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First Two Episodes of HBO’s ‘Harry Potter’ Get the Ultimate Seal of Approval
- On June 21, 2025, J.K. Rowling publicly praised the first two episodes of HBO's upcoming Harry Potter series based on her novels.
- This series follows HBO's April 2023 announcement to adapt each of Rowling's seven Harry Potter books into a decade-long TV show led by Francesca Gardiner and Mark Mylod.
- Rowling serves as an executive producer while working closely with the writers, and the series is set to begin filming mid-summer 2025 and release in 2027.
- Rowling shared her excitement about the new HBO adaptation of Harry Potter, praising the initial episodes she reviewed as exceptionally well done, while HBO CEO Casey Bloys assured that her political opinions will not influence the show's content.
- Despite ongoing controversies over Rowling's anti-transgender views and criticisms from original cast members, HBO confirmed the series remains a faithful adaptation with a new cast for longtime fans.
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First Two Episodes of HBO’s ‘Harry Potter’ Get the Ultimate Seal of Approval
You can’t go anywhere online these days without hearing about Harry Potter or J.K. Rowling. And anyone who hasn’t been living under a rock for the last few years will know that the iconic franchise is being rebooted as a TV series for HBO, and will also be aware that Rowling continues to get into heated rows on X (Twitter). Recent weeks have seen HBO and Warner Bros. lock down 18 actors for their upcoming TV series, which is touted as a “faithfu…
J.K.Rowling Shares Her Thoughts on HBO's Upcoming 'Harry Potter' Series
J.K. Rowling had a sneak peek at the upcoming HBO Harry Potter series, and she’s letting fans know what she thinks about the show. “I read the first two episodes of the forthcoming HBO Harry Potter series and they are SO, So, SO GOOD!” Rowling, 59, shared via X on Saturday, June 21. During Warner Bros. Discovery presentation in April 2023, the network revealed they were moving forward with a TV reboot of the writer’s iconic novels and subsequent…
J.K. Rowling Reveals If She Wrote the New ‘Harry Potter’ TV Series, Shares Honest Thoughts | Just Jared: Celebrity News and Gossip
J.K. Rowling is revealing her thoughts on the upcoming Harry Potter HBO TV series. The author posted on social media on Saturday (June 21), and opened up briefly about the forthcoming series, which was first announced back in 2023. J.K. Rowling is attached as an executive producer. The series promises to “dive deep into each of the iconic books that fans have continued to enjoy for all of these years,” HBO CEO Casey Bloys said at the time of the…
J.K. Rowling Shares High Praise for Upcoming 'Harry Potter' Series, Says She Worked ‘Closely’ with the Writers
The author behind the best-selling 'Harry Potter' books also clarified her involvement in the new HBO adaptationLuke Walker/Getty; Warner Brothers/courtesy Everett Collection J. K. Rowling; a still from the original 'Harry Potter' moviesNEED TO KNOWJ.K. Rowling praised the scripts of the first two episodes of the upcoming Harry Potter series in an X post on June 21The British author did not write for the HBO adaptation but did work "closely" wit…
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