At its Max streaming event in April 2023, Warner Bros. Discovery confirmed a new era is coming for Harry Potter fans. The company announced a TV series based on all seven books about the boy wizard written by J.K. Rowling. See below for the most current answers to the most important questions about the project.
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The trailer has dropped for David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived, Sky and HBO’s Daniel Radcliffe-produced documentary about the former Harry Potter stuntman who had an accident on set and is paralyzed from the waist down. Radcliffe and Holmes grew incredibly close during their time working on the movies and Radcliffe is EP-ing the doc.
In the near future, it’s pretty simple what the new Warner Bros Discovery will zero in on: “We’re going to have a real focus on franchises,” President and CEO David Zaslav said on this afternoon’s Q3 earnings call. RELATED: Warner Bros Discovery Q3 Earnings: Deadline’s Full Coverage “We haven’t had a Superman movie in 13
Warner Bros’ Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore is releasing ahead of domestic in 22 international box office markets this weekend, beginning in Holland and Belgium on Wednesday and including the UK, Australia, Germany, Japan, Spain and China through Friday. The latter, unfortunately, is not expected to serve up any magic given significant cinema closures.
HBO Max treated Potterheads with a glimpse at the upcoming Harry Potter 20th anniversary retrospective, Return to Hogwarts. Stars of the Harry Potter franchise Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint reunite for a conversation about their time on the fantasy film series in the first-look image, dropped on Wednesday. The retrospective special—premiering Jan. 1—
A first look teaser for HBO Max’s Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts (above) aired on Sunday night following Harry Potter: Hogwarts Tournament of Houses on TBS and Cartoon Network. The teaser features appearances from Robbie Coltrane, Matthew Lewis, and Mark Williams. The retrospective special—premiering Jan. 1— is celebrating 20 years since the release
On September 1, all eight Harry Potter films return home to HBO Max. September also brings Clint Eastwood’s latest film Cry Macho on the 17th and director James Wan’s Malignant on the 10th. Both Cry Macho and Malignant will be available in theaters and on HBO Max the same day. They will stream on the