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  "id": 17437969,
  "title": "‘It: Welcome to Derry’ Surprise Halloween Episode Drops on HBO Max",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/it-welcome-to-derry-surprise-halloween-episode-drops-on-hbo-max",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-31T16:50:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
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    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/it-welcome-to-derry-halloween-special-hbo-max-1236936137/"
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  "summary": "Happy Halloween, indeed! Just in time for the spooky holiday, HBO has released a surprise episode of “It: Welcome to Derry” on the streaming platform. Titled “A Story of Derry,” the special comes in at 30 minutes and is set hundreds of years before the show’s events and the introduction of Pennywise. The timing is […]",
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        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "‘It: Welcome to Derry’ Drops Surprise Episode on HBO Max",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/it-welcome-to-derry-drops-surprise-episode-on-hbo-max",
        "published": "2026-10-31T07:00:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The A.V. Club",
        "title": "It: Welcome To Derry dropped a surprise episode on HBO Max for Halloween",
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        "published": "2026-10-31T13:20:11.000Z"
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        "outlet": "TVLine",
        "title": "HBO Max Drops Surprise IT: Welcome To Derry Episode For Halloween",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/hbo-max-drops-surprise-it-welcome-to-derry-episode-for-halloween",
        "published": "2026-10-31T13:40:12.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "‘It: Welcome to Derry’ Surprise Halloween Episode Now Streaming On HBO Max",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/it-welcome-to-derry-surprise-halloween-episode-now-streaming-on-hbo",
        "published": "2026-10-31T18:18:10.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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