Fantasy A Harry Potter series for HBO?

[Iceman]

I was actually thinking about a Harry Potter HBO Maxx series the other day. I think if it happens it should take inspiration from The Mandalorian by taking place after their respective original films. Taking place in the past is more restrictive and a post-Deathly Hallows series could take the franchise forward and build hype towards whenever they inevitably do more Harry Potter films with the original cast.

Yep I would prefer that. It would give them more flexibility, and as you say, start building hype for a major future event (which really has to happen some day).

 

[Infinity9999x]

Honestly, there was enough left out of the films that I would be fine with simply adapting the books in a television show format. Basically any book that's longer than 300 pages should be a tv show in my opinion, it's by far the best way to adapt the medium to live action. And like I said, there's so much content the movies had to cut the tv series would easily feel like it's own thing.

 

[MadVillainy]

I'd rather them not readapt the books as a show. At least not yet. The movies are not that old. Maybe another 10 years. Even though it's been 20 years since Sorcerer's Stone first debuted on film, the movies are still so fresh in people's minds.

 

[Kev4000]

For me its 10 years to early for a remake of thism the movies are playing every 6 months. I woudnt mind another story of Hogwarts though.

 

[Boy Scout]

The only prequels they should make (and this is coming from someone who hates prequels) are ones about the Founders or Voldemort. The Marauders idea is popular, but I couldn’t be less interested in seeing Harry’s dad **** around on the Quidditch Pitch. Big no to remaking the movies, too.

 

[MadVillainy]

And the universe is so ripe with potential why just readapt what's already been done

 

[Shinobi Shaw]

Yeah not yet to a full on reboot of the movies. Way too soon.

For some reason I also wouldn't want a show about the Marauders either, because you know how that's going to end.

 

[MadVillainy]

In terms of shows
-Show about the founding of Hogwarts. I'm not that hot on the idea but I know people are
-Original show about an American wizarding school
-Tri Wizard tournament anthology
-Marauders. I agree that we know how it ends so I'm not that interested, but I know people are into it

Movies
-An Auror action series
-A Quidditch sports movie

ANd show or movie something about werewolves and ghosts and those darker supernatural elements

 

[Green Goblin]

I'd rather them not readapt the books as a show. At least not yet. The movies are not that old. Maybe another 10 years. Even though it's been 20 years since Sorcerer's Stone first debuted on film, the movies are still so fresh in people's minds.

Another problem with re-adapting the books is that there's going to be a conflict when it comes to doing a Cursed Child adaption.

Would they do it with Daniel Radcliffe or wait even longer and adapt it when a potential new cast is more grown up.

 

[MadVillainy]

I'd be surprised in Radcliffe or Watson come back to do Cursed Child.

I hope they don't adapt Cursed Child. It was crap

 

[Shinobi Shaw]

Just give me a show about Tom Riddle called I Am Lord Voldemort and show me in depth how to make horcruxes (for research purposes ahem) and I'll be a happy dark wizard.

 

[TheFuture]

I was actually thinking about a Harry Potter HBO Maxx series the other day. I think if it happens it should take inspiration from The Mandalorian by taking place after their respective original films. Taking place in the past is more restrictive and a post-Deathly Hallows series could take the franchise forward and build hype towards whenever they inevitably do more Harry Potter films with the original cast.

Cursed child being canon (according to JK) harms the prospect of films post HP. I'd actually rate her giving canon to that as worse than anything Fantastic Beasts related.

 

[Green Goblin]

Cursed child being canon (according to JK) harms the prospect of films post HP. I'd actually rate her giving canon to that as worse than anything Fantastic Beasts related.

The film universe is different from the book universe though. There are characters and plots from the books that aren't canon in the film universe for instance.

They could take the same approach Disney did with Star Wars for post-Return Of The Jedi regarding the Expanded Universe.

They could take some inspiration from Cursed Child but ultimately be it's own original story.

 

[NotNickFury]

That'd certainly be a hell of a draw and it's so good of an idea that I'm surprised WB/Warnermedia/HBO Max whoever hasn't already proposed or thought of that. Everyone here remembers the Harry Potter craze with the books and, eventually, the movies. A Harry Potter series would not just a good way to continue with the fandom- outside of Fantastic Beasts, anyway- but it'd be a draw to the service.

And I say that as someone who isn't even a big Harry Potter fan, but a series sounds like a pretty good idea.

 

[writer0327]

Cursed child being canon (according to JK) harms the prospect of films post HP. I'd actually rate her giving canon to that as worse than anything Fantastic Beasts related.

Honestly they could dance their way around the Cursed Child if they really want to. Even if they ignored it outright, not too many Potterheads would complain.

 

[writer0327]

My point of JK holding the franchise back is that the franchise could be in a way better position than where it is now. And from what I've been reading JK is the one holding it back. Whether it be through her crappy writing or through literally waiting for her to come up with a good idea

I agree Jo is holding the franchise back, but I also don't think they can go forward without her. She needs to take, maybe not a back seat, but at least the passenger seat, with this franchise. Her pace leaves a lot to be desired. I'd like to see her develop the overarching concepts, characters and settings for 3-4 series, but leave the actual writing of storylines to others. This way, it's still her creation, but other creatives are responsible for delivering the goods.

She's still going to have a good grasp of the world itself, so she should also be new writing books. That's her strength. Leave the TV series and films to others who are good at it.

 

[Luigi]

Surprised that WB hasn't done this yet. Talk about untapped potential.

 

[Primal Slayer]

Surprised that WB hasn't done this yet. Talk about untapped potential.

They havent been able to. JK has been strongly against a tv series.

 

[Sithborg]

And the universe is so ripe with potential why just readapt what's already been done

The problem is, its ripe with potential, sure. But you need a creative voice or voices beyond the singular one in control of the universe to realize that potential. Especially since that singular voice is clearly out of ideas or is just believes her own hype so much, that she believes the **** she is coming out with is actually good.

I agree Jo is holding the franchise back, but I also don't think they can go forward without her. She needs to take, maybe not a back seat, but at least the passenger seat, with this franchise. Her pace leaves a lot to be desired. I'd like to see her develop the overarching concepts, characters and settings for 3-4 series, but leave the actual writing of storylines to others. This way, it's still her creation, but other creatives are responsible for delivering the goods.

She's still going to have a good grasp of the world itself, so she should also be new writing books. That's her strength. Leave the TV series and films to others who are good at it.

Based on the two recent movies, and from what I've heard about her recent books, no. She should not be writing. Her required involvement in the universe means that you should be happy with 7 books that tell a complete story.

Rowling outing herself as a despicable person should make anyone concerned with her continued involvement. With what she has said this past year, you really, really have to re-evaluate the past movies, or even the books.

 

[writer0327]

The problem is, its ripe with potential, sure. But you need a creative voice or voices beyond the singular one in control of the universe to realize that potential. Especially since that singular voice is clearly out of ideas or is just believes her own hype so much, that she believes the **** she is coming out with is actually good.



Based on the two recent movies, and from what I've heard about her recent books, no. She should not be writing. Her required involvement in the universe means that you should be happy with 7 books that tell a complete story.

Rowling outing herself as a despicable person should make anyone concerned with her continued involvement. With what she has said this past year, you really, really have to re-evaluate the past movies, or even the books.

JKR's controversial social commentary aside, I actually think it was a "good story/bad execution" situation with the Fantastic Beasts films. There's definitely a good story and interesting characters there, but she's not a screenwriter and she never should have been allowed to craft her scripts alone. Now that WB is stepping in and giving her some much needed help, I actually have high hopes for FB3.

But she's a novelist at the end of the day, she's written mostly good detective fiction post-HP, and that's her wheelhouse. That's all I'm saying. She can and should continue to add to the HP Universe as a novelist, not a TV or film screenwriter.

 

[NHawk19]

That Winx Netflix show is sort of close to this territory. It doesn't have the rich Potter-verse that WB has to pull on but it'll give you an idea of what something like this would be like.

Was to the point while watching it that it made me wonder if that was a preemptive strike by Netflix against Potter releasing it.

 

[Primal Slayer]

That Winx Netflix show is sort of close to this territory. It doesn't have the rich Potter-verse that WB has to pull on but it'll give you an idea of what something like this would be like.

Was to the point while watching it that it made me wonder if that was a preemptive strike by Netflix against Potter releasing it.

Winx was about as generic as you could get and went outvof its way to skirt around its own source material.

 

[metaphysician]

I think the fundamental difference here, between Rowling and Lucas, is that Rowling is an author whereas Lucas was a director. Star Wars, from the very beginning, was a work of movies, wherein every single movie was a collaborative effort. Lucas may be the name associated with the movie, but it wasn't his sole work even in the beginning, it was a team effort. To the extent that Star Wars became solely the product of one man, it was because of a general failing of Hollywood culture in terms of attribution. Harry Potter, by contrast, is a book series, and it absolutely was written by JK Rowling. Aside from the help of editors ( who are important but not nearly so as the vast number of people involved in any movie production ), the IP really is the creation and product of one single person.

Thus, the talk of "WB really needs to get Harry Potter away from Rowling", feels a lot less like a desire for new management in a business operation, and a lot more like "Lets take the property that belongs to someone and confiscate it for our own benefit". That is more than a little skeevy. "This person isn't doing what we want with a thing they own, so lets steal it from her!"

 

[Primal Slayer]

Lucas wasnt just hired to direct Star Wars. He created the entire thing, he even wrote a lot of the scripts. It was as much of a team effort as it was for brining Harry Potter to the big screen. You wouldnt have Star Wars without Lucas just as you wouldnt have Potter without Rowling, there isnt that big of a difference.

 

[NotNickFury]

Someone at HBO Max read this thread:

'Harry Potter' TV Series in Early Development at HBO Max - Variety