This year marks the 25th anniversary of the release of ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’. Image: Adobe Stock
Wishes have just come true for ‘Harry Potter’ fans as new series has been confirmed
Harry Potter is clearly a legacy that will not die anytime soon especially with the recent announcement of a new series.
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the release of ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’. Image: Adobe Stock
Die Hard ‘Potterheads’ can rejoice after it has been confirmed that the adventures of Harry Potter and his friends will finally return to their screens.
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Background information of Harry Potter series
The series has been picked up by HBO MAX which has famously picked up a lot of reboots including the Gossip Girl reboot. The only disappointment for the fans is that the new series will unfortunately not consist of the original cast but a new cast will be brought in. This would make sense as fans of series based on the lives of young adults often complain when older actors are brought in to play the assigned roles.
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The announcement according to Variety was made yesterday during a press conference where Warner Bros and Discovery+ was announcing the merger of HBO Max and Discovery into a new streaming service simply called Max
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The official statement
“We are delighted to give audiences the opportunity to discover Hogwarts in a whole new way,” said Casey Bloys, chairman and CEO of HBO & Max Content. “Harry Potter is a cultural phenomenon and it is clear there is such an enduring love and thirst for the Wizarding World. In partnership with Warner Bros. Television and J.K. Rowling, this new Max Original series will dive deep into each of the iconic books that fans have continued to enjoy for all of these years.”
The series will be based on the seven Harry Potter books. The last movie was released on 15 May 2011. The only other Harry Potter release after that was Harry Potter and the Cursed Child which was turned into a play. The film adaption of the book & play was set to be in the works but has not yet been confirmed. The adaption was also set to feature the original cast of the movies.
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