<p>Good news for all the Harry Potter fans out there!&nbsp;A Harry Potter live-action TV series is in early development at HBO Max.<br />
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According to The Hollywood Reporter, sources say&nbsp;that executives at the WarnerMedia-backed streamer have engaged in multiple conversations with potential writers exploring various ideas that would bring the beloved property to television.&nbsp;<br />
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As of now, no writers or talent are currently attached as the conversations are still in the extremely early stages and no deals have been made. "There are no Harry Potter series in development at the studio or on the streaming platform," HBO Max and Warner Bros. reaffirmed in a statement to THR.</p>

<p>Expanding the world of Harry Potter remains a top priority for HBO Max and Warner Bros., which along with creator J.K. Rowling, controls rights to the property. Harry Potter is one of Warners' most valuable pieces of IP and people associated with the franchise has been at the center of controversies (JK Rowling &amp; Johnny Depp)</p>

<p>News that talks are underway for a Harry Potter TV series should come as no surprise given the value of the franchise to Warner Bros. Rowling's seven-book series was adapted as eight feature films that grossed more than $7 billion worldwide. Warners also has the Fantastic Beasts prequel series of films, with the third set to bow next year and two more likely to come afterward.</p>

<p>The platform is the streaming home of DC Comics films, with multiple TV spinoffs and originals already in the works. The streamer is also the home of mega-hit Friends (with a reunion planned to film in March for the service), Game of Thrones and all of HBO's originals, including Sex and the City. The latter was recently revived with three of its original stars returning for a new TV series as HBO Max leans into its IP to become a must-have subscription service. (It's also worth noting that HBO is building out its Game of Thrones arsenal with multiple other projects in the works, all of which would eventually live on HBO Max.)</p>

<p>According to THR, The Harry Potter franchise has complicated rights issues. Rowling controls the franchise and has a say in everything involving the property. NBCUniversal in 2016 inked a rich seven-year rights deal with Warner Bros. Domestic TV Distribution that included U.S. broadcast, cable, and streaming rights to the Wizarding World franchise. That deal, which ends in April 2025, included digital initiatives as well as theme park content and events.<br />
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The pact also meant Warners execs had to make a side deal that allowed all of the Harry Potter features to briefly stream on HBO Max when the service launched last May. The films left the service after three months and will return to NBCUniversal's recently launched streamer, Peacock, at a date to be determined later this year.</p>


Good news for all the Harry Potter fans out there! A Harry Potter live-action TV series is in early development at HBO Max. According to The Hollywood Reporter, sources say that executives at the WarnerMedia-backed streamer have engaged in multiple conversations with potential writers exploring various ideas that would bring the beloved property to television.

Good news for all the Harry Potter fans out there! A Harry Potter live-action TV series is in early development at HBO Max. According to The Hollywood Reporter, sources say that executives at the WarnerMedia-backed streamer have engaged in multiple conversations with potential writers exploring various ideas that would bring the beloved property to television. As of now, no writers or talent are currently attached as the conversations are still in the extremely early stages and no deals have been made. "There are no Harry Potter series in development at the studio or on the streaming platform," HBO Max and Warner Bros. reaffirmed in a statement to THR. Expanding the world of Harry Potter remains a top priority for HBO Max and Warner Bros., which along with creator J.K. Rowling, controls rights to the property. Harry Potter is one of Warners' most valuable pieces of IP and people associated with the franchise has been at the center of controversies (JK Rowling & Johnny Depp) News that talks are underway for a Harry Potter TV series should come as no surprise given the value of the franchise to Warner Bros. Rowling's seven-book series was adapted as eight feature films that grossed more than $7 billion worldwide. Warners also has the Fantastic Beasts prequel series of films, with the third set to bow next year and two more likely to come afterward. The platform is the streaming home of DC Comics films, with multiple TV spinoffs and originals already in the works. The streamer is also the home of mega-hit Friends (with a reunion planned to film in March for the service), Game of Thrones and all of HBO's originals, including Sex and the City. The latter was recently revived with three of its original stars returning for a new TV series as HBO Max leans into its IP to become a must-have subscription service. (It's also worth noting that HBO is building out its Game of Thrones arsenal with multiple other projects in the works, all of which would eventually live on HBO Max.) According to THR, The Harry Potter franchise has complicated rights issues. Rowling controls the franchise and has a say in everything involving the property. NBCUniversal in 2016 inked a rich seven-year rights deal with Warner Bros. Domestic TV Distribution that included U.S. broadcast, cable, and streaming rights to the Wizarding World franchise. That deal, which ends in April 2025, included digital initiatives as well as theme park content and events. The pact also meant Warners execs had to make a side deal that allowed all of the Harry Potter features to briefly stream on HBO Max when the service launched last May. The films left the service after three months and will return to NBCUniversal's recently launched streamer, Peacock, at a date to be determined later this year.

'Harry Potter' TV series is under development at HBO max: Report

<p>We had earlier reported about how JK Rowling's Wizarding World has roped in stars to read out chapters from the Harry Potter series for Potterheads amid lockdown. Stars like<a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/harry-potter-comes-home-daniel-radcliffe-eddie-redmayne-and-others-to-read-jk-rowlings-books-for-fans-amid-lockdown-296974"> Daniel Radcliffe, Eddie Redmayne and Dakota Fanning </a>have already featured in this initiative called 'Harry Potter At Home' which is aimed to entertain children who are homebound due to lockdown.<br />
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On Thursday, Bollywood star Alia Bhatt too joined in to read a chapter the eighth chapter from the first book 'Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone'. Bhatt shared the video on her Instagram page and she was joined by Hollywood star Alec Baldwin who along with his young daughter Carmen also read out a portion of the chapter.<br />
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While sharing the 18-minute long clip, Alia revealed that she was introduced to the world of 'Harry Potter' two months back. "Two months ago Harry, Hogwarts, and the wizarding world walked into my life and almost immediately, in my heart. Somehow, when I was younger, life always intervened and I never quite got around to befriending the books. But. Just like magic, two months ago, I did. And, just like magic, 10 million points to Gryffindor!"<br />
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<p style=" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CAu4LtinRfe/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank">Two months ago Harry, Hogwarts, and the wizarding world walked into my life and almost immediately, in my heart. Somehow, when I was younger life always intervened and I never quite got around to befriending the books. But. Just like magic, two months ago, I did. And, just like magic, I was asked to be a part of Harry Potter at Home. 10 million points to Gryffindor! 💜 Click the link in bio! #HarryPotterAtHome @wizardingworld</a></p>

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<p>Alia had earlier shared as glimpse of the video and stated that some exciting was coming up.<br />
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Alia's mother Soni Razdan commented on her post, saying, "How wonderful."<br />
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The book reading sessions of 'Harry Potter At Home' began with Daniel Radcliffe, who played the titular character on the screen in all eight films in the series. The second chapter was read by Noma Dumezweni, who features as Hermione Granger in the play 'Harry Potter And The Cursed Child'. Eddie Redmayne, who played Newt Scamander in Harry Potter spin-off series of 'Fantastic Beasts films'. The stars are currently reading chapters of the first book. More prominent faces are expected to feature in the coming weeks.</p>


We had earlier reported about how JK Rowling's Wizarding World has roped in stars to read out chapters from the Harry Potter series for Potterheads amid lockdown.

We had earlier reported about how JK Rowling's Wizarding World has roped in stars to read out chapters from the Harry Potter series for Potterheads amid lockdown. Stars like Daniel Radcliffe, Eddie Redmayne and Dakota Fanning have already featured in this initiative called 'Harry Potter At Home' which is aimed to entertain children who are homebound due to lockdown. On Thursday, Bollywood star Alia Bhatt too joined in to read a chapter the eighth chapter from the first book 'Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone'. Bhatt shared the video on her Instagram page and she was joined by Hollywood star Alec Baldwin who along with his young daughter Carmen also read out a portion of the chapter. While sharing the 18-minute long clip, Alia revealed that she was introduced to the world of 'Harry Potter' two months back. "Two months ago Harry, Hogwarts, and the wizarding world walked into my life and almost immediately, in my heart. Somehow, when I was younger, life always intervened and I never quite got around to befriending the books. But. Just like magic, two months ago, I did. And, just like magic, 10 million points to Gryffindor!" Watch the video here: View this post on Instagram Two months ago Harry, Hogwarts, and the wizarding world walked into my life and almost immediately, in my heart. Somehow, when I was younger life always intervened and I never quite got around to befriending the books. But. Just like magic, two months ago, I did. And, just like magic, I was asked to be a part of Harry Potter at Home. 10 million points to Gryffindor! 💜 Click the link in bio! #HarryPotterAtHome @wizardingworld A post shared by Alia Bhatt ☀️ (@aliaabhatt) on May 28, 2020 at 6:02am PDT × Alia had earlier shared as glimpse of the video and stated that some exciting was coming up. Alia's mother Soni Razdan commented on her post, saying, "How wonderful." The book reading sessions of 'Harry Potter At Home' began with Daniel Radcliffe, who played the titular character on the screen in all eight films in the series. The second chapter was read by Noma Dumezweni, who features as Hermione Granger in the play 'Harry Potter And The Cursed Child'. Eddie Redmayne, who played Newt Scamander in Harry Potter spin-off series of 'Fantastic Beasts films'. The stars are currently reading chapters of the first book. More prominent faces are expected to feature in the coming weeks.

Alia Bhatt joins 'Harry Potter At Home' initiative, reads out a chapter from 'Philosopher's Stone'

<p>Here's just another reason to stay home. As most of the world population is still in the confinement of their home owing to the lockdown, JK Rowling`s Wizarding World has come up with something interesting for all Potter heads.<br />
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The official Twitter account of Wizarding World on Tuesday shared a video featuring seven of the celebrities, including actor Daniel Radcliffe who have been line up to read chapter-by-chapter of `Harry Potter`, in a series of video recordings. Radcliffe became famous for playing Harry Potter on screen.<br />
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"Surprise! We`ve got a treat for you...From today, amazing friends of the Wizarding World are going to take turns reading Harry Potter book one. And to start us off with Chapter 1, we think you`ll agree we have the perfect narrator...#HarryPotterAtHome" read the tweet.</p>

<p>The video began with Eddie Redmayne followed by Dakota Fanning, and Claudia Kim, saying that they are "at home."<br />
The brief video then features Stephen Fry, Noma Dumezweni, and David Beckham explaining that they are at their respective homes sitting in the "living room, book room, cosy corner" and so on.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Surprise! We've got a treat for you…From today, amazing friends of the Wizarding World are going to take turns reading Harry Potter book one.<br />
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And to start us off with Chapter 1, we think you’ll agree we have the perfect narrator...⚡️ <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HarryPotterAtHome?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HarryPotterAtHome</a><br />
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<p>The stars further said that they are really excited to read 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher`s Stone' by JK Rowling."<br />
Towards the end of the 34-second long video, actor Daniel Radcliffe introduces himself and begins to say, "This is chapter one of Harry Potter and the Philosopher`s Stone."<br />
Each of the stars will read different sections of the book for all the fans of `Harry Potter` across the globe.<br />
All 17 chapters of the book will be released between now and the middle of the summer. Videos will be posted weekly on harrypotterathome.com, with an audio-only version available for free on Spotify.<br />
The special series is part of the `Harry Potter At Home` project, an initiative developed by Wizarding World Digital and Rowling`s agency, to bring cheer among the people during these trying times.</p>

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Here's just another reason to stay home. As most of the world population is still in the confinement of their home owing to the lockdown, JK Rowling`s Wizarding World has come up with something interesting for all Potter heads.

Here's just another reason to stay home. As most of the world population is still in the confinement of their home owing to the lockdown, JK Rowling`s Wizarding World has come up with something interesting for all Potter heads. The official Twitter account of Wizarding World on Tuesday shared a video featuring seven of the celebrities, including actor Daniel Radcliffe who have been line up to read chapter-by-chapter of `Harry Potter`, in a series of video recordings. Radcliffe became famous for playing Harry Potter on screen. "Surprise! We`ve got a treat for you...From today, amazing friends of the Wizarding World are going to take turns reading Harry Potter book one. And to start us off with Chapter 1, we think you`ll agree we have the perfect narrator...#HarryPotterAtHome" read the tweet. The video began with Eddie Redmayne followed by Dakota Fanning, and Claudia Kim, saying that they are "at home." The brief video then features Stephen Fry, Noma Dumezweni, and David Beckham explaining that they are at their respective homes sitting in the "living room, book room, cosy corner" and so on. Surprise! We've got a treat for you…From today, amazing friends of the Wizarding World are going to take turns reading Harry Potter book one. And to start us off with Chapter 1, we think you’ll agree we have the perfect narrator...⚡️ #HarryPotterAtHome https://t.co/w9K77akbou pic.twitter.com/Q03PmjeD5d — Wizarding World (@wizardingworld) May 5, 2020 × The stars further said that they are really excited to read 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher`s Stone' by JK Rowling." Towards the end of the 34-second long video, actor Daniel Radcliffe introduces himself and begins to say, "This is chapter one of Harry Potter and the Philosopher`s Stone." Each of the stars will read different sections of the book for all the fans of `Harry Potter` across the globe. All 17 chapters of the book will be released between now and the middle of the summer. Videos will be posted weekly on harrypotterathome.com, with an audio-only version available for free on Spotify. The special series is part of the `Harry Potter At Home` project, an initiative developed by Wizarding World Digital and Rowling`s agency, to bring cheer among the people during these trying times.

Harry Potter comes home! Daniel Radcliffe, Eddie Redmayne and others to read JK Rowling's books for fans amid lockdown