Their timeline had to account for an appropriate number of shelvings, cancellations, and tax write offs before they could go into final production. Given that this premiere date is over a month away, there’s still a non-zero chance that they could shelve the episodes until the internet begs them enough to release it in black and white and totally unhinged.
The IT movie came out in 2017.
HBO - really striking while the iron is hot!
Their timeline had to account for an appropriate number of shelvings, cancellations, and tax write offs before they could go into final production. Given that this premiere date is over a month away, there’s still a non-zero chance that they could shelve the episodes until the internet begs them enough to release it in black and white and totally unhinged.
Part two came out in 2019.
Still more than half a decade, but a little closer at least.