Harry Potter TV series adapting books into 7 seasons 'nears deal'

Rowling would not act as showrunner for the series but would be creatively involved in an unspecified capacity, although it is understood that talks are still at a fairly early stage.

There have long been rumours that some sort of Harry Potter TV series was on Warner Bros' wishlist, although it previously appeared more likely that the show would be a spin-off in the vein of the Fantastic Beasts film series rather than a straight adaptation of the original books.

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Those books were famously the basis of a series of hugely successful blockbuster films released between 2001 and 2011 starring Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, and a host of legendary British actors – so whoever is cast in any new series would certainly have some big shoes to fill.

The series would air on the new streaming platform that is set to result from a merging of the current HBO Max with discovery+, further details of which are expected to be announced in due course.

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