‘Harry Potter’ TV Reboot Expected To Share Its Continuity With Divisive Prequel Series

‘Harry Potter’ TV Reboot Expected To Share Its Continuity With Divisive Prequel Series

HBO’s Harry Potter series is officially hitting the reset button on the wizarding world, wiping the continuity slate clean after the hugely successful eight-film series for a new and allegedly more “faithful adaptation” of the seven books by J.K. Rowling. The upcoming series, which will span seven seasons over 10 years, stars John Lithgow (Albus Dumbledore), Nick Frost (Rubeus Hagrid), Paapa Essiedu (Severus Snape), Janet McTeer (Minerva McGonag…

HBO's 'Harry Potter' Could Integrate Film Series' Continuity : Disney Fanatic

HBO’s upcoming Harry Potter reboot is being framed as a clean restart — one book per season, a new cast, and a decade-long commitment to retelling the core story. But the reset raises a larger question: what happens to the rest of the wizarding world, particularly the divisive Fantastic Beasts films that Warner Bros. shelved a few years ago? The original prequel trilogy, led by Eddie Redmayne as Newt Scamander and Jude Law as a younger Albus Dum…

'Harry Potter' Reboot Might Not Be "Faithful Adaption" After All

HBO’s long-gestating Harry Potter reboot is now in production, and beyond its headline promise of adapting one book per season, the studio also appears to be aligning its continuity with other corners of the wizarding world. Credit: Warner Bros. Casting for the upcoming series has already confirmed several key roles, with Alastair Stout (Ron Weasley), Arabella Stanton (Hermione Granger), and Dominic McLaughlin (Harry Potter) leading an extensive…