BAD NEWS for the Harry Potter TV Show...

Hey everyone, Welcome to another installment of Harry Potter Theory. I come to you with news regarding the upcoming Harry Potter TV series. I’ll kick things off with the update and then I’ll dive in to some more details of the project for those who are interested. Following the Emmy Awards last week, HBO's CEO and chairman, Casey Bloys, provided some fresh new details regarding the upcoming and highly anticipated series.

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[grokeffer]

Off topic, but R.I.P. to Dame Maggie Smith.

[hc]

if the show premieres in 2026 it'll be exactly 25 years after harry potter and the philosopher's stone movie hit theaters in 2001

[Karshall-]

This isn't at all "bad news". It's actually great. It means that they arent rushing the show and are taking their time to carefully craft it.

[rj.lupin]

Bad news is that no production date as of yet but everything else is going good like budget and the casting call

[More_Row]

The casting is so pivotal that if they don’t get it right it will be unwatchable, and no amount of budget can save the show if they can’t recapture the magic with actors that can carry the torch. I think it’s a big hurdle and maybe unlikely they will manage, but I really do want to see more from Harry Potter so.

[Ravenblack]

The presence of J.K Rowling in this show is tantamount to that of Dumbledore's when he's present at Hogwarts. If he is absent, the entirety of those within and without Hogwarts know it. Watchful nights formerly held at bay close in just as quickly as they retreat upon his return. I'd have great cause for concern if Rowling was excluded from this project, having it instead be made by other people and/or studios despite them being permitted to do so. With Rowling and Warner Bros. exists the best hope of this show being all we know and wait for it to be.

[mulreay]

You don't want someone who is too old for Dumbledore, this person has to be around for nigh on a decade most likely so you run risks like what happened in the films.

[kieraann]

i’m in the acting industry, and whilst they released an open casting, people who are already a part of casting agency for speaking roles will be auditioned in a “regular way” with self tapes with parts of the script from the film and such.. which leads me to believe that we’re in good hands when it comes to castings.

[magicball]

I think Jude Law would be the best pick for Dumbledore. As for his age, there's always makeup.

[sethcarlow]

R.I.P. to Dame Maggie Smith, she will always be our Professor Minerva McGonagall

[Nitroh-]

Either way, I just hope the company actually use and make big set pieces and not just CGI everything. That's what I like about the movies and watching behind the scenes, is the charm and magic of turning real places into parts of Hogwarts. You just don't get that much these days. Of course you have to CGI a lot of things, even back then, but most movies now won't even make a basic set, they'll just CGI it, which is sad.

[Milleneum]

HBO is well known for moving at a glacial pace. So many shows take more than a year between seasons. There is also no reason to cast children if the show is years out from production. You shouldn't be casting 8-9 year old hoping they will be good when the show finally does start. Finally, the whole show needs to be ready to roll, all 7(?) seasons ready to be produced in sequence so they don't end up with 20 or 21 yeat olds playing the kids at the end.

[Lupinemancer]

I know I keep saying this, but I hope and pray they don't do any forced diversity, race-swappings or any of that stuff which has caused so many Disney products to fail. Stick to how the characters are described in the book, and everything will be find.
I'm an Elder Scrolls fan, I am used to waiting for new games, so take all the time you need, just for the love of Lord Sheogorath, don't mess this up.

[ryanebbrell]

Aslong as all the actors are British and are some what accurate to the books, im on board with it

[LJGrindewald]

I'm usually against Americans playing British parts in things like Harry Potter but Lee Pace is a pretty good actor for Snape. He has a similar tone of voice and his accent in some things sound almost British. Couldn't even tell he was American. I think they'd have to give Cumberbatch a false nose if he played Snape. He just doesn't have the face for the character or can't picture him visually as Snape. His voice on the other hand I can hear him playing a good Snape.

[LgnSequence]

Nick Frost as Hagrid will be fucking amazing...

[EYTSIRHC]

I hope it’s good, but it feels like a money grab like the stupid spinoffs recently. If it doesn’t feel like a reboot or remake of the movies, it might be decent. I hope they don’t make all the redheads Black though.

[SunGodJaren]

How's this bad news... I already figured the show would drop 2026 or 27. Definitely not 2025.

[penneyburgess]

Take your time and do it right. Thank you HBO.

[joaopaiva]

Let's keep expectations down. Being 'approved by Rowling' is not that meaningful these days (though yes, it's needed to put the project further... But it doesn't automatically certify as good). For example, did someone read the Cursed Child book "approved by Rowling"? An inconsistent mess which, from what I remember, is considered 'canon' like Fantastic Beasts 2 and 3? We need to wait and see, that's it...