New ‘Harry Potter’ series receives greenlight for production in 2025

[KENNEDY FELTON]

JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT YOU COULD’NT GET ENOUGH OF THE WIZARDING WORLD… THE HARRY POTTER FRANCHISE IS MAKING A COMEBACK. 

AND THIS TIME.. ON THE SMALL SCREEN.

WARNER BROTHERS DISCOVERY ANNOUNCED THE NEW HARRY POTTER SERIES WILL BE FILMED IN THE SAME LOCATION AS THE ORIGINAL MOVIES… Leavesden, ENGLAND.

DURING A PRESENTATION THURSDAY AT THEIR LEAVESDEN HEADQUARTERS… SHOWRUNNER FRANCESCA GARDINER AND Mark Mylod SHARED INSIGHTS INTO THE SHOW’S PRODUCTION.

THE SERIES IS SET TO SPAN A DECADE… PROMISING TO DIVE EVEN DEEPER INTO THE MAGIC AND MYSTERY OF HOGWARTS.

[SNIPPET FROM “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets”]

“Harry Potter… what an honor it is.”

SO FAR – THE CASTING TEAM HAS AUDITIONED 32-THOUSAND CHILDREN FOR THE LEAD ROLES… REVIEWING 5-HUNDRED TO 1-THOUSAND AUDITION TAPES A DAY.

AND YES… THEY HAVE EVERY INTENTION OF WATCHING EVERY SINGLE ONE!

PAAPA ESSIEDU HAS reportedly BEEN TAPPED TO PLAY PROFESSOR SNAPE IN THE SERIES. MYLOD acknowledges although they CAN’T REPLACE THE ORIGINAL – ALAN RICKMAN – THEY *CAN FIND THE NEXT GENERATION of talent.

Mylod SAYS THE GOAL OF THE SERIES IS TO DIG DEEPER INTO THE CHARACTERS’ STORIES WHILE EXPLORING HOGWARTS AS WELL AS ITS STAFF… ALL WHILE BUILDING ON THE LEGACY OF THE ORIGINAL FILMS.

THE PROJECT COMES WITH CONTROVERSY… MOSTLY CENTERED AROUND THE CREATOR OF HARRY POTTER… JK ROWLING.

SINCE 20-20 SHE HAS BEEN OUTSPOKEN ABOUT HER BELIEFS OPPOSING TRANSGENDER RIGHTS… SPARKING SIGNIFICANT BACKLASH FROM FANS… AS WELL AS STATEMENTS FROM THE FILM SERIES’ CAST DISTANCING THEMSELVES FROM THE AUTHOR  IN SUPPORT OF TRANSGENDER RIGHTS.

ACCORDING TO VARIETY… ROWLING HAS POSTED OR REPOSTED ABOUT TRANS-RELATED ISSUES MORE THAN 2-HUNDRED TIMES BETWEEN SEPTEMBER AND NOVEMBER OF THIS YEAR.

H-B-O SAID IN A STATEMENT TO VARIETY IN NOVEMBER – “J.K. Rowling has a right to express her personal views. We will remain focused on the development of the new series, which will only benefit from her involvement.”

AND H-B-O CHIEF CASEY BLOYS SAID AT A RECENT PRESS EVENT THAT ROWLING HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN SELECTING THE SERIES’ WRITER AND DIRECTOR.

THE NEW SERIES WAS ORDERED AT H-B-O MAX IN APRIL 20-23 BUT FILMING ISNT SET TO START UNTIL SUMMER 20-25 AS THE SERIES EYES A 20-26 PREMIERE. SO – HARRY POTTER FANS WILL NEED TO WAIT A BIT LONGER FOR THEIR NEXT MAGICAL ADVENTURE.