New Harry Potter Spinoff Sequence Plans At HBO Seemingly Hinted At By Exec

Although the brand new Harry Potter present would not premiere till early 2027, HBO already appears to have plans to develop the franchise with spinoff collection.

Throughout an earnings convention name (through Selection), Warner Bros. Discovery chief JB Perrette appeared to indicate that HBO has early intentions to develop the Harry Potter TV slate with spinoffs, noting that “HBO is banking on some 10 years of Harry Potter-branded collection beginning subsequent yr.”

Although manufacturing on HBO’s Harry Potter present is predicted to span 10 years as a part of a devoted adaptation of J.Okay. Rowling’s seven novels, Perrette’s point out of “Harry Potter-branded collection” appears to indicate there are plans for spinoffs. “We now have nice visibility to a strengthening content material plate, which is on the core of every part we do,” Perrette stated.

It was beforehand reported in January 2024 that HBO is “open to the potential of growing a couple of concept based mostly on Harry Potter,” that means that a number of reveals are a risk.

Perrette, who oversees international streaming and gaming for WBD, additionally advised there are vital developments on the horizon subsequent yr concerning gaming. Whereas he did not identify any particular initiatives, he was possible alluding to plans for Hogwarts Legacy 2, probably timed to align with the premiere of HBO’s Harry Potter collection. Perrette stated:

2025 was a yr of reset [after the division got] distracted going after too many IPs with too broad a set for studios. The actual fruits will begin coming in ’27–’28 after we return to a few of our largest franchises.

After the eight Harry Potter motion pictures launched from 2001 to 2011, Warner Bros. determined to proceed the franchise with prequel movies, and although they began sturdy with Unbelievable Beasts and The place to Discover Them (2016), the collection stalled as a result of vital and industrial disappointment of the sequels, subtitled The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018) and The Secrets and techniques of Dumbledore (2022).

HBO’s Harry Potter present forged consists of Dominic McLaughlin because the titular character, Alastair Stout as Ron Weasley, Arabella Stanton as Hermione Granger, John Lithgow as Albus Dumbledore, Janet McTeer as Minerva McGonagall, Paapa Essiedu as Severus Snape, and Nick Frost as Rubeus Hagrid.

Succession alums Francesca Gardiner will function showrunner, alongside Mark Mylod as director.

There are a number of Harry Potter spinoff reveals that Warner Bros. might think about, together with a Harry Potter and the Cursed Little one TV collection, a Voldemort prequel, and lots of extra concepts.