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The Losers — adult
Bill Denbrough
Now a successful horror writer. Mike’s call brings back his childhood memories and the promise the group made.
ClearStory · 1990 TV MINISERIES GUIDE
IT (1990)Part 2
Return to Derry. Remember the oath. Finish the story.
What you need to know
In 1960, seven childhood friends known as the Losers Club wounded Pennywise in Derry’s sewers and promised to return if It came back. In 1990, Mike Hanlon calls the others back. Stan has died after receiving the call, and the surviving friends must decide how to keep their promise.
About 1 hour 35 minutesSupernatural horrorSet in 1990
OPTIONAL REFERENCECharacters, places and useful termsContains story details. Open after watching.
BEFORE YOU WATCH
10 peopleWho is that character?
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The Losers — adult
Beverly Marsh
Now a successful designer. Returning to Derry forces her to face both Pennywise and painful memories of home.
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The Losers — adult
Ben Hanscom
Now a wealthy architect. He still remembers the poem he wrote for Beverly as a child.
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The Losers — adult
Richie Tozier
Now a television comedian. He still relies on jokes and voices when fear takes hold.
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The Losers — adult
Eddie Kaspbrak
Now an anxious limousine-company owner. His adult life still reflects his mother’s warnings and control.
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The Losers — adult
Mike Hanlon
Derry’s librarian and the only member who stayed. He watches for Pennywise’s return and calls the others home.
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The Losers — adult
Stan Uris
Now a real-estate broker. Mike’s telephone call makes him remember the terror he could never fully accept.
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The threat
Pennywise
The shape-changing creature the Losers wounded in 1960. Thirty years later, children are disappearing again.
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Bill’s wife
Audra Denbrough
An actress who becomes worried when Bill suddenly returns to Derry without properly explaining why.
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Former bully
Henry Bowers
Held in an institution since 1960 after being blamed for the murders. Pennywise has not forgotten him.
DURING PART 2
Recap as you go
Choose only a scene you have completed. If you are unsure, wait until you finish watching.
The simple way to follow it
The adults are repeating their childhood fight. Pennywise tries to separate them; their best chance is to stay together.
AFTER WATCHING
Key story points
This section contains major spoilers for Part 2.
Content note: This part contains horror, child death and danger, bullying, domestic abuse, frightening clown imagery and some violence.
An unofficial, independently written viewing companion for the 1990 television miniseries IT. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the rights holders, Stephen King or the filmmakers. No official images, logos or programme artwork are used.