The 'Harry Potter' TV series is aiming to debut in 2026 on Max. The date was revealed Friday morning by David Zaslav during Warner Bros. Discovery's fourth-quarter earnings call. He said, "We've not been shy about our excitement around Harry Potter. The last film was made more than a dozen years ago." Zaslav also revealed that he recently met with 'Harry Potter' creator J.K. Rowling in London.
00:00The Harry Potter TV series is aiming to debut in 2026 on Max.
00:05The date was revealed Friday morning by David Zaslav during Warner Bros. Discovery's fourth quarter earnings call.
00:11He said,
00:12We've not been shy about our excitement around Harry Potter. The last film was made more than a dozen years ago.
00:17Zaslav also revealed that he recently met with Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling in London.
00:22He said,
00:23I was in London a few weeks ago with Casey and Channing and we spent some real time with J.K. and her team.
00:29Both sides are thrilled to be reigniting this franchise.
00:31Our conversations were great and we couldn't be more excited about what's ahead.
00:35We can't wait to share a decade of new stories with fans around the world on Max.
00:39The Hollywood Reporter exclusively reported that development of the series began back in 2021.
00:44Warner Bros. Discovery gave the series a green light last year and said the plan is to develop seasons based on all of the books spreading out over 10 years.
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