Warner Bros. Top Brass makes a powerful statement about the upcoming Harry Potter series

Key Takeaways

An HBO executive is excited about the new Harry Potter series and praises the project.
Series will likely delve deeply into books aimed at fans with unseen content and characters.
While TV series can be more reliable, the challenges lie in budget limitations and casting issues.

The coming one Harry Potter While the series’ intended audience may still be largely in the dark as to what its merits will be, an executive at the company responsible for bringing the show to life has made some pretty interesting claims to do about the project, and fans might be happy to hear it.

The Harry Potter franchise has achieved massive success twice, with JK Rowling’s original book series becoming bestsellers and spawning an eight-film adaptation that brought the stories even further into the mainstream. While these films were very well received, the final entry in the film series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, was released over a decade ago now, while the first and de facto starting point for new fans, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stonecame out more than twenty years ago. As part of a concerted effort to revive older intellectual property, Warner Bros. announce a new adjustment in 2023 after two years of planning. Harry Potter series began making calls for the new adaptation this year.

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Many fans are excited about some of the things the upcoming HBO series could do differently as an adaptation, and are just as excited for an update on that. They got just that at New York Comic Con, where Warner Bros. CEO Channing Dungey. Television Group, talked about the upcoming series. “There’s not much to talk about right now,” Dungey admitted in a response to questions collected via The Hollywood Reporter. “We have a fantastic writing staff and they do what they have to do. And casting calls have opened in Britain and Ireland, so the process is progressing. It’s going quite well.” While these points aren’t particularly groundbreaking, Dungey also discussed what excited him about the series, and made a bold claim in the process. “It’s honestly an incredible dream, and as someone who’s a huge fan of books, the chance to explore them maybe a little more in depth than you can in just a two-hour movie, that’s the whole reason we’re on this journey .”

This claim about the upcoming series is really bold. It’s certainly true that a series could serve as a superior medium to more faithfully adapt the books in a plethora of ways, such as better showcasing some underrated books. Harry Potter characters and better adapting some parts of the franchise’s final arc where the films messed up. However, the films are seen as a very successful adaptation of the books and have their own advantages over a TV series. Most notably, film budgets are generally smaller than those for TV segments of similar length, while VFX costs have only increased in the meantime. While the films essentially set the standard for children’s franchise adaptations, expectations for the show will now be a lot higher. The attempt to recast some of history’s most iconic child actors will also be a test, and pacing issues that wouldn’t be an issue in a two-hour adaptation will find their way into the mix.

In reality, Harry Potter could have gained a lot from an animated spin-off before the live-action TV reboot. Animation would be the optimal way to avoid many of the problems that would plague a live-action series. Since the powers that be decided to go all-in on an HBO series, fans will just have to wait and see how well the whole thing is handled.

The Harry Potter franchise is available to stream on Max.

Harry Potter

When Harry Potter discovers he is a wizard, he enters a world beyond belief. In addition to continuing his studies at Hogwarts with his best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, Harry must also come face to face with Voldemort and his dark wizarding powers. The Harry Potter franchise is a global phenomenon, spanning seven books, eight films, three spin-off films, a stage play and numerous video games.

Created by: JK Rowling
First movie: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
Latest movie: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part Two
Form: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Alan Rickman, Michael Gambon, Ralph Fiennes, Maggie Smith, Robbie Coltrane
Reunion Date: January 1, 2022
Where to look: HBOMax
Spinoffs (movies): Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them , Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald , Fantastic Beasts: Dumbledore’s Secrets