“Harry Potter” creator JK Rowling stays “pretty concerned” within the improvement of HBO’s deliberate sequence diversifications of her books, in keeping with HBO CEO Casey Bloys. However he attests that her affect “hasn’t affected” the general final result of the casting choices, writers, or manufacturing workers.
Bloys was requested particularly about Rowling’s continued controversial and infrequently transphobic statements concerning transgender people on X in comparison with how a lot she’s posted about Potter. Bloys in response mentioned she’s “been pretty concerned within the course of of choosing the author and director,” and that “I think about she’ll have opinions on casting,” however added it hasn’t impacted particularly who is chosen in any aspects.
Francesca Gardiner is serving as showrunner on the “Harry Potter” sequence, and “Succession” director Mark Mylod will govt produce the sequence and direct some episodes.
HBO is planning seven completely different seasons of “Harry Potter,” one for every ebook in Rowling’s wizarding sequence, and the community is at the moment within the strategy of discovering its younger Harry, Ron, and Hermione who may be with the sequence all through its run.
Bloys was later requested once we may anticipate the sequence and the way they’re approaching filming every season contemplating how lengthy it will probably take to mount a single season of tv, together with how you can work across the youngsters getting too previous between seasons.
He first speculated that the present received’t hit the air till the “high of ’27,” however “don’t maintain me to any of that,” including that they’re solely simply desirous about the writing and casting course of. He did add although that they’re contemplating capturing the primary and second seasons in shut proximity to one another. Whereas they’ll get away with an age distinction between ages 13 to fifteen as an illustration on display screen, 11 to 13 “is an enormous leap in youngsters’ lives,” they usually need to ensure that they don’t develop an excessive amount of in between.
It’s additionally unclear if the sequence would be capable to follow a agency annual schedule, however it can depend upon how a lot of the sequence is written on the time, he added.
Bloys spoke as a part of a wide-ranging have a look at HBO’s 2025 slate, through which he additionally reiterated that “nothing has modified” within the capturing schedule for a 3rd season of “Euphoria.”