It's official: A ‘Harry Potter’ series is in the works, and author J.K. Rowling—who has come under fire for her controversial remarks about the trans community—will oversee the show as an executive producer.
series is in the works, with the seven original books being remade into a new streaming TV show with an entirely new cast. AuthorThe announcement came Tuesday as part of Warner Bros. Discovery’s rebranding of HBO Max into a new service known only as Max. Whispers about the Harry Potter project had been circulating for a week, but this makes it official. The company promised a “faithful” adaptation of Rowling’s novels, which first hit bookstores in 1997.
Two decades have done little to dim the appeal of the Wizarding world. Since then, Rowling began exploring the 1930s era of her universe with thethat chronicled her main potter characters in middle age. Meanwhile, “The Wizarding World of Harry Potter” has become a global theme park attraction for Universal Studios. Just this year, the video gamewith gameplay that immerses fans in the magical universe of the late 1800s.
While the stories and characters remain beloved, Rowling herself has become a polarizing figure due to her outspokenness about gender issues on social media. The author has been labeled transphobic by critics for comments she has made
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