Summary
Harry Potterstar Daniel Radcliffe shares some advice for the upcoming show’s creative team. It was announced in April 2023 that Warner Bros. Discovery would be developing aHarry PotterTV show adaptationfor their Max streaming service, which would cover all seven books of the famous novel series and include the involvement of author J.K. Rowling. It’s set to debut in 2026, although the project is still in its early stages and no casting or plot details have been revealed. However, there have been reports about the writers who could join the project.
Speaking withET Onlineat the recent Tony Awards, Radcliffe shared his advice for the team behind the upcomingHarry Pottertelevision show. The actor, who won his first Tony for his role inMerrily We Roll Along, shared thatthe cast should be allowed to just be kidsand reflected on how social media has altered what it means to be famous compared to when theHarry Pottermovies first premiered. Read his quote below:
I’ve got advice for everyone else. Just like, let them be kids still. I can’t imagine what it would have been like to do that in the age of social media. We were kind of a little bit before that.
Who Is In The Creative Behind The Harry Potter Show?
Several Names Have Been Mentioned
The most comprehensive update about theHarry PotterTV series so far has been about meetings with potential writers and directors to work on the series.Martha Hillier, Kathleen Jordan, Tom Moran, Michael Lesslie, and Francesca Gardinerhave been mentioned among the writers developing their ideas for the TV adaptation. How many, if any of them, are part of a writer’s room remains to be seen.
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Hillier wrote and executive producedThe Last Kingdom, a fantasy series for the BBC, alongside past work on British soaps likeEastEndersandHolby City. Along with her experience in genre work, her past in soaps reveals an emphasis on developing compelling relationships with the core cast. Jordan worked on the cult favorite young adult dramedyTeenage Bounty Huntersfor Netflix, while Lesslie wrote the recent hit movieThe Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirdsand Snakes. As for Moran, he’s notably created the supernatural thrillerThe Devil’s Hour. Gardiner previously worked onSuccessionandHis Dark Materials.
Francesca Gardiner
Succession,His Dark Materials
Based on the names, Max is looking at writers who can illuminate theshow in one way or another, whether that’s by way of genre or shining a light on character dynamics. Radcliffe, however, makes an interesting point about how the upcomingHarry Pottercastwill be released at a very different time compared to the movies and how that fact should not be overlooked.
Harry Potter
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Harry Potter is HBO’s remake of the iconic Wizarding World film series that consisted of eight films between 2001 and 2011. Each season adapts a book from JK Rowling’s popular series and provides more book-accurate details than the movies did.
