In 2026, at the earliest, HBO will offer a rereading of the adventures of Harry Potter. More than twenty years after Chris Columbus’ film, the chain is convinced that the future of the little sorcerer with glasses is played on the small screen. Rather than seizing new stories or deepening the mythological as with fantastic animals, it will be a question of adapting the seven volumes of the saga which has become a literary phenomenon in the early 2000s. One season by work, the Series wants to seize all the scenes and events of the novels that the films could not describe.
A stricter adaptation and a new distribution, the promise is beautiful for spectators. But almost two years after the announcement of the project, Warner Bros and its subsidiaries cultivate the mystery as to the identity of those who will take over from Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint. Next to 32,000 children have been auditioned In recent months to find the new faces of the saga.
Among the roles that must be attributed, Albus Dumbledore holds a good place. The character formerly embodied by Richard Harris (until The Chamber of Secrets) and Michael Gambon may well have found his new standard bearer. According to information from Deadlinean actor winner of six Emmy is in negotiations to seize of the partition of the director of Hogwarts.
According to sources familiar with the subject, it’s just a matter of time. It was on John Lithgow that the producers set their sights. He has appeared in several emblematic series of recent years, of The Crownwhere he lent his features to Winston Churchill to How I Met Your Mother where he embodied the father of Barney Stinson. If the nationality of the actor has something to scare the aficionados of the adventures of Harry Potter, it is clear that Lightgow could surprise in Deputy Departe.
HBO refused to comment on the information Deadline. The chain says it will say more on the subject in due course. “We are aware that such a prestigious series will arouse many rumors and speculation. While we advance in preproduction, we will not confirm the details until we finalize the agreements ”. Rumors and corridor noises, there have been many since April 2023. The role of Dumbledore had also been previously attributed to Mark Rylance by Variety.
What we know
After meeting many creatives, who came to present their vision as to this new adaptation, HBO set its sights on a showrunneuse and a director. Francesca Gardiner, who worked on His Dark Materials et Successionwill have the heavy task of conducting the adaptation of the seven volumes of the saga, of guiding the writers so that they can seize all the reversals of the situation and elements which constitute the seven years of schooling of Harry Ron and Hermione . Behind the camera, Mark Mylod will intervene in the realization of several episodes. The director has already worked many times with HBO, on The Last of Us et Game of Thrones To name a few. He therefore has a certain mastery of major productions.
David Heyman, who worked to hatch the whole cinematic saga, also joined the adventure. Moreover, the distribution is officially unknown. It is a safe bet that the chain is betting on illustrious unknown to carry its trio of head. This was already the case in 2001. Besides, the distribution is currently envisaged at The horizon 2026, even 2027. We can expect the shooting to start this year 2025, in the Leavesden studios. It is here that the sets used to be used for the production of the eight films of Warner Bros, here that the gigantic Hogwarts model is located.
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