HBO hasn’t made the news official yet, but there are plenty of signs that the show about the Hogwarts wizard is coming. Here’s what we know so far
Will Harry Potter become a TV series? By now, the clues are there and they are growing. The news has generated excitement among fans of the wizard, who are now wondering about the details of the show. How will the plot unfold? Which of the books will it be inspired by? And above all, will Daniel Radcliffe be involved in the filming?
For the moment there are few certainties, but surely the series will be signed by HBO Max, a U.S. television station that has already produced many contents. Among the most recent stands out The Undoing – The Unspoken Truths, which in Italy is available on Sky and NOW TV. Now it is focusing on the adventures of the wizard born from the pen of J. K. Rowling. The series of books was published between 1997 and 2007 and has become a real world case, translated into more than eighty languages. Later, the film saga was born, the most profitable in the history of Hollywood, next to the Marvel films and Star Wars. It is not surprising that Harry Potter now becomes a TV series.
Harry Potter TV series: details and hypotheses about the plot
The news is almost certain, but lacks the official: HBO Max would be working on a TV series on the wizard of Hogwarts will be done. The project is still at an embryonic stage, but it will follow in the footsteps of other similar projects, such as The Mandalorian, the Star Wars-inspired show available on Disney+.
The news about the series was given by two influential magazines, Variety and Hollywood Reporter. Both speak of a project designed for streaming platforms. Among the hypotheses stands out a prequel on the origins of Hogwarts, a sequel that tells the lives of the children of Ron and Hermione and Harry and Ginny, then set years after the war related to the wizarding world. In this case, the plot would take up the play that has been staged in recent months in England.
According to other hypotheses, the series could be a spin-off dedicated to one of the many crucial characters, for example focused on Voldemort’s childhood or on the Wizards.
Another clue about the plot comes, not from the books or the movies, but from a video game currently in development: Hogwarts Legacy, which tells the daily life inside the school of magic set in the nineteenth century. In short, the roads to travel are endless.
Daniel Radcliffe in the Harry Potter series
In addition to the plot, the second question revolves around the cast. Specifically, fans wonder if Daniel Radcliffe, who plays the protagonist in the movies, will also be present in the new project.
One thing is certain: the actor is now grown up and should therefore play the role of an adult. And in this case it would be more appropriate to think of a sequel to the original story. In case the plot should be inspired by The Curse of the Heir, Radcliffe could play the wizard who, now an adult, finds himself managing the family and children.
Unfortunately, these are only hypotheses: Hbo has not in any way officialized and given hope to fans. As a result, there is no word on when the TV series might come out.
In the meantime, you can watch many shows centered around youth and magic on streaming platforms, one of the latest being Fate: The Winx Saga, available on Netflix.