HBO Max announced Wednesday it plans to re-adapt the Harry Potter books. The series will run for 10 years on the streaming service.

"Max's commitment to preserving the integrity of my books is important to me," author J.K. Rowling said in a statement. "I'm looking forward to being part of this new adaptation, which will allow for a degree of depth and detail only afforded by a long-form television series."

Max did not confirm a start state. They will begin casting new actors for the roles.

Rowling wrote seven Harry Potter books. The books were first adapted into films from 2001-2011.

The final book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows was split into two parts. Still, the film adaptations, over 2 hours each, had to consolidate some of the subplots from the books.

Max said each season of the series will adapt one of the books and promises to "be authentic to the original books."

Warner Bros. also produced three Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them prequel films. A Harry Potter reunion special also streamed on HBO Max.

  • Deadend [he/him]
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    1 年前

    Just do it as a cartoon. The logistics of doing it Live Action are just beyond stupid.

    Make it look like the art from the uk editions.

    • rubpoll [she/her]
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      1 年前

      The logistics of doing it Live Action are just beyond stupid.

      They're gonna pour the GDP of a medium-sized country into the CGI magic jizz spraying out of their wands.

      • Deadend [he/him]
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        1 年前

        For season 1.

        Every season will have have a huge budget cut as the money won’t make more people subscribe or cancel.

        Plus not having teen actors go off the rails over the course of much longer tv shoots compared to film. I doubt that if the show makes it to season 10 the main trio of kids will be the same actors.

        Plus the fact that there isn’t much in the books that really matters to the characters or overall story. In anime terms, Harry Potter has a lot of filler arcs.

        The movies would probably have been much shorter if all 7 books were published by the time the first book released.

          • Deadend [he/him]
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            1 年前

            But it’s all about the kids. It’s a horrible idea.

            I hope the show falls apart because someone has a trans pride patch and JK goes batshit.

              • Deadend [he/him]
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                1 年前

                Well, they tried to expand once and it failed because Jo is a fuckin hack

    • W_Hexa_W
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      1 年前

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