Culture | TV It’s barely been a decade since the last Harry Potter film was released, but Harry’s story isn’t over yet: a Potter TV show is now in the works. The show, which will re-adapt the entire book series (one through seven) was first announced in April 2023 by Warner Bros Discovery, before moving to HBO Max earlier this year. The return to the wizarding world will doubtless have long-term fans marking down their calendars until it comes out – here’s what we know so far.
The show is coming out on HBO Max in the US – aka the brains behind shows like Succession and House of the Dragon – which was recently rebranded to just Max. “Max’s commitment to preserving the integrity of my books is important to me,” JK Rowling said in a press release announcing the news. “I’m looking forward to being part of this new adaptation which will allow for a degree of depth and detail only afforded by a long form television series.
” It is unclear where it will be shown in the UK, though if it follows other HBO shows like House of the Dragon and Succession it will be availalbe on Sky Atlantic. Yes, she’s coming on as executive producer – although her stance on gender issues has drawn a lot of controversy and press attention in recent years and has inevitably been raised ahead of this new show. “Our priority is what’s on the screen,” Casey Bloys , the CEO of HBO, said about it.
“Obviously, the Harry Potter story is incredibly affirmative and positive and .
