The end of the Wizarding World has officially been sealed by Warner and a new roadmap for the Harry Potter franchise has been launched. In addition to the baking show Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking, which starts next week and stars the Weasley twins James and Oliver Phelps, as well as a huge new amusement park in Florida that is scheduled to open next year, the one that is currently in development is of course used Harry Potter series as a big new flagship for the brand.
Warner wants to make Harry Potter an even bigger character than it already is – and to do so based on another franchise from Warner.
Harry Potter is intended to last for many generations: Batman as a model for fantasy franchises
As Variety reports in a comprehensive report on Warner Bros.’s Harry Potter plans, Harry Potter is said to be a character with the franchise constantly evolving over the years. So while millennials grew up with the eight-part film series and Daniel Radcliffe as the iconic Sorcerer’s Apprentice, the series aims to release a new Harry into the world, which in turn should appeal to a whole new generation of fans.
Warner Bros. Discovery boss Robert Obershelp sees the development of the Harry Potter character over the years based on the figure of Batmanwhich has offered an iconic and continually updated character for the studio for 75 years. So he asks: “How many Batmans are there?” Over the years, Obershelp would like Harry Potter fans to discuss the different variations of his character in different adaptations and ask themselves the question: “Which Harry do you want to be?”
See the first teaser for the Harry Potter series here:
Harry Potter Series – Announcement Teaser (English) HD
Even if Obershelp doesn’t say this explicitly here, it suggests that the studio hasn’t yet finished the Harry Potter franchise with the upcoming series. In light of the studio’s recently announced Game of Thrones film, new film adaptations for the franchise are not unthinkable. This has been going on among fans for years possible film adaptation of the play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child discussed.
The Harry Potter series will show us a new Harry from 2026
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child presented us with the second official Harry after the popular films with Daniel Radcliffe – only this time on the theater stage. Away 2026 there will be at least a third added to the Harry Potter series. We’ll be excited to see how many Harrys we’ll be introduced to afterwards. If the fantasy franchise actually sticks to Batman, we could be in for at least seven more.
Podcast for Harry Potter fans: Is the series remake really a good idea?
This has been speculated for a long time, but now it has been confirmed: the first series in the history of Harry Potter is being produced. However, fans react dividedly.
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In the podcast we answer important questions about the series in which Harry Potter creator JK Rowling is involved. Among them: Why is Rowling’s involvement so criticized? And what are the advantages and disadvantages of remaking the books?