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Open Casting Begins For HBO’s ‘Harry Potter’ TV Series For Harry, Ron and Hermione

News September 9, 2024 10:27 am Caleb Williams 0 Comments

Today, Warner Brothers announced that an open casting call has gone out for the lead roles of Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger in the upcoming Harry Potter TV series remake. The roles will be for actors between 9 and 11 years old and must be from the United Kingdom & Ireland. Daniel Radcliffe,... Read More...

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‘Harry Potter’ TV Series Creative Team Includes Showrunner Francesca Gardiner & Director Mark Mylod

News June 26, 2024 7:16 am Caleb Williams 0 Comments

Today, Warner Brothers announced that the creative team of writer Francesca Gardiner and director Mark Mylod will spearhead the upcoming Harry Potter live-action series. This news comes just a day after the series moved from Max to HBO. The duo worked together on over a dozen episodes of the HBO series Succession and won several... Read More...

‘Lanterns’ ‘Harry Potter’ & ‘Welcome to Derry’ All Move from Max to HBO

News June 25, 2024 1:44 pm Caleb Williams 0 Comments

Today, Warner Brothers announced that a new slate of Max Originals shows will move from the streaming service to HBO. In a surprising move, the company will focus on linear television after literally rebranding HBO Max in 2022. The upcoming shows Lanterns, Harry Potter, and Welcome to Derry will all debut first on the cable... Read More...

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Pitch Meetings Have Begun For WB’s ‘Harry Potter’ TV Series

News January 19, 2024 4:53 pm Caleb Williams 0 Comments

Earlier this week, Warner Brothers began hosting the first round of pitch meetings in LA for their upcoming Harry Potter reboot series on Max. The series was announced in early 2023 alongside other major Warner Brother IPs like Lord of the Rings and the DC Universe. No showrunner was announced at the time, but the... Read More...

‘Harry Potter’ Live-Action TV Series Will Span A Decade To Complete

News April 12, 2023 12:15 pm Caleb Williams 0 Comments

Today, Warner Brothers-Discovery confirmed that the previously rumored Harry Potter TV series has already been ordered straight-to-series by the streaming service MAX. This comes after the company announced that HBO Max will be rebranded to simply MAX starting May 23rd. The upcoming series, as previously reported, will dedicate a single season to each of J.K... Read More...

Warner Brothers Will Reboot ‘Harry Potter’ Completely On HBO Max

News April 3, 2023 4:58 pm Caleb Williams 0 Comments

Today, a report from Bloomberg.com has revealed that Warner Brothers is looking to finalize a deal with HBO to completely reboot the Harry Potter series. The series will take place over 7 seasons, with each season covering a different book. Variety adds it will be for HBO Max and not HBO Television. WB originally created 8... Read More...

‘Harry Potter and The Cursed Child’ May Be Adapted Into A Feature Film After All

News March 10, 2021 8:44 pm Caleb Williams 0 Comments

In early January, it was announced that WarnerMedia had selected Tom Ascheim to oversee all future Wizarding World projects set within the Harry Potter universe. Several plans are already in place to make shows set in the universe based on individual characters for HBO Max. WarnerMedia Chief Jason Kilar has revealed to The Hollywood Reporter... Read More...

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Multiple ‘Harry Potter’ TV Series Considered For HBO Max

News January 25, 2021 12:33 pm Caleb Williams 0 Comments

Today, The Hollywood Reporter announced that Warner Brothers are considering developing multiple HBO Max shows set within the Harry Potter universe. The report doesn't specify which characters might be considered for the shows. They also mention that no writers have been hired for the projects as they decide which characters to adapt for the streaming... Read More...

Mads Mikkelsen Enters Talks To Replace Johnny Depp in the ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Franchise

News November 10, 2020 7:14 pm Caleb Williams 0 Comments

Over the weekend it had been revealed that Warner Brothers had asked the star, Johnny Depp, to step away from the role of Grindelwald in the upcoming Harry Potter spin-off franchise Fantastic Beasts 3. The actor had shot just a single scene and is expected to still be paid his full salary despite the studio... Read More...

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Johnny Depp Exits ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Franchise

News November 8, 2020 9:18 am Caleb Williams 0 Comments

Earlier this week, it was announced that Johnny Depp had exited the Fantastic Beasts franchise. This comes off the news that he lost a libel lawsuit with The Sun newspaper over abuse claims from his ex-wife Amber Heard. Johnny Depp was revealed to be the sorcerer Grindelwald at the end of the first film. He... Read More...