Harry Potter Web Series Likely to be Streamed on HBO Max in Seven Seasons

Harry Potter is likely to be reshot into web series, with each season based on one novel, totaling seven seasons, and streamed on HBO Max.

Written by: Arjita Gupta

Edited by: Krutarth Ghosalkar

Last Updated: 2023-04-04 08:32:53

Prepare to visit Hogwarts once more, but on television this time. According to recent sources, Warner Bros. Discovery is in preliminary discussions with J.K. Rowling's team to make a new show inspired by her well-known books. The best-selling Harry Potter series will be picturized again for the streaming era. While she won't be the creator or showrunner, Rowling, who has stirred controversy in recent times with her remarks about transgender rights problems, will still have some creative control.

Bloomberg claims that rather than being an "in-universe offshoot" like the Fantastic Beasts movies, the series would be directly based on Rowling's books. According to reports, each season would take inspiration from one of the books, indicating that the studio will have a long-running franchise. Rowling will continue to have some creative input into the program under the terms of the agreement, but she would not be the principal creator or showrunner, according to a Variety report.

With the release of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in 2001, Warner Bros. turned the seven-book fantasy series Harry Potter into an eight-part, worldwide phenomenon. The final film in the series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 was released in 2011 and brought in a combined $7.7 billion.

A spin-off prequel series following the Harry Potter movies was conceived; it debuted with the 2016 film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them but was shelved after the disappointing box office and critical reception of its sequel, Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, released the following year.

Over a decade after its conclusion, the film series continues to have a significant pop-culture influence, despite the conflicting views that the public still has of Rowling. Daniel Radcliffe, who played the title character in the Harry Potter film series, was joined by Emma Watson as Hermione Granger and Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley.