welcome to Derry – and it's safe to say his grand entrance was worth the wait.

The creative team behind theStephen King adaptation made the bold decision towithhold the iconic villain for the first half of the season, while expanding the lore of the demonic entity in ways that haveleft fans divided.

Now though, it seems that the horror is poised to kick into high gear, withBill Skarsgård's Pennywise back on our screens and more frightening than ever,

In an interview withRadioTimes.com (see video above), the youngcast of It: Welcome to Derry recalled their first time seeing Pennywise on the set of the dark fantasy drama.

"Once we got to that official scene, when we got to see him, it was so scary," said Amanda Christine, who plays Ronnie. "It was like, 'Oh my gosh! I've never been afraid of clowns, but at this moment I'm terrified."

Co-star Matilda Lawler, who plays Marge, agreed that Skarsgård's Pennywise makes for an "imposing" sight, which is just "as terrifying in person – if not more – than it is on screen".

On the big bad's delayed reintroduction, executive producer Barbara Muschietti explained (viaEntertainment Weekly): "We decided that, in this season, Pennywise should be a little bit like the shark in Jaws.

"In both movies, it was very important for us to keep the mystery and the fear for this character alive. We find that familiarity is the enemy of that. So it was important for us to delay the pleasure, or the terror, as much as we could."

Meanwhile, showrunner Jason Fuchs promised that, from here on out, we're going to see "Bill doing things you've not seen him do in this character yet" – in other words, brace yourself for more frightful sequences to come.

But what can fans expect from the next instalment of It: Welcome to Derry, and when will it arrive? Here's everything you need to know about when episode 6 is released.

When is It: Welcome to Derry episode 6 released?

It: Welcome to Derry episode 6 will be released on Monday 1st December in the UK (and Sunday 30th November in the US via HBO).

The next chapter, titled Neibolt Street, will first broadcast at2am on Sky Atlantic, before a repeat later that day at the more reasonable time of9pm. Alternatively, stream at your convenience onNOW.

How many episodes are in It: Welcome to Derry?

It: Welcome to Derry will consist of eight episodes initially.

However, co-creator Andy Muschietti has teased that their could be multiple future seasons of the horror series, tellingDeadline that "there is an intentional bigger arc that will open".

"My intention with this was to create a story that is a little bit like an iceberg under the water all through seasons 1, 2 and 3. There will be an expansion in the mythology and more answers to the big questions."

It's thought that each season of the show will gofurther back in time each season, to show the origins of Pennywise's reign of terror.

It: Welcome to Derry UK release schedule

Stephen King fans won't have to wait long for It: Welcome to Derry to come to the UK, with episodes scheduled to air on Sky Atlantic and NOW just a day after their premiere in the US on HBO.

Here's an overview of the release schedule at the moment:

• It Welcome to Derry episode 1 – The Pilot – Monday 27th October 2025 (out now)
• It Welcome to Derry episode 2 – The Thing in the Dark – Monday 3rd November (out now)
• It Welcome to Derry episode 3 – Now You See It – Monday 10th November 2025 (out now)
• It Welcome to Derry episode 4 – The Great Swirling Apparatus of Our Planet's Function – Monday 17th November 2025 (out now)
• It Welcome to Derry episode 5 – Neibolt Street – Monday 24th November 2025 (out now)
• It Welcome to Derry episode 6 – In the Name of the Father – Monday 1st December 2025
• It Welcome to Derry episode 7 – TBC – Monday 8th December 2025
• It Welcome to Derry episode 8 – TBC – Monday 15th December 2025

It: Welcome to Derry continues on Sky Atlantic and NOW on Monday 1st December 2025.

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