Harry Potter 10-year TV series coming to Max, confirms Warner Bros.; details so far
 

After years of rumors, Warner Bros. finally confirmed that a Harry Potter series is happening - over the course of 10 consecutive years, the multi-season, live action saga will be an in-depth faithful homage to J.K. Rowling's seven books, far more than the films that completed barely over a decade ago.

This was announced during a Warner Bros. Discovery presentation by CEO David Zaslav and Casey Bloys, Chairman and CEO of HBO and Max Content on Wednesday. The saga isn't expected to premiere until at least 2025.

Rowling will executive produce the entire series, which will stream on the new-merged streaming service Max. As of now, a showrunner/writer is currently being vetted to helm the series; after that, casting will begin for Harry, Ron, Hermione and everyone - just like fans went through a generation ago in 2000.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Your Hogwarts letter is here. <br><br>Max has ordered the first ever <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HarryPotter?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Har ryPotter</a> scripted television series, a faithful adaptation of the iconic books. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/StreamOnMax?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Str eamOnMax</a> <a href="https://t.co/3CgEHLYhch">pic.twitter.com/3CgEHLYhch</a></p>&mdash; HBO Max (@hbomax) <a href="https://twitter.com/hbomax/status/1646213574853885954?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 12, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Rowling's comment on the series:

The official description of the series:

Said Bloys on finding a showrunner, during the press conference after the presentation:

A few facts and tidbits revealed so far:

• David Heyman, who produced all eight feature films, is in talks to executive produce the original series based on the books
• Max will produce in association with Brontë Film and TV, and Warner Bros. Television. Rowling will executive produce along with Neil Blair and Ruth Kenley-Letts
• CEO Zaslav said that Warner Bros. has nearly free rein to create any Harry Potter content; some, like this series, will include Rowling, while others can be done on their own: "Some areas we need to do with J.K., other areas we have the full ability to go forward. This is a full deployment on Max of Harry Potter. We can still develop other properties."
• The 10-year series will not include any part of the Fantastic Beasts and Newt Scamander stories
• Zaslav confirmed: "for ten consecutive years, people will see Harry Potter on [Max]."

Looks like it's back to the drawing board again, and we're back with future casting news, set photos, and the whole shebang from 2000-2012. Stay tuned for more as it comes in for... at last 10 more years.

I am really looking forward to this show. I think that this is going to be truly a great thing for the franchise and I think a lot of new fans will pop up and begin reading the books.

I think im excited and nervous about this! do they know who is playing who?!

When in doubt, make art. Ask Neil.
 

-119 year old coughs dust- Oh gods. Here we go again . . . :pirate2: Batten down the hatches . . .

-starts wondering about a HP/Pokemon/Percy Jackson/Series of Unfortunate Events Fan Fic guest starring Galactus-

Hah! Now that would be epic . . .

Also, I'm betting one million galleons, all the trio are new and no name actors. So there. Any takers?

-Teddy side eyes-

-Otty- What? We're pirates, if we lose we'll just ste erm, borrow the money somewhere. I hear Elon has more than he needs.

Looking forward to this