J.Ok. Rowling has given the Harry Potter collection her stamp of approval.
The controversial writer lately took to X (previously Twitter)to reward the present, which is about to be a “trustworthy adaptation” of Rowling’s mega-selling fantasy collection. She additionally famous that she “labored intently with the extraordinarily proficient writers” on the collection.
“I learn the primary two episodes of the forthcoming HBO Harry Potter collection and they’re SO, SO, SO GOOD!” she added.
It was beforehand revealed that Rowling could be an government producer on the Harry Potter present, however wasn’t anticipated to have day-to-day involvement. Whereas the writer has confronted criticism for her anti-transgender sentiments, HBO and Max content material chief Casey Bloys has stated he’s “not fearful about it” impacting the present and is “not involved about client response.”
The collection, which is about to start taking pictures mid-summer 2025, has already introduced a lot of its solid “to steer a brand new era of fandom,” together with Dominic McLaughlin as Harry Potter, Arabella Stanton as Hermione Granger and Alastair Stout as the brand new Ron Weasley.
The solid additionally options John Lithgow as Headmaster Albus Dumbledore, Janet McTeer as Professor Minerva McGonagall, Paapa Essiedu (Black Mirror) as Professor Severus Snape, Nick Frost as Hogwarts gamekeeper Rubeus Hagrid, Luke Thallon as Professor Quirinus Quirrel, Paul Whitehouse as Argus Filch, Katherine Parkinson as Molly Weasley, Lox Pratt as Draco Malfoy, Johnny Flynn as Lucius Malfoy, Leo Earley as Seamus Finnigan, Alessia Leoni as Parvati Patil, Sienna Moosah as Lavender Brown, Bel Powley as Petunia Dursley, Daniel Rigby as Vernon Dursley and Bertie Carvel as Cornelius Fudge.
HBO plans to adapt every of Rowling’s seven Harry Potter novels right into a season of tv, with Francesca Gardiner serving as showrunner, author and government producer, and Mark Mylod directing a number of episodes and government producing. The collection can be government produced by Neil Blair and Ruth Kenley-Letts of Brontë Movie and TV, and David Heyman of Heyday Movies.