LB
Lilly Bainbridge
The cinema survivor whose account sounds impossible to the adults around her.
ClearStory COMPLETE SEASON GUIDE · SEASON 1 · EPISODE 2
AN IT PREQUEL
WELCOME TODERRY
The Thing in the Dark
The setup
Lilly and Ronnie survived the Capitol Theatre attack, but the adults do not know what really happened. The police have focused on Ronnie’s father, Hank, while Leroy is still trying to understand his unusual posting at Derry Air Force Base.
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QUICK REMINDER
6 peopleThe only names you need
RG
Ronnie Grogan
Lilly’s fellow survivor. Her father is under suspicion for the children’s disappearance.
HG
Hank Grogan
Ronnie’s father and the Capitol Theatre projectionist, now blamed for events he did not cause.
LH
Major Leroy Hanlon
The new officer at Derry Air Force Base, living there with his wife Charlotte and son Will.
DH
Dick Hallorann
An airman with an unusual ability that the military is using for a secret search.
FS
General Francis Shaw
The senior officer directing the hidden military operation beneath Derry.
WHILE WATCHING
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AFTER WATCHING
Key story points
Hidden because this section reveals what happens in Episode 2.
Content note: Body horror, disturbing childbirth imagery, racism, police intimidation, psychiatric distress, blood, grief and frightening visions.
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