{"id":377009,"date":"2026-09-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/?p=377009"},"modified":"2026-09-30T08:56:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T15:56:00","slug":"stephen-kings-it-surges-on-hbo-max-after-tim-currys-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/stephen-kings-it-surges-on-hbo-max-after-tim-currys-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Stephen King\u2019s It surges on HBO Max after Tim Curry\u2019s death"},"content":{"rendered":"

Stephen King\u2019s It<\/em> is back in HBO Max<\/a>\u2019s top 10 after Tim Curry\u2019s death on August 25, 2026<\/strong>, putting the 1990 ABC miniseries in front of a fresh streaming audience more than 30 years after its original run.<\/p>\n\n

The spike seems directly connected to Curry\u2019s passing, with viewers returning to the performance<\/strong> most people still associate with the adaptation: his turn as Pennywise the Dancing Clown.<\/p>\n\n

If it\u2019s been years since you last watched It<\/em>, there\u2019s a real reason to go back. Curry is still the draw<\/strong>. His Pennywise doesn\u2019t need much in the way of modern effects to get under your skin, sliding from playful to predatory in a way that feels close-up and deeply unnerving. For a lot of viewers, that performance also helped turn fear of clowns, or coulrophobia, into a lasting piece of pop culture.<\/p>\n\n

The two-part adaptation of Stephen King\u2019s 1986 novel is streaming on HBO Max<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n

Tommy Lee Wallace directed the miniseries, which drew about 30 million viewers<\/strong> on ABC in 1990. Bill Skarsg\u00e5rd\u2019s films in 2017 and 2019 brought Pennywise to a newer generation, but Curry still sets the standard. The renewed attention also arrives as HBO\u2019s prequel It: Welcome to Derry<\/a><\/em>, which premiered in October 2025, has already been picked up for a second season.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Stephen King\u2019s It is back in HBO Max\u2019s top 10 after Tim Curry\u2019s death on August 25, 2026, putting the 1990 ABC miniseries in front of a fresh streaming audience more than 30 years after its original run. The spike seems directly connected to Curry\u2019s passing, with viewers returning to the performance most people still … Continue reading “Stephen King\u2019s It surges on HBO Max after Tim Curry\u2019s death”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9341,"featured_media":377008,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[6869],"class_list":["post-377009","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","content-category-streaming-videos"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t