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[JeTmAn81]

Still a ton of potential for the Wizarding World. On my tenth or so re-read right now, I keep thinking there could be a pretty interesting story to be told about the founding of Hogwarts.

‘Harry Potter’ TV Series in Early Development at HBO Max

A "Harry Potter" series is in very early development at HBO Max, Variety has learned from sources.

variety.com

 

[NeoGiffer]

 

[Cockles & Whelks]

 

[OmegaSupreme]

 

[Ememee]

Was a big Harry Potter fan for a minute as a kid. While I’ve been put off by the franchise and it’s fandom, gotta admit there’s potential in this at the least.

 

[Durask]

This must be going down well on Reeee!

Edit. Even more spectacular meltdown then could be anticipated.

Who knows.
For all we know Craig Mazin could be writing the script.

 

[Tesseract]

azkaban was good, rest of the series is hazy to me

founding sounds fun

 

[LisaMariaMartin]

very cool!

 

[OneBigPuss]

From Luna Lovegood to Luna Fuckgood amirite guys?
Edit: im taking it back guys its fake. Shows over...get out of here

 

[triplestation]

RON WHAT THE FUCK!

 

[Lupingosei]

As much as I like Harry Potter there are thousands of great books for new and interesting TV shows.

 

[OmegaSupreme]

From Luna Lovegood to Luna Fuckgood amirite guys?
Edit: im taking it back guys its fake. Shows over...get out of here

Yeah, I saw that too. The girl on the right is still a babe though. The girl on the left grew up to be a vegan and animal rights activist. PUKE

 

[SlimySnake]

 

[Jaxx_377]

Yeah, I saw that too. The girl on the right is still a babe though. The girl on the left grew up to be a vegan and animal rights activist. PUKE

So the girl on the left grew up to be exactly like what she looked like she would grow up to be.

 

[Stilton Disco]

As long as it's written by Rowling and not cast and directed by woke bigots this could be brilliant.

 

[Cockles & Whelks]

Who knows.
For all we know Craig Mazin could be writing the script.

I'd actually be down with the books being redone again. One season per book. All the missing sub plots and nuances included.

 

[LordCBH]

I'd actually be down with the books being redone again. One season per book. All the missing sub plots and nuances included.

#GiveUsLudoBagmanYouCowards....also the actual World Cup.

 

[Kayoba]

As a huge Harry Potter fan, I hope it's good and please let JK Rowling write the story.

I fear the show will be wokefest though. Wouldn't even be surprised if they added a transgendered character just because of the JK Rowling controversy.

 

[AJUMP23]

Possibility to be good. I would give it a watch, even if it is just a redo of the books. Each season 1 book.

 

[ManaByte]

please let JK Rowling write the story

After what she did with the second Fantastic Beasts? FUCK NO.

 

[Setzer]

Looking forward to this.

 

[NeoGiffer]

From Luna Lovegood to Luna Fuckgood amirite guys?

 

[NeoGiffer]

As much as I like Harry Potter there are thousands of great books for new and interesting TV shows.

 

[Stilton Disco]

I'd actually be down with the books being redone again. One season per book. All the missing sub plots and nuances included.

Possibility to be good. I would give it a watch, even if it is just a redo of the books. Each season 1 book.

I want this purely for the second chance of a non shite Ginny Weasely.

One of the best characters in the books, yet the actress in the movie is a charisma black whole.

I mean imagine if they'd cast Karen Gillan in the role back then. So much wasted potential.

 

[Deleted member 17706]

As much as I like Harry Potter there are thousands of great books for new and interesting TV shows.

And Harry Potter is one of them!

 

[AJUMP23]

I want this purely for the second chance of a non shite Ginny Weasely.

One of the best characters in the books, yet the actress in the movie is a charisma black whole.

I mean imagine if they'd cast Karen Gillan in the role back then. So much wasted potential.

I don't think that is the actress fault. She just wasn't given much to do. I thought she was good for what they wanted her do and they focused on the main 3 good guys and Snape for most of the movies.


I think where JK actually misses the mark in the story, is Harry thinking fondly of Snape. Snape treated Harry like crap and then in the end Harry "loved" him. Snape may have loved Harry's mom, and sacrificed himself but that doesn't take away 6 books of crap from him. That is the one part of the book that I just really shake my head at.

 

[Deleted member 17706]

I don't think that is the actress fault. She just wasn't given much to do. I thought she was good for what they wanted her do and they focused on the main 3 good guys and Snape for most of the movies.


I think where JK actually misses the mark in the story, is Harry thinking fondly of Snape. Snape treated Harry like crap and then in the end Harry "loved" him. Snape may have loved Harry's mom, and sacrificed himself but that doesn't take away 6 books of crap from him. That is the one part of the book that I just really shake my head at.

Really? Seems like seeing Snape's actions and discovering his true motivations at the end would be enough to change one's perspective on him. I found Harry's reaction quite believable.

 

[Furlong]

Well if we are talking about British and magic, I would like to recommend the fantasy series 'Age of Misrule' by Mark Chadbourn.

The Age of Misrule - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Urban fantasy novels in which the Tuatha Dé Danann and Fomorians return bringing magic with them which causes the technologies of our modern world to break down and stop working.

 

[Fbh]

I guess it can't possibly be worse than the most recent fantastic beasts movie. So sure, why not.

 

[Alcibiades]

This is going to be worth 10x what putting blockbuster movies on there is worth. They need 10 more announcements like this though. Go full-on expanding the HP universe like Disney is going for Star Wars and Marvel.

 

[LisaMariaMartin]

I'd love a movie or tv show about Clive Barker novels like The Great and Secret Show or Imajica.

Too bad he got a reputation as a b movie writer thanks to hack directors and producers who wanted a quick cashgrab. In reality, Cliver Barkers prose puts 90% of writers to shame.

 

[jshackles]

This is going to be worth 10x what putting blockbuster movies on there is worth. They need 10 more announcements like this though. Go full-on expanding the HP universe like Disney is going for Star Wars and Marvel.

 

[Lupingosei]

Rama series
I Robot
Ringworld
the forever War
Foundation
Discworld series
Earthsea
Riftwar series

or comics

Thorgal series
one of Jean Giraud's comics
Regis Loisel's Peter Pan

there is so much

 

[Jack Videogames]

But Luna is a Ravenclaw

 

[OmegaSupreme]

Rama series
I Robot
Ringworld
the forever War
Foundation
Discworld series
Earthsea
Riftwar series

or comics

Thorgal series
one of Jean Giraud's comics
Regis Loisel's Peter Pan

there is so much

Isn't foundation getting a show? I robot has been done.

 

[Lupingosei]

Isn't foundation getting a show? I robot has been done.

I robot has not been done, no. That movie was an abomination.

 

[OmegaSupreme]

I robot has not been done, no. That movie was an abomination.

Funny. That's how I feel about the most recent I am Legend movie. Both starring Will Smith.

 

[NeoGiffer]

But Luna is a Ravenclaw

 

[Furlong]

Rama series
I Robot
Ringworld
the forever War
Foundation
Discworld series
Earthsea
Riftwar series

or comics

Thorgal series
one of Jean Giraud's comics
Regis Loisel's Peter Pan

there is so much

Robin Hobb's Realm of the Elderlings series, Peter F Hamilton's The Night's Dawn Trilogy (a space opera set in the far future about the souls of the 'dead' possessing the living that features memorable characters like Fletcher Christian fighting against Al Capone).

 

[Saber]

So whats this gonna be about? Harry Potter after or before the films ?

It would be interesting to see an earlier Hogwarts where we can see young Snape.

 

[Yoboman]

With the amount of stuff they needed to leave out of the books, a TV series probably works better

But the movies were good enough for what they were, there is no need to remake them.

There is no way they do a better job in casting for example

 

[Astral Dog]

wow HBO making a Harry Potter tv show fantastic news for fans and this might be even better than the movies! the current director sucks all the fun out of the world of Harry Potter.

nevermind fuck JK Rowling

 

[Sidney Prescott]

With the amount of stuff they needed to leave out of the books, a TV series probably works better

But the movies were good enough for what they were, there is no need to remake them.

There is no way they do a better job in casting for example

Yeah, I loved the movies. I was surprised to hear that a lot of fans of the book hate it, I thought they did a good job. I was never even that in to Harry Potter but ended up really enjoying the films.

HBO does good stuff, so excited to see how this turns out. It'll at least be worth checking out.

 

[Vestal]

 

[Yoboman]

Yeah, I loved the movies. I was surprised to hear that a lot of fans of the book hate it, I thought they did a good job. I was never even that in to Harry Potter but ended up really enjoying the films.

HBO does good stuff, so excited to see how this turns out. It'll at least be worth checking out.

Most fans love the casting and acting they just missed the mark in directing most of the time and were flimsy with the source material. In all the later films they essentially turned detective mystery stories into dull action or rom coms depending on which movie we are talking about

 

[BadBurger]

i hope it's about Tom Riddle

 

[AJUMP23]

Really? Seems like seeing Snape's actions and discovering his true motivations at the end would be enough to change one's perspective on him. I found Harry's reaction quite believable.

I don’t think if anyone gave someone a miserable time for years and then that person later found out they were secretly protecting them would name their kid after them. Could have just told me you were protecting me, didn’t need all the other crap.

 

[bitbydeath]

I'd love a movie or tv show about Clive Barker novels like The Great and Secret Show or Imajica.

Too bad he got a reputation as a b movie writer thanks to hack directors and producers who wanted a quick cashgrab. In reality, Cliver Barkers prose puts 90% of writers to shame.

There’s a Nightbreed TV series in the works. If that does well they might start digging into his other books.

 

[The Hamburglar]

I’m hope they spice it up abit with some sex
Like game of thrones.

 

[Valedix]

Hopefully a prequel like the game or set in another time past the events, don't see any other way this will work.