Can we expect a Harry Potter TV Series Deal?

Harry Potter TV show ‘nears deal’ with JK Rowling in talks to produce

After months spent quietly removing originals from the HBO Max streaming service, Warner Bros. is now looking to mine old IP with a new adaptation of J. K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter” books.

The first Harry Potter book, The Philosopher’s Stone, was released 26 years ago in 1997, quickly becoming a worldwide phenomenon.

There are seven instalments of the series, ending with Deathly Hallows, with the first of eight films with Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint premiering in 2001.

J. K. Rowling’s original “Harry Potter” series may soon be adapted as a TV show at HBO Max.

Warner Bros are nearing a deal that would see each of the juggernaut books adapted episodically for the service: one book per season. Sources familiar with the matter confirmed talks that a deal was not imminent at this time.

It’s a predictable dip into old IP ahead of Warner Bros. gutsy move to combine HBO Max and Discovery+ into a single streaming platform. The mysterious franken-streamer is expected sometime in summer 2023 and will cost about $20 per month, roughly $5 more than what comparable subscribers pay now.

Rumors of a Harry Potter TV series have swirled around fantasy fandom for years, but enthusiasm for the project has increasingly bumped against Rowling controversy. The author has been extensively criticized for her political views, and her repeated attacks against transgender women and the LGBTQ community online and elsewhere in her writing. Other spinoff media has faced the same challenges. Earlier this year, the “Hogwarts Legacy” video game saw significant blowback online and spurred rumors of a widespread boycott that ultimately fizzled out.

Unlike the “Fantastic Beasts” franchise, the proposed “Harry Potter” TV show would readapt the story already played out on the big screen by Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint from 2001 to 2011. Rowling could reportedly consult on the series in some kind of creative producer capacity, but would not serve as showrunner or primary creator.


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